"Kent Armstrong has been designing and building pickups for over thirty years. In that time he has hand made or modified pickups for many of the music world's greatest stars, including Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page, Brian May, Rory Gallagher, and Jimi Hendrix. Some of his commercial clients have included D'Angelico Guitars, Eastman Strings, First Act, U.S. Masters, Conklin, Benavente, Celinder, Eshenbaugh, and Sadowsky (Guitars).
A brief history of Kent Armstrong:
In the early 1970's, Kent got his start rewinding pickups in his father, Dan Armstrong's New York City repair shop. Eventually, Kent took over the repair shop and added a partner: pickup designer Bill Lawrence. With Bill's help, Kent continued his accumulation of pickup knowledge, and it was at this time that he started building his first pickups. After moving to England to attend college, Kent opened a rewind and repair shop and started designing new ways to manufacture his own line of pickups. Today, Kent is one of the foremost pickup designers in the industry, and years of listening to what the customer wanted to hear has culminated in the WD pickup line. With his designs for WD, as well as his handmade pickups, Kent still has one goal in mind: To give every player their dream sound.