Kloppmann Electrics Pickups

Overview

Kloppmann Electrics designs and manufactures hand-wound guitar pickups for various guitar types including Stratocaster, Telecaster, Les Paul, and bass guitars.² The company is known for premium sound quality and individual manufacturing, where each pickup is tested and characterized by founder Andreas Kloppmann based on its specifications and frequency response.³ The brand has built a reputation among professional musicians, with artists including Marcus Deml, Thomas Blug, Peter Weihe, and Andy Powell using Kloppmann pickups, including custom signature models.²

History

In the early 1980s, Andreas Kloppmann began working in a music store where he serviced and repaired electric guitars, developing an interest in pickup design.⁴ Together with Manfred Reckmeyer and Heinrich Sander, Kloppmann discovered secrets of magnetic coil construction that informed his pickup designs.⁴ With 25 years of experience as a performing artist and vintage guitar specialist, Kloppmann established his company to create pickups with individual character, testing each product through listening and benchmarking.³

Product Lines

Manufacturing

Kloppmann Electrics manufactures pickups in-house in Germany through individual, hand-wound production methods.¹³ Each pickup is personally tested and characterized by Andreas Kloppmann based on its specifications and frequency response to ensure quality and consistency.³

Notable Products

• TL 50 Bridge Pickup - Telecaster bridge pickup with flush poles and characteristic early quack tone produced through specific construction and winding methods.¹⁵
• Stratocaster Pickups - Hand-wound single-coil pickups designed for Fender Stratocasters with individual character based on frequency response.²
• Signature Pickups - Custom-designed pickups created in collaboration with professional artists like Marcus Deml, Thomas Blug, and Peter Weihe.²
• Gregor Hilden Signature Pickups - Artist signature model designed for players seeking the nasal, honky out-of-phase sound characteristic of vintage recordings.⁷

Reputation

Kloppmann pickups are regarded as premium products by guitar enthusiasts and professional musicians who value hand-wound construction and individual character.¹² The brand is recognized for precision, quality, and unique sound achieved through meticulous testing and benchmarking by the founder.¹ Professional endorsements from established artists demonstrate credibility within the guitar community.² Limited information in available sources prevents assessment of potential criticisms or market positioning relative to competitors.