Gladesville Guitar Factory - Australian handmade Effects and pickups

Gladesville Guitar Factory is proud to support and promote quality, handcrafted Australian products.

Australian Made Effects, Pickups and Accessories

'Boutique' accessories designed and built in Australia.

Kinman Noiseless Pickups - single coil electric guitar pickups
West Active Systems - acoustic guitar pickups
Ivan Richards - distortion pedals, AB Boxes
Stomp boxes - Bigfoot, Ellis and Wazinator

Page up to date on May 25, 2010

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Contact us on +61- 2- 98172173 or email Rob McMullan

West Active Systems

Our preferred after-market pickup and preamp system, formerly known as AGA, the West Active System gives a full, warm, natural tone and provides quality EQ componentry including anti-feedback.

West Active Systems
Acoustic guitar pickup/pre-amp system $420 rrp

On or off board in timber casing. Sounds great for steel string and nylon, this pickup and pre-amp is preferred by many Australian luthiers.

Kinman Chris Kinman's patented noiseless system for pickups has solved a long standing problem - perfect Fender Strat or Tele tone without the hum. Guitarists worldwide are switching to Kinman pickups including Gary Moore, Hank Marvin, Bonnie Raitt, Anthony Drennan (The Coors), Jackson Browne, Michael Thompson, John Farrar plus many more.
	Kinman Noiseless Pickups - Hx Series $385 rrp Traditional Mk-II set Traditional vintage sound similar to the best Strat pickups of yesteryear. Complex Alnico character, excellent dynamics, projection and definition that are retained even when distorted. Fluid, shimmery, chimey highs (never thin or Ice picky) More punch and thwack on the wound strings than a regular single coil. Has excellent twang and growl. 'Caricature' of classic vintage Alnico Strat* tone, with NoHum. Very versatile. Great clean sounds that don't break up easily. Extended versatility with a K9 NoSoldering Harness.
	Kinman Noiseless Pickups - Hx Series $385 rrp Blues Set Less aggressive, rounder Aged *Strat sound with softer attack than the Trad Mk-II in clean mode and breaks into crunch more easily. Lots of Alnico detail but less bright tone, medium strong output. Also great for smooth overdrive sounds with 'clarity and TONE', with Zero Hum. Quite versatile.
	Kinman Noiseless Pickups - Avn Woodstocks $385 rrp THE most dynamic slightly-aged Strat sound with the most thump and punch of any Strat pickup. Explosive attack with exceptional clarity, definition and and projection that breaks into crunch under heavy pick attack. Heaps of Alnico tone character. Overdosed with projection and plenty of grit and powerful top end chime. Great for Heavy Rock and extreme distortion. High output and never too harsh, with the supreme advantage of NoHum. Moderately versatile.
	Kinman Noiseless Pickups - Hz Series $399 rrp Hank Marvin set This set has a big, powerful vintage sound that affords the player projection and clarity not possible with regular single coil pickups (non-noiseless types). This set has exceptional balance in terms of Tone and Output level accross all pickup positions. You'll love how the bridge pickup never sounds shrill or skinny, it's just so meaty and so rich in twangy tone. Hank loves to really dig into the strings with his pick when using the bridge AVn-64 pickup. Hank used this set exclusively during the final Farewell Shadows tour in 2004 where he played old and new tunes and received many compliments on his sound.