$310.00
Broadcaster set Gen-2
Do you want heavier and focused tone with lots of dynamics, drive and attitude?
Brad Paisleys favorite pickups and you will feel confidently in charge of your guitar sounds too.
This set has authentic single coil high end cut and growls more than the twangy 60’s Custom set. The excellent dynamic range will delight Tele players who want powerful punch. The middle position of the selector switch produces an intense cluck that some players have said is “to die for”.
We recommend you scroll to the Technical & Application Info section below for important stuff you should know about the new Neck pickup.
The all NEW Gen-2 version neck pickup is very different to it’s original 1st generation predecessor. The taller coil, longer magnets and Kinmanusa’s patented magnetic focusing device produces non-aged sound which is much more alive and open. The sound is punchier with increased dynamic range for more fluid touch sensitivity (strings feel more relaxed). It’s louder and brighter too so it will have to be adjusted somewhat away from the strings to balance with it’s companion AVn-48b bridge pickup.
Thanks to our new Chrome plated Nickel-Silver cover the neck pickup is not muffled as the original 60’s Fender was, has open and clear Fender sound (real Chrome plated for extra durability and does not produce buzz when touched with your finger tips). It has an arched top to allow staggered magnets for superb string loudness balance including the G-3rd.
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Description
Broadcaster Set ….. terrific Tele* sound with attitude
Broadcaster set with all new Gen-2 neck pickup
This set is comprised of AVn-48b bridge & AVn-48n Gen-2 neck (details in the Single Pickup section).
Our ever popular Broadcaster set just got even better. Do you want heavier and focused tone with lots of dynamics, drive and attitude?
Brad Paisleys favorite pickups ….. and you will feel confidently in charge of your guitar sounds too.
This set has authentic single coil high end cut and the low mids growl more than the twangy 60’s Custom set. The excellent dynamic range will delight Tele players who want powerful punch. The middle position of the selector switch produces an intense cluck that some players have said is “to die for”.
We recommend you scroll to the Technical & Application Info section below for important stuff you should know about the new Neck pickup.
The all NEW Gen-2 version neck pickup is very different to it’s original 1st generation predecessor. The taller coil, longer magnets and Kinmanusa’s patented magnetic focusing device produces non-aged sound which is much more alive and open. The sound is punchier with increased dynamic range for more fluid touch sensitivity (strings feel more relaxed). It’s louder and brighter too so it will have to be adjusted somewhat away from the strings to balance with it’s companion AVn-48b bridge pickup.
Thanks to our new Chrome plated Nickel-Silver cover the neck pickup is not muffled as the original 60’s Fender was, has open and clear Fender sound (real Chrome plated for extra durability and does not produce buzz when touched with your finger tips). It has an arched top to allow staggered magnets for superb string loudness balance including the G-3rd.
Orders shipped after 30-April-2017 will have the Gen-2 upgrade.
These pickups have Kinmanusa’s propriety Alnico low strength magnets, like all our Fender type pickups, so string pull is minimized, sustain is longer and there is less rattle and buzz from the strings crashing into the frets from excessive magnet pull.
My unique design (see images in the Overview TAB) allows me to preserve the original appearance of the bridge pickup with Period Correct ivory colored cotton twine coil binding and the neck pickup with it’s real Chrome plated metal cover.
Alnico-K** rod magnets for low string pull and no Strat-itis pitch warble. No Ice-pick.
Zero-Hum and wax potted for zero microphonic screech.
Best in a Kinmanusa Goodbye-Soldering Harness.
Some people will call these noiseless Telecaster pickups but Kinmanusa prefers to describe them correctly as Zero-Hum Telecaster 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
Number of parts in this pickup: 172
Number of parts in normal pickup: 10
Number of parts in other brand noiseless: 23
US Patents 7,022,909 & 8,791,351
Technical Stuff
Some people will call these noiseless Telecaster pickups but Kinmanusa prefers to describe them correctly as Zero-Hum Telecaster 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
Number of parts in this pickup:172
Number of parts in normal pickup: 10
Number of parts in other brand noiseless: 23
US Patents 7,022,909 &8,791,351
Adjustment requirements
Please refer to >Technical >Adjust & Setup
Cavity depths required
- Suitable for vintage spec models which have pickup cavity depth of 16mm (5/8″).
Connection means available
- Bare wires for soldering.
- Kinmanusa connectors for plugging into any Kinmanusa Goodbye-Soldering Harness.
Pot & Capacitor values
- Great Tele sound with 250k volume pot. A 500k volume pot makes the twang sharper. Both are good.
- Tone pot is usually the same value as the volume but for a little more top end brightness can be 1meg or a No-Load.
- Stock pots can actually measure as low as 170k and 350k. Pots in our Goodbye-Soldering Harness are guaranteed to measure no less that 250k and 500k respectively.
- Normal tone cap value of 0.022uF in 63 ~ 100 volt Polyester. Smaller value reduces the severity of Treble cut, larger values increase it.
Magnet spreads
- Bridge 55mm (standard) slanted mount resolves to 53.5mm
- Neck 50mm (standard)
Magnet Staggers
- Normal improved Stagger to suit 7 ~ 14 inch range uniform radius fretboards.
- Flat Stagger for specific compound radius fretboards (Warmoth 10 ~ 16 inch & Post 2010 Fender Deluxe 9 ~ 14″).
- Option to specify the magnet stagger of sets and singles in our ‘After-Ordering Supplementary Questions‘ email we send you.
Hook-up cables
- Cut generously longer than necessary for Telecasters.
- Custom lengths by request with Order.
- Bridge pickups have 2 or 3 conductor shielded. The 3 mounting screws provide a ground link to the bridge/strings.
- Neck pickup has 3 conductor shielded cable (suitable for series connection of 4 pos switch –and– phase reversible –and– compatible with Fender’s S1 harness).
Dimensions
- Click for dimensions page
Output Polarity
- Phase reversible so can adapt to any companion pickups
Mounting hardware included
- 3 Pan head mounting screws 6-32 UNC x 18mm for bridge
- 2 Pan head mounting screws 4-40 UNC x 18mm.
- 5 Silicon Rubber tube springs.
Covers
- Tele bridge pickups don’t have covers, the top coil is bound with white twine and wax potted for protection.
- NEW Tele neck pickup has hand buffed natural Nickel-Silver cover (great for relicing) for extended durability and zero impact on sonic performance. Matching mounting screws.
- Arched top to accommodate staggered magnets for perfect string volume balance.
- With or without Kinmanusa logo.
We highly recommend consulting the Install Guide in Tech Info even if you think you know it all. Kinmanusa’s 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 Tech Info so you get the best out of your Kinmanusa pickups.
** Alnico-K is a unique proprietary Alnico rod magnet developed by Kinmanusa in 1985. It is Alnico-5 but 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.
* Fender and Telecaster and Tele are registered Trade Marks of Fender Musical Instrument Corp, Inc. Kinmanusa is not associated with FMIC but they kindly permit us to refer to their Trade Marks to reference our products.
