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  • Is there anybody here that has some experience with Kent Armstrong Pickups?

    Is their anybody here that has some experience with Kent Armstrong pickups?

    Rudy D.

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    Re: Is there anybody here that has some experience with Kent Armstrong Pickups?

    Hey rudygeorge:

    My only experience is with their lawyer.

    They got a trademark on the Lipstick Tube pickup by claiming five years continuous use in commerce (1995-2000 -- nevermind that Lipsticks were also being sold by Danelectro, Charvel, Ibanez, Chandler, Jerry Jones, us and others during that period). Then, they gave us a cease and desist.

    Same lawyer represents the good folks over there in Double Cream-land.

    That's my experience.
    Evan Skopp, Inside Track International
    Sales and marketing reps for Musopia, Reunion Blues, and Q-Parts.

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    • #3
      Re: Is there anybody here that has some experience with Kent Armstrong Pickups?

      Rudy, they really worth the investment. I've tried their so called JB version and PAF a long time ago.... nothing else than cheap korean pickups. No resale value.
      Edwards Jimmy Page, Fender AmDlx Strat, PRS CE24, Edwards E-FV, AGILE Valkyrie Double-neck, Ibanez EP9. Metroamp 50w, Fender SFSR, Blackstar HT40 VP

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        Re: Is there anybody here that has some experience with Kent Armstrong Pickups?

        Originally posted by Thames
        I've tried their so called JB version
        That was another encounter with their lawyer. I had to inform them that "JB Version" is not a proper name for a Kent Armstrong pickup. They eventually changed the name.

        They've also used the names "Hot Rails" and "Cool Rails" with their products.

        Come to think of it, I've had a lot of interactions with their lawyer. But getting the trademark on the age-old Lipstick Tube Pickup design just burns me.
        Evan Skopp, Inside Track International
        Sales and marketing reps for Musopia, Reunion Blues, and Q-Parts.

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        • #5
          Re: Is there anybody here that has some experience with Kent Armstrong Pickups?

          Hey Evan; Perhaps this will be some consolation. I believe that a guitar pickup should be evaluated on the basis of its "sound." When a company like KA or DMZ limits their competition by "technicalities", such as the double-creme issue, I for one, take that as the most sincere statement by that company, of their inability to compete on the basis of "tone."

          They've just "told" me what they can't do. I believe them. So, I won't waste time with their products.

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          • #6
            Re: Is there anybody here that has some experience with Kent Armstrong Pickups?

            Well I'm going to go against the grain here since I've tried a Kent Armstrong and say that the PAF version they have (M213 I think) is great in the neck. I got them stock in a guitar and yanked it out since I thought SD's would obviously be better...I ordered a '59 neck instead. Boy was I wrong....the '59 sounded like boomy muddy ass to me...well not that bad but completely overated and too warm for the neck IMO...not a big fan of that pickup. However, I put the Kent Armstrong PAF back in and it really sang....sweeter mids...better upper end clarity and the bass was rolled back some....MUCH better IMO than the '59 I had in there.

            I was never a fan of stock cheaper pickups and still am not for the most part but I'm keeping this one...

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            • #7
              Re: Is there anybody here that has some experience with Kent Armstrong Pickups?

              Well, I can tell you that the Armstrongs are coming OUT of My Jackson AT-1 and Duncans are going in (as soon an Finances allow) .

              And BTW, I see it Identically to Artie, Thatīs one of the reasons the (stock) Armstrongs are coming out, Tone the other. And itīs the reason I refuse to use anything from Dimarzio, Ruby Tubes/ Magic Parts, and anything by anyone affiliated with WD Music Products (Tonepros).
              Last edited by Zerberus; 08-12-2004, 11:08 AM.
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              • #8
                Re: Is there anybody here that has some experience with Kent Armstrong Pickups?

                Perhaps it's worth noting that there are two lines of KA pickups: one is made in the UK and in Slovakia, and they're considered the 'real' KA pickups, and then there is another line made in Korea by Sky Pickups - they use the 'Kent Armstrong' name but not the logo. I believe it's a similar story as with the real Seymour Duncan pups and the Duncan Designed line --- but I may be wrong, so don't stone me please

                I have a set of the Sky P-90s (as they call them, a S-90 and a S-90HR or so - the bridge pup is reverse polarity and wound a little hotter). All I can say about them is that they are WAY better than a set of P-90's that came stock with an Epi LP Special Double Cut that I once had. I also tried them in my testbed Strat-style guitar and they sounded fine.
                Gibson Hawk Series guitars rule!

                Fave SD pups: Duncan Custom, Alnico II Pro, Pearly Gates, Phat Cats; Nashville Studio and Alnico II Pro for Tele; a Sadducer in my Crafter acoustic.

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