The AVn-69 has exceptional Violin-like sustain and explosive Th-wack factor.
One of our all-time most popular sets just got better.
The Woodstock Plus v2 set has a more powerful Hx-85 v2 bridge pickup. The neck and middle are also more powerful AVn-69 v2. Named for the whole Woodstock era, not just for Jimi.
October-2019: This set has been upgraded to v2, that is ... some of our Gen-2 technology has been incorporated to significantly increase loudness and improve the snap of attack. The sound is also more open and detailed.
You will get dynamic and explosive sounds, the notes roll off the fret-board like fluid and sustain forever. You are gonna get compliments on your sound after you install a set of Woodstocks v2. Strat sound with a lotta thump and punch, sharp attack and exceptional clarity, definition and projection. They readily break into crunch under heavy pick attack. Great for clean Fender sound but also good for Heavy Rock and extreme distortion. High output with the welcome advantage of Zero-Hum so even heavy distortion sound don't suffer with annoying mains hum.
Perhaps best summed up with these comments by the British guitar magazine Total Guitar .... "After installing Kinman Woodstock's our stock single coils suddenly seemed shockingly thin and weedy"
*Stratocaster and Strat* are a Trade Marks of Fender Musical Instrument Corp. Kinman is not connected to Fender.
** Alnico-K is a unique proprietary rod magnet developed by Kinman in 1985. It has 40% less string pull than Alnico-5 so sustain is longer and there is much less clatter from string crash and no Strat-itis string warble.
US Patent numbers 5,668,520 US 6,103,966
Low magnetic string pull from our proprietary Alnico-K** magnets for longer sustain and less string crash and fret buzz.
Best in any Kinman Goodbye-Soldering Harness.
Some people will call these noiseless Stratocaster pickups but Kinman prefers to describe them correctly as Zero-Hum Stratocaster pickups. That's because there are 2 types of noise, Hum which is cancelled in the pickup and Buzz which can only be minimized by shielding the wiring cavities (refer to >Technical >Perfect Guitar >Shielding for newer guitars
News flash Apr-2021: Now with our new Synergy baseplate that allows switching off Hum Cancelling as well as switching to 'Synergy' mode for those that think hum is part of Fender sound.
Covers - included
Connection means available
Dimensions
Pot & Capacitor values
Magnet spreads we normally ship (ensures magnets align with the strings in each position)
Magnet Staggers
Hook-up cable
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Mounting hardware included
We highly recommend consulting the Install Guide in the Technical section even if you think you know it all. Kinmans' require specialized knowledge and sometimes there is updated info. There is also a handy wiring diagram available.
We also highly recommend consulting the Adjust & Set-up page in the Technical section so you get the best out of your Kinman pickups.
Sorry, No YouTube demo for this pickup.
I finally got around to trying the Impersonator MV in the bridge position and then compared it with an HX-85 v2 of mine. The verdict: They both sound exceptional in their own right and better than any actual S style pups that I've had & heard over the decades.
The HX is hotter with mids that got me hooked back in 2009. It has more of a 70's vibe to it whereas the Impersonator is less aggressive, has more of a vintage (50's/60's) vibe to it and has the sexiest mids I think I've ever heard in a S style pup. Both are absolutely stunning whether they're played clean, edgy and/or overdriven.
They both are capable of covering at least as much territory and genres than any other pup on this planet. They and are more musical and pleasant to the ear, mine anyway, simply because A) there's none of that spiky, ice picking sound/frequency that is inherent with many a S style pup and... B) there's ZERO hum!
It's impossible for me to decide which one I prefer so, I now have a 50's/60's S style rig and a 70's S style rig and man do they pack some serious vibe.
Thank you for your patience, support and curiosity. I hope this message finds you, your crew and our fearless leader, the K Dude, well and good.
Best in tone, Craig Small
ED: Thank you Craig, your descriptions are pretty much in line with our impressions. It's great to know we are one the same wavelength as our customers, it means everything to me and I am so glad you agree. All the best, Chris Kinman (the fearless K dude ahahaaha)
Having been a player and connoisseur of Kinman strat style pickups since 2009, I tell you no other brand comes close for both tone and zer-hum. I've had the recent pleasure to upgrade from the already amazing HX-85 V1 (bridge) pup to the new HX-85 V2 (bridge) model and wow!!! Just when I thought that it couldn't get any better, the HX-85 V2 is everything and more of the V1.
More strat twang, thwack and chime - than that of actual strat pups - that cuts through in both the the studio and band setting - it's simply inspiring.
During breaks at my gigs, I get countless compliments from strat players all of whom cannot believe the tone that I get with these pups. This is nothing new as it all began once I started out with the original HX-85 V1 over a decade ago. Most of those cats have since taken the leap of faith and are now firm believers in the gospel according to Kinman. Even my students are switching to Kinman pups. In all my years, I've tried everything and Chris and his amazing crew keep on delivering the goods in their own cutting edge, zero-hum fashion. It's good to be home with my Kinman pickups.
Best in tone,
Craig Small
Ed: thanks for your Report Card Craig, we here at Kinman were thrilled to read it. One never really knows how any new model will be received and when we release one it is done with a degree of trepidation, so it is very gratifying to hear about your experience with the Hx-85 v2. We were all quite taken, actually we were very surprised, when we first heard it ourselves and so much so we decided to release it immediately and so it, and it's companion AVn-69 v2, were added to the website within hours. Boss Chris hit a home run with those two, actually it was a hole in one since he felt no need to mess with the first choice of coil specifications which some might say is always a wild guess. That's what comes with his vast experience. Thanks again for writing, Joe.
