Accessories / Gadgets

Paul White puts these guitar pickups from Kinman through their paces.

At last, the quest to recreate the classic single-coil tone — but without the noise — appears to be over.

• Kinman No-solder Harness & Pickup Set• Haynes Fender Stratocaster Manual

I am having serious earthing problems which are making it difficult for me to record a clean guitar sound. All my leads are good, and I don't have this problem with any of my other equipment — just the guitar stuff. Could it be a problem with my domestic mains supply?

Computers may have revolutionised home recording, but for the recording guitarist who prefers the sound of single coil pickups, they have taken the age-old problem of radiated-field noise to a new level. Dave Lockwood checks out a new generation fo pickups promising a real solution without compromising the classic sound.