So silent, that I could switch my tuner on and off (which cuts out the signal from the guitar to the amp), and hear no difference at all. The first thing I noticed is just how silent the Kinman pickups are. The Kinman Impersonator 54s are a truly noiseless pickup set for Stratocasters that sounds even better than true single coil pickups. Stunning stuff! I take my hat off to you. Gary Taylor and I spent the afternoon recording Blue Star with the 54's and they absolutely nailed the sound of the original. These pickups completely transformed the Mex Strat with it's original horrible bright, tinny sound of the original Mexican pickups. Needless to say they are both perfectly balanced and there is no hum or noise. In comparison the Impersonator 54's are just a very slight touch more mellow (which Hank likes) but still full of life and air. The 56's have that bite of the early sound without any of the harshness that sometimes is evident with the Fender CS54's, particularly in the bridge position. I did a lot of detailed comparisons with Fender CS54's (through my Vox AC15) with the Impersonator 54's and the original Shadows recordings and am completely blown away! You have certainly achieved your goal of nailing that early tone in a noiseless pickup. I put a set of Impersonator 54 and a set of Impersonator E56 into my 2004 American Strat and a Mexican Strat and they sounded great in both. (Technical assistant to Hank Marvin and creator of the TVS Echo unit)
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