How To Install a K&K Pure Mini Guitar Pick Up

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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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@foofoorabbitt1196 10 месяцев назад

With a hundred tutorials on RU-vid 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!

@BeauHannamGuitars 10 месяцев назад

Thanks soooo much foofoorabbitt :) these videos take ages for me to make so it’s always nice to hear nice feedback :)

@udowombacher6584 3 месяца назад

Thank you very much for the very detailed installation recommendation - great

@BeauHannamGuitars 3 месяца назад

Thanks and my pleasure :)

@bischandchips9421 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! I've had a loose jack for a year and finally was able to fix it

@BeauHannamGuitars 8 месяцев назад

My pleasure :)

@ashleyhunter3300 Год назад

Thanks for all the helpful videos !!

@BeauHannamGuitars Год назад

My pleasure :)

@titusrider7948 6 месяцев назад

Awesome video! Very informative and helpful 😊

@BeauHannamGuitars 6 месяцев назад

Thank you and my pleasure :)

@scaira60 Год назад

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.🎉🎉

@BeauHannamGuitars Год назад

Thanks Scott- i think i mostly like saying smurfs blood! hahahha

@DennyJiosaGuitar 10 месяцев назад

Excellent video! You take your time and explain. Thank you.

@BeauHannamGuitars 10 месяцев назад

Thanks so much 😊

@rforssell Месяц назад

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 😊

@BeauHannamGuitars Месяц назад

Thanks for watching and my pleasure :)

@jipes Год назад

Excellent demonstration Beau Spot on !

@BeauHannamGuitars Год назад

THANK YOU- it took me months to find time to edit this.

@mikemcclelland3864 6 месяцев назад

I now feel like I could pull this off! Thanks!!

@BeauHannamGuitars 6 месяцев назад

You can!

@CMRWoodworks 5 месяцев назад

Great informational video. Thanks man!

@BeauHannamGuitars 5 месяцев назад

Thanks and my pleasure - I hope you are well :)

@cptntwang 5 месяцев назад

Thank you sir. You make feel like I can do it. Greetings from Germany

@BeauHannamGuitars 5 месяцев назад

Thank you- you can!

@judgetoogood1033 Месяц назад

Execellent video, thanks.

@BeauHannamGuitars Месяц назад

Thank you- my pleasure

@gerryblodgett871 7 месяцев назад

Great demonstration. If I might suggest, I think watchers would enjoy finishing off with a strum presenting what the amplified signal sounds like.

@BeauHannamGuitars 7 месяцев назад

Thanks. The internet does like a strum at the end!

@markelovett 4 месяца назад

Nice presentation! Thx

@BeauHannamGuitars 4 месяца назад

Thanks Mark- my pleasure

@ldemelo 11 месяцев назад

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

@BeauHannamGuitars 11 месяцев назад

Thanks- Glad to help. :)

@guitfidle 9 месяцев назад

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. 😁

@guitfidle 9 месяцев назад

Incidentally, the Twin Spot is what they recommend for archtop guitars, one spot under each foot of the bridge.

@BeauHannamGuitars 9 месяцев назад

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 :)

@officialjohnnybronze 5 месяцев назад

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!

@BeauHannamGuitars 5 месяцев назад

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

@AndrewKasab Год назад

@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.

@BeauHannamGuitars Год назад

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.

@DomBurgess 7 месяцев назад

Thank you! Much better than the tutorial that came with the product!

@BeauHannamGuitars 7 месяцев назад

My pleasure

@DomBurgess 7 месяцев назад

@@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?

@BeauHannamGuitars 7 месяцев назад

@@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”)

@DomBurgess 7 месяцев назад

Ok, yeah, I think a double sided test run is a good idea. Would hate to mess it up! Thanks again.

@DomBurgess 6 месяцев назад

@@BeauHannamGuitars just to follow up, put it all in, pretty untidy and off target on all of them, but works great and sounds great!

@bathizargupta249 3 месяца назад

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.

@BeauHannamGuitars 3 месяца назад

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.

@philipdavidson2721 Год назад

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.

@BeauHannamGuitars Год назад

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!).

@philipdavidson2721 Год назад

@@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.

@Jawmsie 9 месяцев назад

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.

@BeauHannamGuitars 9 месяцев назад

Yep- you just need a mirror, light and gel ca glue (and some naphtha to clean the bridge plate )

@Jawmsie 9 месяцев назад

Lucky for me, I keep all of those things on hand anyway. Thanks for the video and the confidence to give it a go!

@BeauHannamGuitars 9 месяцев назад

@@Jawmsie my pleasure- thanks for watching.

@austinbridge 11 месяцев назад

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!

@BeauHannamGuitars 11 месяцев назад

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.

@Mr.Goldbar Месяц назад

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?

@BeauHannamGuitars Месяц назад

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.

@WayneRose-sl7sz 5 дней назад

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..

@BeauHannamGuitars 5 дней назад

I’ve not heard of “Tone Bar”

@TyasAlfisa 6 месяцев назад

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)

@BeauHannamGuitars 6 месяцев назад

K&K sell a vol/tone toggle knob controls that you can access at the soundhole. Also, you can email them about it :)

@facundopoblet954 2 месяца назад

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

@BeauHannamGuitars 2 месяца назад

Most (probably all??) pickup jacks require a 1/2" hole.

@remoman Год назад

Would you spray any accelerator up under the bridge?

@BeauHannamGuitars Год назад

I don’t bother . You could though. I just hold it for 30 seconds

@royforest6035 Год назад

How do you install the Uke pickup on a tenor? The sound hole is too small to get your hand inside.

@BeauHannamGuitars Год назад

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

@paulmitchell5349 2 месяца назад

So play the guitar at the end so we can HEAR the tone with the pickups ?

@BeauHannamGuitars 2 месяца назад

I don’t bother with sound samples like that on RU-vid- it’s silly- you can’t hear the subtleties

@yman4918 8 месяцев назад

🤔 I wonder if this type of pickup system would work on a nylon string guitar

@BeauHannamGuitars 8 месяцев назад

It does, but they sell a pickup with 4 pickups for classical Guitars

@rossmacdonald9527 8 месяцев назад

Do you think this would work on a 4 string Tenor Guitar?

@BeauHannamGuitars 8 месяцев назад

Yep. K&k’s on good on pretty much anything. Watch out for feedback though so a preamp can help

@GitaraSan2 8 месяцев назад

Is it good to use double sided tape instead of superglue gel?

@BeauHannamGuitars 8 месяцев назад

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.

@GitaraSan2 8 месяцев назад

@@BeauHannamGuitars Thank you so much for your quick reply.

@cugir321 10 месяцев назад

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.