Kinman Avn48n vs Avn60n in neck

JamonHamon · March 18th, 2006, 05:23 PM

Please which is better sounding, I'm leaning towards the Avn48n but I would like your feed back!!!!!!! Please Help !!!!

moondoggie999 · March 19th, 2006, 12:02 AM

well check out my review in the review section if you havent already

48vs60 w/ sound files

I liked the 60n only because it gave me a better 'jazz' sound, which is what I was after. (What 'jazz' means to me may be different than what 'jazz' means to you.) The 48n had more mids and less bass if I recall correctly.

Jean-Baptiste · March 23rd, 2006, 12:55 PM

Yeah, the 48's Chris' take on a Broadcaster p-up, so it's hotter sounding - thicker mids, tighter bass & attenuated highs. The 60's more like your standard tele bridge.

I went with the 48 for my thinline, which was a bright & shrill sounding guitar with the stock MIM's. Still cuts thru', but it's much fatter sounding and totally dead silent. Works great with overdrive pedals or gainey amps. If I was going for more traditional tele tone, with clean blackface amps, I'd have got the 60.

Keep in mind, tho', if you've no experience with hum-cancelling designs; They don't sound exactly like single coils - close, but there's definitely something missing. However, out of all the players in the noiseless game, I like Kinmans the best.

When I need to hear a *real* tele, I pull out my 23 year old 52RI. Stock pickups with that classic tone and plenty of 60 cycle hum at no extra charge!

red57strat · March 23rd, 2006, 10:45 PM

I thought my Kinman Avn48n sounded too much like a Strat pickup.
I like covers on Tele Neck pickups to dullen them a bit. Like a real Tele pickup.
Kinman's covers are vaccuum metalized plastic and don't affect the tone.

March 18th, 2006, 05:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
JamonHamon Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,329	Kinman Avn48n vs Avn60n in neck Please which is better sounding, I'm leaning towards the Avn48n but I would like your feed back!!!!!!! Please Help !!!!

March 19th, 2006, 12:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
moondoggie999 Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Pleasanton, CA Age: 40 Posts: 492 3 Photos	hmmmmm well check out my review in the review section if you havent already 48vs60 w/ sound files I liked the 60n only because it gave me a better 'jazz' sound, which is what I was after. (What 'jazz' means to me may be different than what 'jazz' means to you.) The 48n had more mids and less bass if I recall correctly. __________________ You start off playing guitar to get chicks and end up talking with middle-aged men about your fingernails - Ed Gerhard

March 23rd, 2006, 10:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
red57strat Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,172	I thought my Kinman Avn48n sounded too much like a Strat pickup. I like covers on Tele Neck pickups to dullen them a bit. Like a real Tele pickup. Kinman's covers are vaccuum metalized plastic and don't affect the tone. __________________ Don

March 23rd, 2006, 12:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jean-Baptiste Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 633	Yeah, the 48's Chris' take on a Broadcaster p-up, so it's hotter sounding - thicker mids, tighter bass & attenuated highs. The 60's more like your standard tele bridge. I went with the 48 for my thinline, which was a bright & shrill sounding guitar with the stock MIM's. Still cuts thru', but it's much fatter sounding and totally dead silent. Works great with overdrive pedals or gainey amps. If I was going for more traditional tele tone, with clean blackface amps, I'd have got the 60. Keep in mind, tho', if you've no experience with hum-cancelling designs; They don't sound exactly like single coils - close, but there's definitely something missing. However, out of all the players in the noiseless game, I like Kinmans the best. When I need to hear a real tele, I pull out my 23 year old 52RI. Stock pickups with that classic tone and plenty of 60 cycle hum at no extra charge!