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 11 ай бұрын

With a hundred tutorials on KZfaq 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 11 ай бұрын

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

@ashleyhunter3300 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the helpful videos !!

@BeauHannamGuitars Жыл бұрын

My pleasure :)

@DennyJiosaGuitar 11 ай бұрын

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

@BeauHannamGuitars 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

@udowombacher6584 4 ай бұрын

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

@BeauHannamGuitars 4 ай бұрын

Thanks and my pleasure :)

@jipes Жыл бұрын

Excellent demonstration Beau Spot on !

@BeauHannamGuitars Жыл бұрын

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

@bischandchips9421 9 ай бұрын

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

@BeauHannamGuitars 9 ай бұрын

My pleasure :)

@CMRWoodworks 6 ай бұрын

Great informational video. Thanks man!

@BeauHannamGuitars 6 ай бұрын

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

@titusrider7948 7 ай бұрын

Awesome video! Very informative and helpful 😊

@BeauHannamGuitars 7 ай бұрын

Thank you and my pleasure :)

@scaira60 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@cptntwang 6 ай бұрын

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

@BeauHannamGuitars 6 ай бұрын

Thank you- you can!

@mikemcclelland3864 7 ай бұрын

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

@BeauHannamGuitars 7 ай бұрын

You can!

@markelovett 5 ай бұрын

Nice presentation! Thx

@BeauHannamGuitars 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark- my pleasure

@rforssell 2 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and my pleasure :)

@judgetoogood1033 2 ай бұрын

Execellent video, thanks.

@BeauHannamGuitars 2 ай бұрын

Thank you- my pleasure

@gerryblodgett871 8 ай бұрын

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

@BeauHannamGuitars 8 ай бұрын

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

@ldemelo Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Thanks- Glad to help. :)

@aaron4424 21 күн бұрын

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.

@BeauHannamGuitars 21 күн бұрын

It can't hurt to wait longer.

@bathizargupta249 4 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

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.

@guitfidle 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

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

@BeauHannamGuitars 10 ай бұрын

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 6 ай бұрын

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 6 ай бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@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 Жыл бұрын

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.

@Jawmsie 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

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

@Jawmsie 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

@@Jawmsie my pleasure- thanks for watching.

@DomBurgess 8 ай бұрын

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

@BeauHannamGuitars 8 ай бұрын

My pleasure

@DomBurgess 8 ай бұрын

@@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 8 ай бұрын

@@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 8 ай бұрын

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

@DomBurgess 7 ай бұрын

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

@grahamhall2662 26 күн бұрын

Very good. One question, what electronics is there inside the end pin jack or are all of the piezo elements just soldered together?

@BeauHannamGuitars 26 күн бұрын

All in the jack. You can also get a vol/tone toggle thing added if you want.

@philipdavidson2721 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@maxburton1750 20 күн бұрын

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.

@BeauHannamGuitars 20 күн бұрын

K&K work on mini guitars. Under saddle pickup fishman matrix is always a solid choice.

@austinbridge Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

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.

@ArmitageGuitars 5 күн бұрын

Great video. Where did you get the wire tabs?

@BeauHannamGuitars 5 күн бұрын

Stew Mac sell them (Amazon probably does too) but I buy them in bulk from LR Baggs

@paulmitchell5349 3 ай бұрын

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

@BeauHannamGuitars 3 ай бұрын

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

@WayneRose-sl7sz Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

I’ve not heard of “Tone Bar”

@royforest6035 Жыл бұрын

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

@BeauHannamGuitars Жыл бұрын

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

@TyasAlfisa 7 ай бұрын

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 7 ай бұрын

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

@facundopoblet954 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@remoman Жыл бұрын

Would you spray any accelerator up under the bridge?

@BeauHannamGuitars Жыл бұрын

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

@musicomposer5 26 күн бұрын

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?

@BeauHannamGuitars 26 күн бұрын

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.

@musicomposer5 26 күн бұрын

@@BeauHannamGuitars thanks

@GitaraSan2 9 ай бұрын

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

@BeauHannamGuitars 9 ай бұрын

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 9 ай бұрын

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

@rossmacdonald9527 9 ай бұрын

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

@BeauHannamGuitars 9 ай бұрын

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

@yman4918 9 ай бұрын

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

@BeauHannamGuitars 9 ай бұрын

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

@petergray3594 29 күн бұрын

How did you get the putty off!

@BeauHannamGuitars 29 күн бұрын

I wait till I do everything else then just pick it out. If I bit is left on I don’t fuss

@cugir321 11 ай бұрын

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.