Post by antigua on Jun 27, 2017 2:57:41 GMT -5
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Anytime you see real AlNiCo Strat pickups (as opposed to ceramic with steel poles) for $30 for a whole set, it's worth taking notice. A single Seymour Duncan SSL-1 costs twice as much as this entire set.
I got this KAISH Strat set off Amazon, link above. The chrome-like plastic covers look really great. Note that the spacing is 52mm for the bridge, but 50mm for the neck and middle, if you plan to buy the set, but want different covers.
These would be considered an "underwound" set. They have an even higher peak frequency than CS '69's. A lot of guitarists would probably find these too bright and thin, but if you want a stronger dose of CS '69 tone, they might interest you. These pickups ahave AlNiCo 5 pole pieces, like CS '69's.
The capacitances of ~130pF are indicative of tightly, machine wound coils. Very much like Fender's pickups. I measured around 135pF for my CS 69 set. "Boutique" and otherwise more loosely wound coils measure closer to 100pF, and I've seen them reach as low as 80pF.
All in all these are decent low output machine wound pickups, a good way to spen $30 in this particular case, but I don't have a lot of faith in KAISH as a brand name. Their ad copy on Amazon says "More winding and high output sound", these are clearly the very opposite of that. I don't think they have a strong grasp on what a high output pickup really is. I just measured a KASIH Tele set here www.tdpri.com/threads/kaish-tele-set-analysis-and-review.745471/ , and it's the lowest wound Tele set I've ever come across, probably anyone has come across.
Measurements:
KAISH Strat, flat pole, AlNiCo 5 bridge
- DC Resistance: 6.39K ohms
- Measured L: 2.260H
- Calculated C: 127pF (137 - 10)
- Gauss: 1000G
unloaded: dV: 13.1dB f: 9.06kHz (black)
loaded (200k & 470pF): dV: 6.7dB f: 4.12kHz (red)
KAISH Strat, flat pole, AlNiCo 5 middle
- DC Resistance: 5.82K ohms
- Measured L: 1.903
- Calculated C: 138pF (148 - 10)
- Gauss: 900G
unloaded: dV: 13.1dB f: 9.48kHz (green)
loaded (200k & 470pF): dV: 7.2dB f: 4.41kHz (gray)
KAISH Strat, flat pole, AlNiCo 5 neck
- DC Resistance: 5.73K ohms
- Measured L: 1.934
- Calculated C: 129pF (139 - 10)
- Gauss: 900G
unloaded: dV: 11.3dB f: 9.70kHz (pink)
loaded (200k & 470pF): dV: 6.5dB f: 4.46kHz (black)
Bode plot:
Another pic:
Anytime you see real AlNiCo Strat pickups (as opposed to ceramic with steel poles) for $30 for a whole set, it's worth taking notice. A single Seymour Duncan SSL-1 costs twice as much as this entire set.
I got this KAISH Strat set off Amazon, link above. The chrome-like plastic covers look really great. Note that the spacing is 52mm for the bridge, but 50mm for the neck and middle, if you plan to buy the set, but want different covers.
These would be considered an "underwound" set. They have an even higher peak frequency than CS '69's. A lot of guitarists would probably find these too bright and thin, but if you want a stronger dose of CS '69 tone, they might interest you. These pickups ahave AlNiCo 5 pole pieces, like CS '69's.
The capacitances of ~130pF are indicative of tightly, machine wound coils. Very much like Fender's pickups. I measured around 135pF for my CS 69 set. "Boutique" and otherwise more loosely wound coils measure closer to 100pF, and I've seen them reach as low as 80pF.
All in all these are decent low output machine wound pickups, a good way to spen $30 in this particular case, but I don't have a lot of faith in KAISH as a brand name. Their ad copy on Amazon says "More winding and high output sound", these are clearly the very opposite of that. I don't think they have a strong grasp on what a high output pickup really is. I just measured a KASIH Tele set here www.tdpri.com/threads/kaish-tele-set-analysis-and-review.745471/ , and it's the lowest wound Tele set I've ever come across, probably anyone has come across.
Measurements:
KAISH Strat, flat pole, AlNiCo 5 bridge
- DC Resistance: 6.39K ohms
- Measured L: 2.260H
- Calculated C: 127pF (137 - 10)
- Gauss: 1000G
unloaded: dV: 13.1dB f: 9.06kHz (black)
loaded (200k & 470pF): dV: 6.7dB f: 4.12kHz (red)
KAISH Strat, flat pole, AlNiCo 5 middle
- DC Resistance: 5.82K ohms
- Measured L: 1.903
- Calculated C: 138pF (148 - 10)
- Gauss: 900G
unloaded: dV: 13.1dB f: 9.48kHz (green)
loaded (200k & 470pF): dV: 7.2dB f: 4.41kHz (gray)
KAISH Strat, flat pole, AlNiCo 5 neck
- DC Resistance: 5.73K ohms
- Measured L: 1.934
- Calculated C: 129pF (139 - 10)
- Gauss: 900G
unloaded: dV: 11.3dB f: 9.70kHz (pink)
loaded (200k & 470pF): dV: 6.5dB f: 4.46kHz (black)
Bode plot:
Another pic: