Kent WC-40

Submitted at: 20:55, 5/21/2005

Product Info

Pickup features: Sound hole passive clip on
Impedence or other specs:
Price Paid: US $30.00 used
Purchased from: Las Vegas Dealer

Instrument

Model of guitar or bass: Cort acoustic flatop
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: None
Other pickups on guitar: None
Artists using this pickup: Wish I knew
You musical style(s): Folk skiffle
Reason for pickup change: Trying to get that sound

Sound

Perceived output level: Clear junkin electric 60's acoustic,better than a j-160e
Tone: Gretsch without tone adjustment, with, jangly clear rock and roll
Sonic evaluation: Marshall MG-15 ofx run into a homemade Leslie speaker.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I play basic chords in every way imaginable.

Overall Rating

Comments: This Kent pickup is unreal.I bought a cheap Telleno archtop guitar off E-bay and it had a Kent WC-16 pickup on it.Even with dead strings and high action the thing had smoking sound.I was getting ready to rip it off and put it on my flatop when I saw this Kent WC-40 soundhole pickup on E-bay.I figured it might have the relative sound,so I won it.I can't believe this thing,even with bronze strings the thing seems matched to the sound I was looking for.It has volume and tone controls that are attached to the pickup,and they work smoothly.I was scared to reveal the Kent secret,afraid the price may go up.But I don't care,someone needs to know about these pickups, they are every bit as responsive as Dearmond.I'll buy every one I find.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this pickup a: 10 Fantastic value

Submitted by: Phil R <Pungolee@aol.com>