Marvelous pickups, not only wonderful for playing Gypsy jazz, but for any player looking for a good magnetic pickup for an acoustic guitar”— Acoustic Guitar Magazine, April 2016.
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For years my customers have been asking me to develop a pickup for their Martin™ style acoustic guitars which would be a step up (both sonically and aesthetically) from the cheap mass-produced models made overseas by other manufacturers. Finally, I have heeded the call of my users and have delivered an acoustic pickup with incredible tonal beauty, feedback-resistance and an amazingly natural attack and shimmer which is also beautiful to behold. | 
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Each and every Krivo pickup is personally hand-made in Portland, Oregon USA by me: critically acclaimed designer and professional musician Jason Krivo Flores. I specialize in making pickups for Gypsy Jazz and hard-to-fit archtop guitars, upright basses, custom designs, and resophonic instruments. The Krivo pickup for Acoustic Guitar is proudly endorsed by Bill Marsh (Cherry Poppin Daddies, Edna Vazquez Band; professor of Guitar Studies: Lewis and Clark College, Willamette University), and Doug Shafer (Smut City Jellyroll Society). |
The Krivo Modelé Acoustiqué features the following:
- Innovative Optimized Microphonics design senses acoustic vibrations from soundboard in addition to string vibrations.
- No modification to instrument, mounts in seconds. with included finish-friendly putty
- Fully shielded and hum-cancelling for noise-free performance.
- Adjustable pole pieces for perfect string-to-string balance.
- Very responsive to EQ a wide range of tonal colors are at your disposal, from bright and transparent to thick and colored.
- Works equally well with a tube amp or Schertler, AER type acoustic amps.
- Uses neodymium magnets for clarity and brilliance with strong lows.
- Excellent transparent acoustic tone.
- Incorporates a 1/4″ guitar cord, just plug right into any amp.
The Krivo Difference: Innovative Designs with a Classic Aesthetic.
Unlike most magnetic pickups on the market today, Krivo pickups are specifically designed and voiced for their particular acoustic instruments—they are not simply modified off-the-shelf designs from electric guitar and bass! Each design is player-tested and approved before being offered as a bona fide model. Here are some of Krivo’s innovative features:
Krivo pickups use neodymium magnets for high output, clarity, and tight bass response. Because neodymium magnets are extremely strong, I am able to make pickups which are very small and thin and thus are able to fit in tight-quarters and on hard-to-fit instruments.
Phase Balanced™ Hum-Cancelling Design: Unlike traditional PAF™ “humbuckers” my dual coil pickups cancel hum without muddying tone. This is because by using a split coil design I eliminate the need to add a second set out-of-phase poles as in PAFs. This means all strings are sensed via same polarity magnet, thus eliminating phasey and dull high-end response evinced by traditional humbucking pickups.
I use vintage-spec 44 AWG Formvar™ magnet wire rather than the thicker (and significantly cheaper) single polynylon 42-43 gauge wire used by most big overseas companies. The thinner gauge enables more compact designs as well as, I believe, contributes to the tonal clarity by keeping more of the windings closer to the magnets.
“Scatter” winding and mismatched coils: Like many renowned pickup-makers, I scatter-wind and slightly mis-match the coils on all my humbuckers. This enables my pickups to recapture the high-end “air” that is cancelled-out and lost in traditional humbuckers. Scatter winding also keeps my pickups from sounding “sterile.” Genuine hardwood finishes. This batch is made of beautiful and rare Spalted Maple—while supplies last.
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