The perfect guitar

THE PERFECT GUITAR – BY CRIS KINMAN

NOTE: This info is copyright and must not be used for commercial purposes by any other party. Chris Kinman © 1998. We lead in 'Zero Noise' pickup technology today ... others will try to catch up tomorrow who are you going to follow? the innovator or the imitator? Sensational NEWS! NoSoldering Harness for 2 & 3 pickup Teles with K4 and K9 switching, Click here
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Here are some tips on achieving more performance from your trusty Strat or Tele and for those of you who are about to embark on putting a project guitar together from parts. I amassed the knowledge displayed on this page over the course of many years I have spent in the guitar industry.
Subject topic links:
Magnets the differences between Alnico, Ceramic and Samarium Cobalt
NEW! NoSoldering Harness for Strats with unobtrusive K9 or K7 switching system
Soldering tricks
Body woods
Neck woods
Neck construction
Sustain
Fretboard radius
Fretboard woods
Pickup Covers
Removing covers
Switches
Pots - all about them
Tone control capacitors
VOLUME control control (Treble by-pass filter)
7 sounds from 3 Strat pickups
Mixing Single coils with a Humbucker
Single coil switching when mixed with humbucker
Shielding for newer guitars
Shielding for older guitars with vintage value
Irritating scratchy noises
Keeping it in TUNE
Bridge topics (IMPORTANT)
A simple experiement with Twin Pivot bridges
Retrofitting a Traditional Strat bridge
Shock hazard protection
Strings- my experiences
Magnets: Do magnets shape the tone? (and what are the differences between Alnico, Samarium Cobalt and Ferrite?)
Hearing is believing, click on these to hear my point: [pic]& [pic]These are the detailed and complex sounds and colours of Alnico, from my Sounds page in the Media Center section. And viewing a 'Spectral analysis graph' comparing a Kinman AVn-56 to another