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ThickMaster
The difference is that ThickMaster has a better dynamic range and aliveness. Can be used in the bridge position with a FatMaster Extra or SurfMaster Extra in the neck if a thick bridge sound is required, however, this changes the middle switch position (both-on-together) sound to a significant degree since the ThickMaster will tend to dominate the mix and produce a distinctive Cluck. Cluck is a new rage, and we are good at it.
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ThickMaster – thick n dynamic modern sounds
Big picture, BIG sound
NEWS: J Mascis himself loves our ThickMaster and now has 13 sets in his guitars, he must like them a lot.
Now with reduced height for easy installation into extra shallow cavities.
ThickMaster is designed for a syrupy, soulful jazz sound with a thick, juicy bite. A much better sound than the original noisy pickups is a J Mascis Jazzmaster.
The difference is that ThickMaster has a better dynamic range and aliveness. Can be used in the bridge position with a FatMaster Extra or SurfMaster Extra in the neck if a thick bridge sound is required, however, this changes the middle switch position (both-on-together) sound to a significant degree since the ThickMaster will tend to dominate the mix and produce a distinctive Cluck. Cluck is a new rage, and we are good at it.
UPDATE: 12-July-2018 A mixed set of 2 ThickMasters should be composed of…
- ThickMaster (usually for neck position)
- ThickMaster Extra (new model and usually for bridge position)
The ThickMaster Extra is a new model with improved balance with the neck pickup (tonally and loudness-wise), which means the neck pickup can be adjusted higher to get all of it’s tone and both pickups have the same volume.
The 6-rod magnets are Kinman’s proprietary Alnico-k** magnets which deliver a cleaner sound devoid of string crash and pitch warble. Supplied with your choice of White, Parchment or Black covers. Original Fender covers are generally not suitable should you want other colors but Aged White and Cream covers without magnet holes are available on eBay. Use a brad point drill bit to make the holes to suit the magnet spreads we offer.
US Patents 7,022,909 & 8,791,351
Technical Stuff
Laser engraved identity nomenclature so you’ll never forget
Kinman pickups for Jazzmaster are direct replacements, and no modification to the guitar is required. Our standard 52mm spaced covers are interchangeable with USA, Japanese, and Korean covers. Our narrow 50mm version cover is not. A White, Parchment, or Black cover is included at your choice.
Some people will call these noiseless Jazzmaster pickups, but Kinman prefers to describe them correctly as Zero-Hum Jazzmaster pickups. That’s because there are 2 types of noise, Hum which is canceled 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: 28
Number of parts in regular single coil: 11
Number of parts in other brands noiseless: There are no other noiseless Jazzmaster pickups with Alnico rod magnets. Kinman is the only one, and that makes it the coolest Jazzmaster pickup available.
Pickup adjustment
As with all Kinman Gen-2 pickups, these are very sensitive to height adjustment. A good starting point, so the neck and bridge pickups balance, is with the two E strings fretted at the 15th fret, adjusted as follows …
- bridge pickup, so the string-to-magnet gap is 1.25mm for both E strings
- neck pickup, so the string-to-magnet gap is 1.5mm for both E strings
Cavity depth
- 12mm (1/2″) standard cavity depth, plenty of height adjustment.
Connection means available
- Single wires for soldering.
- Also available with Kinman connectors for plugging into a Kinman Strat, Tele or KHP-90 Goodbye-Soldering Harness.
- We can make harnesses for some Jazzmasters upon request.
Hook-up wires
- 3 single hook-up wires, color-coded and facilitates series switching as well as phase reversing.
- Cut generously longer than necessary for the 2 stock Jazzmaster positions. Neck 37cm & 32cm bridge.
- Custom lengths by request with Order.
Output Polarity
- in-phase with Gibson and Copy humbuckers.
- in-phase with all other Kinman pickups.
- opposite phase to Fender
- Can be phase reversed to match that of Fender pickups.
Pot & Capacitor values
- 500k Ohm or original Fender 1 Meg for Volume & Tone is recommended. 250k volume pot compromises the dynamic feel to an extent.
- The tone pot is usually the same value as the volume pot.
- Normal tone cap value of 0.022uF / 63 ~ 100 volts. Smaller value lessens the severity of the Treble cut and requires some experimentation.
Magnet spreads
- 52mm bridge & 50mm neck for Vintage USA bridges (55.3mm saddle spread)
- 50mm & 47.5mm for Narrow bridges such as Mastery, Tune-O-Matic, etc (52mm saddle spread)
- Narrow versions incorporate our unique Coil Length Compensation Technology that restores performance that is lost when magnets are spaced closer together.
Magnet Staggers
- Normal improved Stagger to suit 7 ~ 14-inch uniform radius fretboards including USA Custom Guitar Compound 7-1/4″ ~ 9-1/2
- Flat Stagger for specific compound radius fretboards (eg, Warmoth 10 ~ 16-inch compound and Fender Deluxe Compound Radius)
- Option to indicate your fretboard radius is in the ‘After-Payment Additional Questions‘ email we send you.
Mounting hardware included
- We now include our own specially-made mounting screws.
- 4 Silicon Rubber tube springs are included.
Covers
- Available in White, Parchment & Black.
- With and without the Kinman logo.
- Original Fender covers are suitable only for 52mm magnet spreads, NOT for our 50mm and 47.5mm neck magnet spreads.
- Ask for a bridge and neck with 52mm magnet spreads if you intend to fit Fender covers, but only for vintage bridges.
- Aged White and Cream covers without magnet holes are available on eBay.
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.
We also highly recommend consulting the Adjust & Set-up page under the Technical Stuff header so you get the best out of your Kinman pickups.
** Alnico-K is a unique proprietary rod magnet developed by Kinman 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 Jazzmaster are registered Trade Marks of Fender Musical Instrument Corp, Inc. Kinman is not associated with FMIC. Still, they kindly permit us to refer to their Trade Marks to describe our products.
** Alnico-K is a unique proprietary rod magnet developed by Kinman 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 Stratocaster and Strat are registered Trade Marks of Fender Musical Instrument Corp, Inc. Kinman are not associated with FMIC. Still, they kindly permit us to refer to their Trade Marks to describe our products.
