K&K Pure Mini Pick Up Install 

The “down the road shuffle” that I just witnessed may be one of the best things I’ve seen on RU-vid! Made me smile.

The two of you could paint a barn together and I'd still watch.

You two boys should take this act on the road.......Well done gents!

Its that killer microphone that polishes everything to perfection.

Slick video. Loved every minute of it!

The sound of the k & K is outstanding ❤ well done guys 👏🏽👏🏽

That guitar is frigging amazing! Highs and lows are perfect! I will be getting a couple of K&K's. What a great team you two are!

Great camera crew, and luv-luv this video

Wow! You’re right best pickup ever! Sounds just like the guitar!!! Thank you for the video install and demo!!!

I could watch this all day

Brilliant! Now that I’ve watched this version and the version on your membership page with the bonus footage I now know why it’s worth the membership price Lololol. Both are great but thank you for the extra banter Lololol.

So beautiful where you people live, amazing. Amazing musician also...

Great video! I just install a K&K pure mini in my Martin M36 and it sounds terrific.

You guys are a riot! Enjoyed the video a lot and learned how to do this. Can't wait to intall my new, just ordered K&K.

I am going to get a K&K pure mini for my 1995 Taylor Grand concert with Solid spruce top, Solid birds eye maple back and sides. You have sold me on those JP. I also bought a Yamaha LS16M when I saw you playing one. You have made me enjoy playing guitar more now that I am retired and moved to Bouctouche NB from Ontario 2 years ago. Thank you so much JP!

Full of fun facts and great laughter

This is the best instruction video I've ever seen, both for information and for entertainment. Painless education.😀

That went slicker than a greased heel in a bucket of snot.

This was the most enjoyable presentation I have seen on RU-vid in a long...long... time. I play classical (nylon) for the most part, but I do have an old 96 Seagull S6 that I just might try amp-ing.... again fun vid to watch while sipping on a nice relaxing bourbon..!

I built a dreadnaught. Thanks for helping me choose the pickup.

Really enjoyed this video! I put a Lyric in my SG-52, but I’m gonna go to a K&K if I ever get back to plugging in. I’ve been homesick of late, your videos are good food for the soul.

I love the segments of the J.P. Gnome scuttling down the road with a guitar case! Can’t believe Elixir or some other string company doesn’t sponsor you... Thanks for sharing!

What an excellent video. this is as entertaining as it is as it is informative!. Thanks for for posting.

This vid is solely responsible for a successful installation into a late 90’s Taylor 310 for a client. Outstanding, sir. Many thanks!

JP…thanks for the K&K mini instal video with Mr Coote Putting a set in my Hagstrom H-22 a1965 acoustic to be used for Blues and Slide! Can’t wait to hear it! Bravo!

now that was the funniest walk I've seen for years

Synchronicity here .. a guitarist on MeWe music group posted a vid here. After 3 minuets you popped on ..omg a message for me to do my acoustic gigs alone agin! and start practicing again ...Forget trying to get jazz musicians to accompany my singing only . I’m going back to my roots..So grateful I saw this. You are a blessing🙏🎸✨

Your buddy seems really handy with a drill really enjoyed that video of installing kk pick up

You sold me! K+K it is. I've installed many Fishman Matrix Infinities in my own acoustic builds with satisfactory results. This pickup sounds AWESOME. That guitar is amazing - even if it is blue!!! Thanks for the great video .

watched this video twice before installing one in my Gibson SJ200 great video

Love the “Fox Racing” cap! 🤠

Thanks guys! This will be my first install of the K&K.

Another great video!

Well, these Rose Colored Glasses! Love K&Ks, cool glasses too!

You live in a great house up a country road on a beautiful lake a short walk from your luthier?! You are BLESSED!!! ❤

When he arrived back at your place, with that mini bike putting on the brakes in that gravel really made me laugh. Keep it up you two. 👍👍👍😀

Excellent video, I've long believed the K&K Pure Mini is the best pickup out there. The trick is finding a guitar without any electronics in the middle of the market, which I'd say is less than US $1000 or indeed here in the UK for less than £1000. If I see a guitar with a 'barn door' pre-amp, I run a mile. Happily, Recording King offer quite a few, especially as I'm after a smaller blues style box! Man, you live in a beautiful location.

Everybody needs a friend like Mr Chris. And two small breed pups to love you unconditionally and be cute at any given hour. My Boston Terrier, Timmy, is immediately loved by everyone who meets him. Unfortunately, he is in his senior years, his eyesight is going, has a bad back, and he does not immediately love everyone he meets. His cuteness is not consent to pet or approach, folks!

Just when I was searching for this K&K pickup to go with a tonedexter. You post this video where you are saying it's your favorite pickup. You read minds J.P.

Sitting in Edmonton and hearing conversation about "Ben's Bakery" makes me miss home alot

I have a Pure Mini in my Takamine 12 string and it's simply exquisite. Also have about 16 jaranas with K&K Big Twins and love the natural, warm sound.

Lol watching JP pop the bridge pins out at full tension is how I know we're brothers. I don't do that to mine but I absolutely love him for it!!! As Denzel would say... MAH MANNN!!!!!

Well done.

I came here to learn how to install the K&K mini. I still don't know how to install it, but I had fun watching your video.

If I decide to put a pickup in mine, that's the kind I will get. (Your camera person does a great job!)

I am looking forward the the TUSQ Arnold Palmer Bridge model. Great video!!!

You know when Chris is going to work magic when his glasses are down towards the end of his nose 😎

I love the new intro bro

This is a great video. Instructional, hilarious. I want to buy a camp on that road just for backyard jams.

Great video! / 5 Stars - 'I laughed... I cried'.

amazing video & tutorial! you guys are funny as crap, hope to see more vids like that😁🤘🏻

Thanks Guys. I agree ... that the immediacy of "attack" on those under the saddle piezo pu's is unnatural. If you are sitting across the kitchen table with an acoustic guitar ..... there is a few milliseconds of delay after you strike the strings ... and the airwaves meet the ear of the listener. I have another K+K to install tomorrow in a '74 D-18 ... it had an LR Baggs in it ... that we took out. Cheers ! MMcC

I want a passive that sounds good and this made up my mind. I’m tired of changing batteries and sometimes on stage I realize I forgot to change and that’s embarrassing. Thanks for your videos! Yamaha fan here now I’m gonna try K and K

Dave of “Dave’s World of Fun” installed a K&K Pure in one of his videos and spoke well of them. Thanks!✌️😎🌞

Ginger... brilliant camera operating and sound recording.

They have done the tests. The K&K reduces the low end for less feedback. So it's only weakness is in the low end. The K&K has the best texture for finger and flat picking. I am mostly a strummer, with a tiny bit of picking. K&K does not have enough bottom end for strumming in my experience when you want it. Like in singer/songwriter realms. The full "Anthem" with the mic does have full bottom end (getting some low end from the piezo even when fully faded to mic), and the second best texture on individual notes. The mic is also more natural sounding overall for strumming. And the full "Anthem" is only good for low to medium volume gigs. Tends to feedback at the very high volume gigs. Took me 15 years to see all of this. Just trying to help the strummers out there . . . because it is too late after you have installed it .:)

J.P., this is hilarious!

Love you guys! Need to make more musician guy Friends and jam and gig again like the 70’s .... I feel so happy ...🌟🎸✨💫❤️🙏

Thanks guys for the entertainment and the education....I'll be putting a K&K Pure Mini in my OM...big 👍 to the cameraperson for a great job..and putting up with the dialogue 😅

I’m convinced.

Hey JP. Traded an electric guitar for an Alvarez acoustic a couple of years ago. Shortly thereafter started having trouble with the B- Band preamp. Recently it stopped working altogether. Was going to put a Fishman in it but after talking to my guitar tech, and watching videos by you and The guitar hunter Jeremy I am going to go with the K&K pickup. Will let you know how it turns out. You guys are hilarious. Take care, stay safe!

COOTE!!!! The craziest dude I know! I miss him so much. Great tech and great pilot too.

Kinda like watching a episode of Red Green. I enjoyed watching.

Instruction and entertaining...what more could you ask for😉

Doug Sampson is Da' Man. He has been looking after my acoustics for almost 20 years 😎😎

Installed my first K&K pure mini in a Eastman OM yesterday. I have some pointers. First make sure you have a light inside the guitar to see the end pin openings. Have some plain nail polish remover or acetone to clean the surfaces or remove glue if the pickup does not stick and you need to redo it. Hold the pickup for the whole 5 minute time it`s kinda hard? and don`t reuse the same putty tack it will flatten and cause the piezo not to bond correctly. The golf tee thing is a mess it falls out no matter how hard you press into the template so be aware. If you have broad large hands have someone else do it.

Sounds amazing. Through the ninernet at least. LOL. I've been putting off my install.

I’ve been using K&k for over 10 years but I go for the added mic option in 4 of my guitars. Mixing the mic in with the sensors if used very sparingly provides the slightly treble bite that’s missing with the just the sensors alone. Feedback can be a problem if it’s overdone.

Another great video JP. I will be installing the Journey Instruments K&K clone in an Abanez AC340 this week and was looking for pointers. Best inside joke was "Doug Sampson, Doug Sampson, all I evers hear is "Doug Sampson". btw, the AC340 really impresses me for the $$$.

If I see where you live I get jealous 😊 what a lovely place you live in 👍🏻👊🏻

I have no experience but managed to install one of those into an Alvarez AD66. Sounds great if I cut the mids!

Funny I have the same pickup in my ro 127 recording king. And I just picked up a dread 328. Now I need pickups.

My ovation has no bridge pins so I glued 2mics under sound hole to the bowl, third mic under sound hole under low e close to opening, sounds balanced and it works

Thank you so much for the excellent content...just a couple buds shootin' the shit, drillin and installin' and then drinkin' some beers while jammin' in the studio. 10/10 would want to join in.

I like the simplicity of the k and k ,no battery packs and excess junk in the guitar,but then again i love the sound of the old lr baggs i beam. Thanks for turning me on to the astin origins microphone.

K&Ks are wonderful. Any thoughts on the Audiosprockets Tonedexter?

I installed in my Stewmac Kit OM guitar, nice sound , but have feedback on 50% gain and so much bass, any remedy or advise?

Magic! Did you see Mr Chris’ hand pass right through the back of the very blue guitar? Check it out at 13:22

Great pickup, just read the instructions and ignore the errors recommended in this video.

Great Stuff J P .. Great sounding pickup the KK , and I’ve known someone who came across some FAKE Elixirs, If there to good to be true in price on line you know, there usually fake .. Great Work and Playing Sir 🌞⭐️🌞⭐️👍🏻⭐️

The area you live in is quite beautiful. Now back to Guitar Stuff with John.

are you planning to review a Zager 800 or 900 series?

Wow just saw the Yamaha Trinity video.... I’ve been singing and playing guitar 40 years, but never mastered real picking or lead. I’m basically a singer w good rhythm ! I have a Martin D 35 which the guitarist in my first Trio group ,, told me to buy.. aD35 @ a banjo instructors studio in NYC, Roger Sprung who only picked 3 or four of the best ones .. i picked out of only two, the one that had deepest ring tone..I knew nothing! After 47 years the tone is still there ... but cracks , Maple Trim half off etc. Do you suggest sending to Martin? ..in Pennsylvania? or find a local Luthier here in north miami Fl. Thank you ...feel like playing again 🙏❤️🙏🎸🎯

I know after the camera went off you guys had a good time!🍻🍻

That Pick up is the Dogs Nuts , Pure by Name Pure by Nature, it’s a winner ⭐️🌞👍🏻

You know what, you can build same style and quality pick up for around $20! Simple circuit but most important parts are those small disc type piezo sensors, three of them which are connected in parallel to the input socket, high quality 12mm dia discs with high frequency range typically around just over 10 Khz resonance frequency are the ones they use, don't use cheap larger dia Chinese ones as they have low resonance frequency around 3 Khz. which is ok for percussions but not for guitar.. Peace. ✌ 🙂

What model Recording King is that? Nice looking guitar.

thanks . . . i'm sold on those pickups . . . pretty easy if one is handy with tools . . . also lol at the ribbing you guys gave each other. Cute doggy action 2. I found on amazon you have to order from the brands / manufacturer's official amazon store front (if they don't have one order off of amazon directly from them), otherwise chances of getting a fake / copy item. that's the problem with amazon, once they opened it up so individuals could sell on their main site a lot of knock offs and counterfeit / imitation junk products faking real brand items showed up . . .

This may be subjective or random, but it's been recommended to me to use double sided tape instead of glue.... The premise (wasn't that it's less invasive to the guitar, but) was that it actually sounds "better"... "more natural" with double sided tape.... That it eliminate more of that last little bit of Piezo quackiness..... A good acoustic amp.... And another cool idea is making your own IR's of your own guitars.... To closer to the actual sound of your guitar... You can use a simple IR pedal. And Bob's your uncle... Relatively similar to a mic'd guitar, without having to sit still for a mic or volume/feedback issues. In a mix a pretty natural live guitar sound.

My Martin was hard ro play again after 30 yrs ...even light strings ,though too high a bridge. ; but my fingers still dent after a few hours!! . Do you suggest some kind of / electric/acoustic combo with . Also that d35 was always so big for me . So appreciated your talents... wow feel like playing again. Thank you 🙏 💕

Can you plug directly into an amp with this or do you need a DI? Or do you need a DI only when plugging into a PA system,, FYI I'm a 68 year old rookie on this stuff.

Can the K&K pure mini be wired to TRS (Tip Ring Sleeve / Stereo) with its original endpin jack?

At 31:32, is that acoustic a Bolin Guitar?

Shouldn't the wires from the pickup be running the other direction, towards the jack hole? LRBaggs instructs to run them that way... Just curious as I'm switching to the K&K. Thanks

Could you wire a K&K to a end jack already installed from a under saddle transducer ??

I guess its worth the trouble fitting it for a good sound like that thanks

Hi JP! Thanks for your video! Just installed the k&k in my seagull s6. I have a loudbox mini. I was wondering if you use a pre-amp? It sounds great to me just line that but am I missing something? Thanks! Felix from Quebec!

They are so funny

What about drops and smears of glue getting on the top of guitar?

quite convincing from a lifetime LR BAGGS user.