How To Install a K&K Pure Mini Guitar Pick Up
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- This video is an in depth tutorial on how How to install a K&K Pure Mini Acoustic Guitar Pick Up.
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With a hundred tutorials on UA-cam explaining and showing how to do these types of pick-up installations (and all of them very good in their own way), I found yours to be the best. At least for me, everything clicked and fell into place in terms of my understanding simply because of your way of showing and explaining the process so thoroughly. Thank you so much.❤ a subscriber for life!
Thanks soooo much foofoorabbitt :) these videos take ages for me to make so it’s always nice to hear nice feedback :)
What a great video. I bought the K&K Pure Mini Pickup but was unsure until now about how to proceed with the installation on my new Martin. Thank you for this excellent tutorial.
Thansk so much
Thank you I bought one of these pickups with the volume control 4 months ago, I'm trying to get the nerve to drill a hole in my 000 15 Martin. Thanks for the instructions
My pleasure. But a 1/2” step drill for the end block hole. I got this one and LOVE it. I drill a some small (1/8 or under) hole first as a guide for it.- amzn.to/3Xk1lpb
Thanks for the tip I'll order one and hopefully start this job
Great detailed video! Three suggestions: 1) A 1/4 inch wood dowel is a great (and cheaper) substitute for the StewMac tool. 2) DON'T use a 1/2 drill- the hole is too big for the thin washers! Use a 15/32nds, or better yet, 12 mm drill. 3) Once you have the nut spacing on the jack determined, use a tiny (and I mean tiny!) bit of wood glue on all the threads to lock them in place. Less aggressive than LocTite; but too much wood glue is nearly permanent!
Thanks- I use a 1/2” step drill now :)
Beau, Very well illustrated demonstration on installing these pickups. I really like that you use (Smurfs Blood) on the threads inside & out. A very important & crucial step especially when the player uses the pickup socket as a strap button.🎉🎉
Thanks Scott- i think i mostly like saying smurfs blood! hahahha
Great demonstration. If I might suggest, I think watchers would enjoy finishing off with a strum presenting what the amplified signal sounds like.
Thanks. The internet does like a strum at the end!
Thank you so much for this video! I succeeded in installing the pickup and am pleased with the result. But gosh was I nervous when drilling in the guitar! 😅. But thanks to your instructions and some thought before going to action I made it through 😊
Thanks for watching and my pleasure :)
Thank you very much for the very detailed installation recommendation - great
Thanks and my pleasure :)
Thank you so much! I've had a loose jack for a year and finally was able to fix it
My pleasure :)
Very good. One question, what electronics is there inside the end pin jack or are all of the piezo elements just soldered together?
All in the jack. You can also get a vol/tone toggle thing added if you want.
Just installing one today. I realized that the shroud inside also threads to move in tight against the inner nut, so the loctite may not be needed. Took me a moment to learn this because my other 3 installs were Journey transducers so I was unfamiliar with K&K. Anyhow, just happened to notice the shroud adjusts also.
ONce i get the depth of the preamp/jack thing, I locktite everything (the inner sheath, the nut, + the outer nut and outer sheath) just a small dot of the blue loctite is all that is needed.
@@BeauHannamGuitars Just finished. It was a nail-biter because my hands aren't small but the body is little. Grand auditoriums I did last year were roomy, plus Journey transducers are wider. But when I finished today, the guitar sounded great through a Blackstar Sonnet 60. And from what I hear, the K&K pure mini is indeed better than the Journey units. Here's the same make and model as mine - sinker redwood top over cocobolo by Hsienmo >> ua-cam.com/video/DOaYOMRrstc/v-deo.html
Carry on sir. I enjoyed watching. Now I know how I will install it on my 1995 Taylor Grand concert solid spruce top, solid birds eye maple back and sides which has no string pins like a classical guitar
Thanks- Glad to help. :)
Would it be better to face the wiring toward the jack instead of the soundhole? It's probably not much stress I guess, but seems like an unnecessary bend. Thanks for the video!
It might be better but there isn’t much stress on these. LR BAGGS new “HIFI” pickup has the wires going between the bridge pins. I think that is a bad idea.
Interesting. K&K must have changed their installation guide since I installed one on an Epiphone Masterbilt. I installed it with all the pickups between the strings per the template. Well I got no sound from the high E string. A guitar tech moved it under the string to fix the problem. I guess maybe they figured out that the strings don't vibrate equally.
I think it also depends on how much break angle of the string is behind the saddle, which would be relevant to how much equal vibration the pickup picks up. Maybe, not sure about that. I’ve always got equal tone/volume putting it more in the middle but a bit towards the treble is good too.
Great video!! I really like K&K, they not only make great products, but have great customer service. I have corresponded with them online about the best pickup for an oddball instrument and they were very helpful. Plus they are only a couple hours from me, so a semi local company. 😁
Incidentally, the Twin Spot is what they recommend for archtop guitars, one spot under each foot of the bridge.
I agree- if I get a strange instrument in I’ve never seen before and sent sure which pickup to use they a fast at a helpful reply :)
Great informational video. Thanks man!
Thanks and my pleasure - I hope you are well :)
Awesome video! Very informative and helpful 😊
Thank you and my pleasure :)
I now feel like I could pull this off! Thanks!!
You can!
Very well put together video. Well explained and in detail! Only thing that could top thag video was just strum a few chords so we could hear it. Nevertheless, GREAT VIDEO!
Thanks :)- I don’t bother doing sound samples of pickups etc as it’s so bias in regard to microphone and speaker quality. Just assume it sounds good :) hahah
Excellent demonstration Beau Spot on !
THANK YOU- it took me months to find time to edit this.
@beauhannam - I love the K&K install jig that comes with the pickup and have done about about a dozen installs. From being in southeastern US humidity, I like using the Scotch interlocking Fastener tape (like velcro but just plastic hooks) on the back of the wire tabs; if I need to adjust the wire or redo something, I can pull out the tabs and reattach them back in place inside with little fuss - have you tried this? Also - I use a K&K Fantastick with the Pure Mini and it covers the other side of the attack and tone; plus it can do some phasing that helps in loud performance environments - I use the Schatten T2 thumbwheel assembly and wire them both into it to use as blend knobs in the sound hole and suspend the thumbwheels with the same Scotch fasteners in case I need to do something.
Hi Andrew. I’ve never installed the fantastick but have installed the LR BAGGS Anthem which is similar (undersaddle + bridge pickup (mic) + vol etc. So many combos! I don’t really have a favorite pickup, all the major brands sound good.
Hi there. I was just wondering if this would work installing it into a 3/4 travel guitar? And also what pickup would you recommend for my model of guitar? I have a fender sonoran mini.
K&K work on mini guitars. Under saddle pickup fishman matrix is always a solid choice.
Is it possible to wire up the Pure mini into an onboard preamp? Or maybe if I install it on a guitar that already has an undersaddle can I make both share the same preamp?
I don’t know about that (I’m
Not a fancy electronics guy. I know K&K sell an under saddle pickup too but I’ve not used it. I’d contact K&K directly. They are quick to reply.
Hello Sir, Just Wanted To Know If You Have Heard Of A U.S. Made "Tone Bar" & What You Think Of This Idea!! Thank's..
I’ve not heard of “Tone Bar”
Thank you! Much better than the tutorial that came with the product!
My pleasure
@@BeauHannamGuitarsI've just been looking on my guitar, which is a beautiful one my wife's uncle made - however, the construction is a little odd inside making it impossible to put one of the pezos in the right place. Might have to be a couple cm higher, towards the neck. Do you reckon that will be an issue?
@@DomBurgess well, if you can’t get it under the saddle, you could use the double sided tape to position it as close to that as you can. A little bit off should matter but I’ve never tested it more then a little bit off (by little bit I mean 1/8”)
Ok, yeah, I think a double sided test run is a good idea. Would hate to mess it up! Thanks again.
@@BeauHannamGuitars just to follow up, put it all in, pretty untidy and off target on all of them, but works great and sounds great!
Thank you sir. You make feel like I can do it. Greetings from Germany
Thank you- you can!
Is the gel super glue easy to remove in case you want remove it for any reason? Does it have the same strength of the regular super glue?
It’s hard to get these out. I’ve removed one successfully (without damage) but I basically start a removal thinking I’m going to damage it beyond repair.
@@BeauHannamGuitars thanks
Great video. Where did you get the wire tabs?
Stew Mac sell them (Amazon probably does too) but I buy them in bulk from LR Baggs
Excellent video! You take your time and explain. Thank you.
Thanks so much 😊
Very good job showing the install. I have done a few ukuleles where you cannot get your hand in the hole so I would be interested in how you hit the right spot especially with classical style bridge. Sometimes my finger has been just long enough while using a mirror. Your thoughts? Thanks again for your videos.
Tenor ukes i can JUST get my fingers to the right place. I dont think i've put a K&K in any other sized uke. FOr ukes, i think the MISI pickups are a good choice. Undersaddle (using a LR BAGGS transducer) and no 9volt battery. (it uses a capacitor which charges in 30 seconds for 8 hours of play!).
@@BeauHannamGuitars I have used those a number of times but had one ukulele where the braces were right where you would drill the angle for under saddle wire. Love that LR Baggs let them use their pickup.
Enjoyed listening.
Thanks.👍
Thanks 😊
I have a question about transducer placement. I have generic transducers on a couple Bedells....one has the transducers glued and is awesome. The other guitar hasn't aged like the first one (They are brothers) so there isn't a huge amount of bass. Balanced amount. The bass is very strong on the one that has the transducers stuck on with the tape it came with. I have a transducer on the sound plate for the bass....a one on the top for the treble. Treble is fine. Any suggestions where to move the bass transducer to lessen the bass? Forward or back? These's only two transducers on this guitar and it's plenty loud...mids and treble are fine. Bass transducer is to the left (looking down from back of guitar) of the low "E" string hole on the sound plate. This instrument is a 100.00 USD guitar (used) that became a monster. Bedell must have been a tyrant on the chinese to make them well. It sounds like a 75 year old vintage martin. It had a big crack I repaired and it came alive! Bedel no longer uses China to make guitars. BDD-18-M. I believe it really dried out due to the crack....but there were pro's to that. Tone exploded! Bass is huge.... Most of these cheap chinese Bedell guitars sound incredible...solid sitka top..mahogony B/S....not alot of the modern overtones but a big woody sound. I don't want to keep removing and sticking on the transducer....I have to replace the tape everytime I pull it off. If you ever delt with this I appreciate you letting me know. I can correct it if I use a EQ but would be nice to be able to plug straight in.....the Fishman Mini doesn't need an added external preamp. It doesn't seem to be a generic transducer issue cause one guitar is amazing. I will say the good one doesn't have covers on the transducers. Actually I just watched a video where the guy added a transducer to a classical guitar.....he only used one transducer and put it on the top about an inch behind the bridge on the treble side. It balanced the bass. I may pull off the bass transducer and see how it sounds....I can just cut it off and isolate and tape up the wires if it works.
Dry guitars sound better for sure.
You could experiment with sticking the bass transducer to the outside of the top and move it around until you get the evenness you want. I’ve done that before. Use double sided tape or get a second person to hold it in place while you pick and strum. Good luck!!!
@@BeauHannamGuitars Thanks ..I have double sided tape.....I'll try it without it on the top first then go from there.
Hello!, so the hole of the guitar has to be 1/2” so i don’t have to drill right?. I got a Yamaha fs800 in argentina and i’m in EEUU about to buy one of this. But i’dont want to drill how can i know this?, thanks
Most (probably all??) pickup jacks require a 1/2" hole.
Thanks for all the helpful videos !!
My pleasure :)
I now understand why people have been telling me to just do my own piezo install. That jig really is foolproof. Guess it's time to say goodbye to my clip-on bridge pickup on the gigging guitar.
Yep- you just need a mirror, light and gel ca glue (and some naphtha to clean the bridge plate )
Lucky for me, I keep all of those things on hand anyway. Thanks for the video and the confidence to give it a go!
@@Jawmsie my pleasure- thanks for watching.
So play the guitar at the end so we can HEAR the tone with the pickups ?
I don’t bother with sound samples like that on UA-cam- it’s silly- you can’t hear the subtleties
hi, i just want to know.. what is best onboard EQ to accompany this pickup? is it impossible to add it? (after install the preamp)
K&K sell a vol/tone toggle knob controls that you can access at the soundhole. Also, you can email them about it :)
Good video......However, I would leave jig in place longer like the manual states. Hold for 30 seconds, and leave it 5 minutes before moving.
It can't hurt to wait longer.
Nice presentation! Thx
Thanks Mark- my pleasure
Is it good to use double sided tape instead of superglue gel?
Only use it if you are unsure of the sound it will give and want to test it without permanently sticking it in. I absolutely recommend to use gel CA once you know you want it in your guitar.
@@BeauHannamGuitars Thank you so much for your quick reply.
🤔 I wonder if this type of pickup system would work on a nylon string guitar
It does, but they sell a pickup with 4 pickups for classical
Guitars
Do you think this would work on a 4 string Tenor Guitar?
Yep. K&k’s on good on pretty much anything. Watch out for feedback though so a preamp can help
PS: The inner part of the jack should protrude slightly beyond the endpin nut. If it does not, there will be connection problems with seating the guitar chord jack.
Execellent video, thanks.
Thank you- my pleasure
How do you install the Uke pickup on a tenor? The sound hole is too small to get your hand inside.
It's a pain to install a K&K in a uke. I've done it on a tenor as the fingers JUST happened to reach the saddle slot. Its a pain though. If i did it more, id make a jig by drilling a hole on either end of the saddle slot and make the jig sit in them. MiSi pickups are good uke pickups- they use LR BAggs undersaddle pickup but without the 9volt battery
Would you spray any accelerator up under the bridge?
I don’t bother . You could though. I just hold it for 30 seconds
How did you get the putty off!
I wait till I do everything else then just pick it out. If I bit is left on I don’t fuss
I like to use red lock tight to keep the nut from moving on the jack....they will in time because of sound vibration....they can get lose....if it's locked in place and you use a lock washer also then the jack will always stay solidly in place.
Why do u need so large audio jack
If u used a smaller jack like 3.5mm one or even 2.5mm one, you would not need to drill any holes into the guitar
Industry standard
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He said jack hole
Hahahah