Kmise Electric Guitar Humbucker Pickup Bridge and Neck Set Double Coil Black and Red (A6721)

These pickups are excellent. I've owned and have tried many brands , SD, Demarzio, Kinman , cheap pickups etc. and these pickups are comparable in tone to the best of the best. I got two , one with red wire and the other had a blue wire without any writing on the pickups to indicate Bridge or neck, but fortunately without even using a multimeter I was able to identify the pickups by checking the wire's length. The blue was shorter so it had to be the bridge and once installed It was confirmed based on the sound levels.These were replacing some PAF style pickups that weren't properly wax potted, maybe intentionally. No squealing from these pups, only smooth musical tones. They were very well balanced, and neither extremely bright or dark. Forget about the price of less than 15 for two. I'm reviewing these based on quality and sound and they are the perfect pickups for me. I put them on a Mahogany strat type guitar and I can't be happier. I love how they're not harsh and how musical they are even though I think they're hot. Don't judge by the mutlimeter, because these pickups have can push an amp nicely. To get the sweet spot I adjusted the pickup heights to a little over 1/8 of an inch and that brought up so much clarity and eliminated any muddiness yet there's still enough juice to get the amp cooking.Based on the type of music I play these pickups have a lot of articulation that might be lost if you hit the string aggressively but they have a lot of dynamic and will respond much better to a varying degree of how you strum the string. I think you might be able to pull any kind of music styles including metal once you get the feel to how they respond. If I had paid a hundred dollars each, I still would have been happy with the sound, so for packaging, there' really no point in addressing as for eleven dollars set shipped including screws and springs, if the pickups make a sound and they're not DOA, then you just landed an incredibly musical pickups that has it all.The only problem I ran into was that the height screws were too high for my guitar. I din't want to drill holes but instead I used some good pliers and cut the screws short. I could have used a hack saw but figured if my I can pull it off with pliers it would be quicker. The screws where hard, but with the right pair of pliers, with some struggle , I was able to quickly pull it off.I'm extremely thrilled with these pickups and prefer them to DImarzio Distortions and Seymour's JB that I've owned and played for a long time. I honestly like the way sound , feel and respond as they have their own unique flavor. Get them and make sure NOT to adjust the pickup heights too close; 1/8 of an inch or higher and you will be in tone heaven.

I am working on an old Series 10 Les Paul style guitar (from the late 80's I believe) for a friend. The pickups that were in it sounded like muddy garbage. The guitar is black with a cream colored trim so I thought the zebra cream/black humbuckers would look nice and compliment the look of the guitar. And they absolutely do! The only problem is that the pickups look a lot nicer and brighter, but I can't complain that the product looks too good!I started with replacing all the wiring/knobs/switch, then put these pickups in and wired it all up. I was very impressed with the sound of these. VERY hot, which is awesome and easy to tame if needed. They sound really great and full clean, and big and loud distorted. And completely quiet when not playing. No hum, no noise.I've been ordering a few different really inexpensive guitar parts lately, which is hit or miss, but these were a hit for sure. A big plus that they actually came with all the mounting screws, in addition to the pickup adjustment screws and springs. They were also packed well and neither the pickups nor mounts had any scratches or blemishes. I ordered a different set of cheap pickups recently that arrived massively scratched and dented (and no mounting screws) so was very pleased these ones were in such good shape.A tiny complaint is that it wasn't specified that the mounting brackets would be flat bottomed, which isn't correct for most LP style bodies, which are usually slightly angled. But I was able to install them anyway, as the plastic bent into place and seems to be working just fine, so no big deal. Worse comes to worse, I'll just put the old brackets back on there.Great pickups! Look great, sounds great, arrived quickly and in great shape. A+

I installed these on my newest build and they sound VERY good. I would certainly buy these again. I'm blown away by the quality and sound at this price point. My rating justification is as follows:Ease of Installation: Four Stars:The metal on which the pickups are mounted is very weak and easily bent. I didn't break the frame, but I imagine that it wouldn't be hard to do. Proceed with caution when installing, and if something doesn't fit, don't force it. Other than the frame, it was very simple. My set came with two different colored hot wires as well as numeric stamping on the backplate, so it was easy to determine which pickup is intended for which location. I used the red (FC-51) for the bridge.Value for Money: Five Stars:Seriously, you can't beat it. I will certainly buy them again.Sound Quality: Four Stars:Very, very good. They aren't quite as punchy as I'd like, but I might make a tone knob adjustment and see if that "fixes" it. Everyone in my band says that these sound awesome. I think that they are on par with bigger name brands. The only reason for the four star review is that these aren't "forever" pickups in my performance guitar. I'll be upgrading to something with a bit more air and punch on the treble side of things, but these are perfect for an everyday guitar, a backup performance guitar, or anything in between. The sound of these beats out expensive name brand single coils with which I previously performed. Crazy good sound for the money.