Kinman Surfmaster
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Chew
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Embenny
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Re: Kinman Surfmaster
Nice to hear you're pleased. Someone on the forum recently found them to be not-so-trebly. What value pots did you use?
Also, are the covers user-replaceable? I (mistakenly) thought they had integrated covers.
Also, are the covers user-replaceable? I (mistakenly) thought they had integrated covers.
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Chew
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Re: Kinman Surfmaster
Nice. They definitely look "stealthy" in those aged covers - would not guess that that guitar had high-tech humcanceling pickups in there!Chew wrote: ↑Fri May 18, 2018 12:46 pmI used 500k pots. And a .001 cap for a treble bleed.
He has a couple different spacings. I did have to put a small notch in the corner to snake the lead out as the pickup fills up the entire cover. I used a small drill bit to make a sort of half circle just on the edge of the base of the cover. Nothing visible from the top. They’re a tight fit in a standard cover. But they fit. The covers they ship with are totally fine (and notched). I just wanted to use my Danocaster covers.
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Shadoweclipse13
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Re: Kinman Surfmaster
Cool to know that there's a great alternative to standard JM pickups, but DAMN, that Jazzmaster is gorgeous. Perfect color combination.
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http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104282&p=1438384#p1438384
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104282&p=1438384#p1438384
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MechaBulletBill
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Re: Kinman Surfmaster
That guitar's a goddamn stunner
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blimpage
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Re: Kinman Surfmaster
Kinman operates out of the Philippines these days, if this unnecessarily-outraged forum post is still accurate.
I came very close to ordering a Kinman humbucker for an upcoming project, but in the end I decided I couldn't justify spending almost $300 (AUD) on a single pickup. Good to know that they're worth the price, though. They'll likely tempt me again in the future.
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RIORIO
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Re: Kinman Surfmaster
I had the Brightmasters in my MJT build and I LOVED them. I took a leap of faith and ordered the surf Jag pickups for my shell pink build (+ the extra mod to wire them in series). Fingers crossed they sound as good as the JM pickups. There is literally 0 sound bites of the jag pickups...there is a stellar and in-depth review of them on here, though.
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Totally. They really are great. Beautiful Dano as wellI’m really glad I went with these vs the hotter pickups he offered. Anything more and they’d be too hot for me. These are bright and clangy-ey without being harsh.
I’m really satisfied with them.
