KA split Tube J's -now 10k ?

[MAGUS®]

I was reading Dimento's J bass shoot out, and noticed that the output was deemed low. But that review was a few years ago now

The same pickups are being advertised as 10k instead of 4.9K

http://www.guitarthings.co.uk/kent-a...ont-1102-p.asp

Have KA really upped the output by over double ? And if this is true, what would that do to some of the things Dimento said were lacking in the original review ?

This is some of what Dimento posted about them :

"2 wire w/ground singles (4.9K DC resistance)
The pups played passably to 95% of the tunes and better than average to most. 5% there just wasn't sufficient bass to compliment the rest of the tone I wanted. Pups could really use more flexibility on the low end. Volume, tone, clarity, and cut balanced acrossed the board for a given tone with the exceptions noted - when bass was lacking and getting growl to cut."

What does going from 4.9K to 10K do for a pickup ...is it just the same tone ( or lack of ) but at a higher volume, or would the pickup get back some missing low end, and other missing bits

[Derek Kiernan]

There is no good way to know what has changed besides understanding the two constructions and how they compare, or hearing them A/B'd against each other in the same setup. It's unlikely the tone will be the same. Is it possible to get in contact with Kent?

[MAGUS®]

I would guess that these are Korean - and yes i could email Kent. I've had cause to email him direct in the past and he's quite willing to speak to folk