Product: Kent Armstrong Mini Floating Humbucker
Price Paid: Sterling 40
Submitted
12/12/2003
at
05:35pm
by
Gavin Pennie
Features
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Pickup features:
Impedence or other specs:
Instrument
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Model of guitar or bass: Hofner Senator '61
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: None
Other pickups on guitar: None
Artists using this pickup: ???
You musical style(s): On this guitar - jazz
Reason for pickup change: New installation to acoustic guitar
Sound
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No Opinion
Perceived output level: N/A
Tone: Warm, woody, well balanced
Sonic evaluation: Fender Twin
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Jazz, jazz, jazz - made for fretboard end fitting
Overall Rating
:
10
Comments: Outstanding - has really woken this old slab of wood up - instant warm Wes/Charlie sounds. Playing about 10 years, also own an Epiphone Emperor, Les Paul, Strat & a Lowden. Buy another? This price is half that other 'manufacturer's' charge for the same pickup (it's made by Sky in Korea - designed by Kent Armstrong - who's list price is $80)
Downside? doesn't have a lead attached, so cables are visible where they've been soldered on the side of the pickup - if you don't have a pickguard, it'll look a little odd.
I repeat, the sound is incredible - I never dreamed I could get a tone like this without spending ????????????????????'s!
