KA PAF info please

[garybaldy]

If anyone can tell me anything about this KA pickup I would me extremely grateful. I'm guessing it's one of the handwounds.
The seller wants 100 quid for the assembly. TIA

[JazzNote]

This looks like a well made pickguard assembly, the Kent Armstrongs PU's sound fine and i find the price very moderate. The only thing - the PU has no adjustable polepieces which is fine if you intend to play at low volumes, but when it needs to be louder there's no possibility to even out the volume balance of the individual strings by adjusting them (polepieces).

[lawson-stone]

I would love to find a unit like that for one of my instruments.

[Woody Sound]

It may be once of the cheaper knock-offs, maybe not. But with that nice assembly, I'd say it's still a good buy.

Kent Armstrong Handwound Series Side Mount PAF Style Humbucker Pickup

[garybaldy]

It may be once of the cheaper knock-offs, maybe not. But with that nice assembly, I'd say it's still a good buy.

Kent Armstrong Handwound Series Side Mount PAF Style Humbucker Pickup

Do the cheaper knockoffs have the KA sticker with hand written model on the underside? They dont show it on the website.

[Gitterbug]

Do the cheaper knockoffs have the KA sticker with hand written model on the underside? They dont show it on the website.

I have two "Sky" KA knockoffs, one with pole pieces, the other without, and there's no hand writing.

[arnie65]

The knock-offs don't say "KA" or "Kent Armstrong" at all, and the chinese made ones on the lower tier Eastman's say "Kent Armstrong Designed" . That looks to me like an original.


Cheers,
Arnie..

[2bornot2bop]

Doesn’t that look like a Campellone pick guard and pickup? Heck, the pick guard alone is worth $100! Heard of inflation?

[garybaldy]

The knock-offs don't say "KA" or "Kent Armstrong" at all, and the chinese made ones on the lower tier Eastman's say "Kent Armstrong Designed" . That looks to me like an original.


Cheers,
Arnie..

Would you know the meaning of the hand written OT or is it 0T?
I've seen one with just O (or 0!). I actually bought it from ebay some years ago but then had a message that it was stolen!! and had a refund. THB I think it was listed again for more money but didn't see it in time. It was very fishy!

[arnie65]

Would you know the meaning of the hand written OT or is it 0T?
I've seen one with just O (or 0!). I actually bought it from ebay some years ago but then had a message that it was stolen!! and had a refund. THB I think it was listed again for more money but didn't see it in time. It was very fishy!

It looks to be the model number nomenclature, you can call Kent and ask him (802-843-1065)



Cheers,
Arnie...

[Cunamara]

PAF-OT for "thin," methinks. Note the vertical dimension being much thinner than a standard KA PAF-O pickup, which is itself already thinner than a Gibson PAF. If you have a guitar with low clearance between the top and the strings, this may be the ticket.

[Woody Sound]

These two have different specs.

Kent Armstrong Handwound Series Side Mount PAF Style Humbucker Pickup

Kent Armstrong Archtop Series Slimbucker Side Mount Humbucker Pickup

[garybaldy]

These two have different specs.

Kent Armstrong Handwound Series Side Mount PAF Style Humbucker Pickup

Kent Armstrong Archtop Series Slimbucker Side Mount Humbucker Pickup

Which one has the sticker on the back? I guess the one without a price! 2nd edit! : yeah, I've just seen post #11!

[garybaldy]

PAF-OT for "thin," methinks. Note the vertical dimension being much thinner than a standard KA PAF-O pickup, which is itself already thinner than a Gibson PAF. If you have a guitar with low clearance between the top and the strings, this may be the ticket.

That would seem logical, thanks.

[lesyeuxnoirs]

I’m guessing you’re in the UK (‘quid’), so maybe give Aaron Armstrong a call?

Suspect that was made by Aaron or Kent, and that it will well balanced internally (in lieu of adjustable pole pieces)

[MCampellone]

The knock-offs don't say "KA" or "Kent Armstrong" at all, and the chinese made ones on the lower tier Eastman's say "Kent Armstrong Designed" . That looks to me like an original.


Cheers,
Arnie..

Correct - this appears to me to be Kent's handwound version.

[MCampellone]

PAF-OT for "thin," methinks. Note the vertical dimension being much thinner than a standard KA PAF-O pickup, which is itself already thinner than a Gibson PAF. If you have a guitar with low clearance between the top and the strings, this may be the ticket.

I think you're right - his regular floating mini-humbucker model designation is PAF-0 - this slimmer version is called the 'slimbucker' - I've used these pickups before - can't remember what was written on the underside, but "t" for "thin" makes sense.