One of the better K&K pure mini install videos here on YT, IMO. Thank you! Had a little trouble hearing you at points but I just rewound those parts! Cheers!
New subscriber. Absolutely brilliant video! Was my first time installing a pickup like this. Thanks to your help, I just finished my setup with no complications. Greatly appreciate the time you put into making this video!
Alex Ryan you're most welcome. Always nice to hear someone found it useful. I just published my first ukulele book on Amazon. Check it out Sound Tuition's Ukulele Grade One book 😁
I'm an experienced amateur luthier and found your video really excellent - I normally install piezo under saddles but keen to try this one. Thank you fro taking the time to out this up.
jiefuster Thank you. I'm hoping to install another one into my Taylor Style 1, currently have an Lr baggs m80 in it. The k and k is half the price and I think a lot better, plus no magnetics in the k and k to impact on the strings' vibrations like the m80. Also planning on installing a pure mini classic into a good classical guitar soon, so keep an eye out for that, plus a review now I've had some time to use the pickup.
Great job! Your explanations were very clear and the images were perfectly done. Thanks! :) I wasn't sure i was going to be able to do the installation myself but now I may just get the K&K :)
Hi. I have a new TH-cam channel I just started th-cam.com/channels/jP3iqGCwbSvcukzNTt1l1Q.html Would be lovely to have you as a subscriber to that channel. Forgive the copy paste nature of this response but there are too many messages to get back to. But it is me pressing the send button. Warm wishes and I hope to chat with you on my new channel.
You're most welcome. Subscribe to my Sound Tuition channel for more good stuff and check out my Ultimate Guitar Textbook, available in both paperback and epub :)
Hi. Sorry for the late replay! I have a new TH-cam channel I just started th-cam.com/channels/jP3iqGCwbSvcukzNTt1l1Q.html Would be lovely to have you as a subscriber to that channel. Forgive the copy paste nature of this response but there are too many messages to get back to. But it is me pressing the send button. Warm wishes and hope to chat with you on my new channel.
Hello. Thanks for the comment. A great question. Ive been happy with the performance of this pickup over the years, but would it be even better if I had a cleaner installation 🤔😁. I have a new TH-cam channel I just started th-cam.com/channels/jP3iqGCwbSvcukzNTt1l1Q.html Would be lovely to have you as a subscriber to that channel.
I installed the end pin first this time but usually I install the other sensors first like K & K recommends. But I slipped up on the middle sensor and didn't place it on the jig position right. It closer to the Low E side so how do I get it loose and move it without damaging it. It gives me some feedback or I wouldn't try or have to. Do you have a best way?
Hi. I have a new TH-cam channel I just started th-cam.com/channels/jP3iqGCwbSvcukzNTt1l1Q.html Would be lovely to have you as a subscriber to that channel. Forgive the copy paste nature of this response but there are too many messages to get back to. But it is me pressing the send button. Warm wishes and hope to chat with you on my new channel.
Thanks for that excellent video. Could you write out what you're saying at 4:17 - 4:27, I don't understand it what you were saying acoustically. And I have another question: Why did you use a second nut outside the guitar, wouldn't be the strap-knob enough to tightening? Just wonder, because K&K delivers just the one nut for the inside with their pickups. Thanks much!
Hello. At 4:17 I'm more or less saying, "Make sure the washer and the nut are fully wound back and that they are not preventing the endpin from going through the hole". At this point we are trying to match the hole we have drilled to the diameter of the end jack. If the washer and the nut on the jack are too far forwards they will stop you from being able to push the jack through, regardless of the size of the hole. The end cap is cut to fit a nut underneath itself. So personally I would fit one. I'm pretty sure mine came with that nut, I didn't go and buy one. Hope that helps. Visit sound tuition and please buy my books if you know anyone looking to learn guitar. Pete
Drill a pilot hole, and definitely buy a "step drill". Oh and buy my book (the Ultimate Guitar Textbook) :) he he. Have a great day and good luck. Subscribe to the Sound Tuition channel if you get five mins. Best Pete
Great video, cool name too :-), ive got a Takamine Ea10 and want to install the K&K but the Tak has a steel housing and no pegs, have you got any ideas on how to tackle that, i really would love the K&k mixed with the ust......thanks in advance. Peter Cook
Congratulations on the name 👍I'm not sure what you mean by steel housing... But if there aren't any string pegs that go through the bridge it's still totally possible to install the pickup. Because you can install the pickup into a classical guitar which doesn't have bridge pins. Hope that helps. Let me know if not and I'll try and suggest something else. If you get chance have a listen to my band Three in the Dark. I play uke on our album One More Yesterday and the uke has a k&k Ahola fitted to it. All the best.
Great question. I'm afraid I don't know the answer. But the output of these pickups is impressive. I also use an Ahola in my ukulele (basically the same pickup but with only two transducers instead of three) and the output is surprisingly high. I'd still recommend a preamp to make sure you can work with any system but output has never been a problem for me with these pickups.
Very true. I hope to install one of the single piezo versions into a uke sometime in the future. If/when I do I'll post a vid on my Sound Tuition channel.
Yeah definitely tape the wire down to avoid unwanted noise. 👍 Hope the video helped. Check out my Sound Tuition book series on amazon and Lulu. The series is available for guitar, bass, ukulele and piano. Just search for Sound Tuition Ultimate Guitar Textbook and the others should be easy enough to find. Best, Pete
The manual suggests tightening the end pin so as to put a twist in the cable, so that it forms a loop - this will keep it away from the back and soundboard.
On my first of 3 sensors I got close to the edge of the saddle on the underside of the guitar. Will that matter in terms of sound quality? Im assuming as long as it’s secured and completely on the flat surface of the saddle inside the guitar it will work fine? I sure don’t want to have to re-position it because that would be a challenge. Please let me know.
Hi. I would test them on the top outside the guitar first, to find the best places, before gluing them internally. Hope that helps sorry it's so late...I have a new TH-cam channel I just started th-cam.com/channels/jP3iqGCwbSvcukzNTt1l1Q.html Would be lovely to have you as a subscriber to that channel. Forgive the copy paste nature of this response but there are too many messages to get back to. But it is me pressing the send button. Warm wishes and hope to chat with you on my new channel.
@@petecooke1707 I just left the position alone and I've played the guitar many times since and it sounds great. I was just a bit worried after I installed but it really sounds nice! Thanks for the reply.
@@petecooke1707 Thanks, I've subscribed over there and will browse the videos. Thanks for creating them! I play nearly every Sunday at my Church so I'm actively playing guitar all the time. I love it very much so any tips, tricks or methods you have for continuing the learning experience would be great. I need to break-through playing in the Key of G so much. I do use a Capo but it would be nice to know some exercise routines or methods to break through to playing more Flats and barre chords so that the sounds are more dynamic. Anyway just thinking off the top of my head, since that's where I'm at in my guitar journey. Cheers!
Yes, The new endpin will take a strap. Ps visit Sound Tuition and buy the Ultimate Guitar Textbook if you are learning or know someone who would like to. All help appreciated. Have a great day.
B Cole you can use blu tack to test the position of the pickups on top of the guitar and to see the different sounds, different positions create. I've always been happy with the result I obtained with this pickup. I used this guitar at a friend's wedding this weekend. Still sounds great. The output jack has come loose, so I need to tighten it, but otherwise the pickup is still performing excellently.
Be very careful using a drill bit like that, some are very brittle and can easily snap. An Allen key is probably better if you don't have a screwdriver that fits.
Hi. Sorry for the delay ... So much going on, it got left by the wayside. I have a new TH-cam channel I just started th-cam.com/channels/jP3iqGCwbSvcukzNTt1l1Q.html Would be lovely to have you as a subscriber to that channel. Forgive the copy paste nature of this response but there are too many messages to get back to. But it is me pressing the send button. Warm wishes and hope to chat with you on my new channel. Remind me in the comments section on one of my new vids and I'll promoritise making the follow up!
Hi. I have a new TH-cam channel I just started th-cam.com/channels/jP3iqGCwbSvcukzNTt1l1Q.html Would be lovely to have you as a subscriber to that channel. Forgive the copy paste nature of this response but there are too many messages to get back to. But it is me pressing the send button. Warm wishes and hope to chat with you on my new channel.
Sorry to hear that, try headphones if your speakers can't give you enough volume, but I will make sure future videos have a louder audio track. Thanks for the input.
What an absolute cock you are sir. “Hey thanks for the totally free tutorial - too bad you sound like shit..”. I mean, think before you type you muppet.
One of the better K&K pure mini install videos here on YT, IMO. Thank you! Had a little trouble hearing you at points but I just rewound those parts! Cheers!
New subscriber. Absolutely brilliant video! Was my first time installing a pickup like this. Thanks to your help, I just finished my setup with no complications. Greatly appreciate the time you put into making this video!
Best video ever produced on installing pick-ups. Thank you and will be following your other video's.
Amazing tutorial, thank you! Love the pacing, video work, all of it.
Alex Ryan you're most welcome. Always nice to hear someone found it useful. I just published my first ukulele book on Amazon. Check it out Sound Tuition's Ukulele Grade One book 😁
I'm an experienced amateur luthier and found your video really excellent - I normally install piezo under saddles but keen to try this one. Thank you fro taking the time to out this up.
jiefuster Thank you. I'm hoping to install another one into my Taylor Style 1, currently have an Lr baggs m80 in it. The k and k is half the price and I think a lot better, plus no magnetics in the k and k to impact on the strings' vibrations like the m80. Also planning on installing a pure mini classic into a good classical guitar soon, so keep an eye out for that, plus a review now I've had some time to use the pickup.
Great job! Your explanations were very clear and the images were perfectly done. Thanks! :) I wasn't sure i was going to be able to do the installation myself but now I may just get the K&K :)
Hi. I have a new TH-cam channel I just started th-cam.com/channels/jP3iqGCwbSvcukzNTt1l1Q.html
Would be lovely to have you as a subscriber to that channel.
Forgive the copy paste nature of this response but there are too many messages to get back to. But it is me pressing the send button. Warm wishes and I hope to chat with you on my new channel.
Thankyou for posting this video, it helped me out allot!
You're most welcome. Subscribe to my Sound Tuition channel for more good stuff and check out my Ultimate Guitar Textbook, available in both paperback and epub :)
Came here for the installation instructions (great tutorial) but left with a great ASMR experience!
Thanks...invaluable tutorial...one of my pickups fell out so now I know how to reinstall it.
Excellent explanation on how to install. Thank you!
Very comprehensive. Thank you
You're welcome. Hoping to install the classical version of the pure mini sometime over the next few months.
Yes, excellent video
Thanks, subscribe to my Sound Tuition channel for more good stuff to come :). Have a great day.
Nice name😊 and tutorial
Very informational, thank yoU!
Hi. Sorry for the late replay! I have a new TH-cam channel I just started th-cam.com/channels/jP3iqGCwbSvcukzNTt1l1Q.html
Would be lovely to have you as a subscriber to that channel.
Forgive the copy paste nature of this response but there are too many messages to get back to. But it is me pressing the send button. Warm wishes and hope to chat with you on my new channel.
Excellent
Brilliant well described
Very clear instructions. I'd be surprised though if all that putty residue didn't compromise the sensors' performance.
Hello. Thanks for the comment. A great question. Ive been happy with the performance of this pickup over the years, but would it be even better if I had a cleaner installation 🤔😁. I have a new TH-cam channel I just started th-cam.com/channels/jP3iqGCwbSvcukzNTt1l1Q.html
Would be lovely to have you as a subscriber to that channel.
I installed the end pin first this time but usually I install the other sensors first like K & K recommends. But I slipped up on the middle sensor and didn't place it on the jig position right. It closer to the Low E side so how do I get it loose and move it without damaging it. It gives me some feedback or I wouldn't try or have to. Do you have a best way?
Thanks a lot
Hi. I have a new TH-cam channel I just started th-cam.com/channels/jP3iqGCwbSvcukzNTt1l1Q.html
Would be lovely to have you as a subscriber to that channel.
Forgive the copy paste nature of this response but there are too many messages to get back to. But it is me pressing the send button. Warm wishes and hope to chat with you on my new channel.
I installed in my Stewmac Kit OM guitar, nice sound , but have feedback on 50% gain and so much bass, any remedy or advise?
Can you use the string pegs to line up the template if you don't have the original kit?
Thanks for that excellent video. Could you write out what you're saying at 4:17 - 4:27, I don't understand it what you were saying acoustically. And I have another question: Why did you use a second nut outside the guitar, wouldn't be the strap-knob enough to tightening? Just wonder, because K&K delivers just the one nut for the inside with their pickups. Thanks much!
Hello. At 4:17 I'm more or less saying, "Make sure the washer and the nut are fully wound back and that they are not preventing the endpin from going through the hole". At this point we are trying to match the hole we have drilled to the diameter of the end jack. If the washer and the nut on the jack are too far forwards they will stop you from being able to push the jack through, regardless of the size of the hole.
The end cap is cut to fit a nut underneath itself. So personally I would fit one. I'm pretty sure mine came with that nut, I didn't go and buy one. Hope that helps.
Visit sound tuition and please buy my books if you know anyone looking to learn guitar.
Pete
Cool beans, Im really wanting to do this, but CRAP, drilling into my taylor is gonna freak me out a bit lol!
Drill a pilot hole, and definitely buy a "step drill". Oh and buy my book (the Ultimate Guitar Textbook) :) he he. Have a great day and good luck. Subscribe to the Sound Tuition channel if you get five mins. Best Pete
Great video, cool name too :-), ive got a Takamine Ea10 and want to install the K&K but the Tak has a steel housing and no pegs, have you got any ideas on how to tackle that, i really would love the K&k mixed with the ust......thanks in advance.
Peter Cook
Congratulations on the name 👍I'm not sure what you mean by steel housing... But if there aren't any string pegs that go through the bridge it's still totally possible to install the pickup. Because you can install the pickup into a classical guitar which doesn't have bridge pins. Hope that helps. Let me know if not and I'll try and suggest something else. If you get chance have a listen to my band Three in the Dark. I play uke on our album One More Yesterday and the uke has a k&k Ahola fitted to it. All the best.
Does pure acoustic guitar sound decrease after installing a pick up?
Great question. I'm afraid I don't know the answer. But the output of these pickups is impressive. I also use an Ahola in my ukulele (basically the same pickup but with only two transducers instead of three) and the output is surprisingly high. I'd still recommend a preamp to make sure you can work with any system but output has never been a problem for me with these pickups.
No problem compared to installing into a Ukulele with even smaller sound hole 😄
Very true. I hope to install one of the single piezo versions into a uke sometime in the future. If/when I do I'll post a vid on my Sound Tuition channel.
How about the extra amount of wire on the inside do you fasten is some how to keep if from vibrating against the body??
Yeah definitely tape the wire down to avoid unwanted noise. 👍 Hope the video helped. Check out my Sound Tuition book series on amazon and Lulu. The series is available for guitar, bass, ukulele and piano. Just search for Sound Tuition Ultimate Guitar Textbook and the others should be easy enough to find. Best, Pete
The manual suggests tightening the end pin so as to put a twist in the cable, so that it forms a loop - this will keep it away from the back and soundboard.
On my first of 3 sensors I got close to the edge of the saddle on the underside of the guitar. Will that matter in terms of sound quality? Im assuming as long as it’s secured and completely on the flat surface of the saddle inside the guitar it will work fine? I sure don’t want to have to re-position it because that would be a challenge. Please let me know.
Hi. I would test them on the top outside the guitar first, to find the best places, before gluing them internally. Hope that helps sorry it's so late...I have a new TH-cam channel I just started th-cam.com/channels/jP3iqGCwbSvcukzNTt1l1Q.html
Would be lovely to have you as a subscriber to that channel.
Forgive the copy paste nature of this response but there are too many messages to get back to. But it is me pressing the send button. Warm wishes and hope to chat with you on my new channel.
@@petecooke1707 I just left the position alone and I've played the guitar many times since and it sounds great. I was just a bit worried after I installed but it really sounds nice! Thanks for the reply.
@@kberwager glad to hear it's been ok 👍 I really hope you like my new channel and I'm very active on that channel so keep in touch 👍
@@petecooke1707 Thanks, I've subscribed over there and will browse the videos. Thanks for creating them! I play nearly every Sunday at my Church so I'm actively playing guitar all the time. I love it very much so any tips, tricks or methods you have for continuing the learning experience would be great. I need to break-through playing in the Key of G so much. I do use a Capo but it would be nice to know some exercise routines or methods to break through to playing more Flats and barre chords so that the sounds are more dynamic. Anyway just thinking off the top of my head, since that's where I'm at in my guitar journey. Cheers!
can you still attach a strap to the end
Yes, The new endpin will take a strap.
Ps visit Sound Tuition and buy the Ultimate Guitar Textbook if you are learning or know someone who would like to. All help appreciated. Have a great day.
others have put the pickup between the strings it appears you put the pickup on the ends directly in line with the E strings
B Cole you can use blu tack to test the position of the pickups on top of the guitar and to see the different sounds, different positions create. I've always been happy with the result I obtained with this pickup. I used this guitar at a friend's wedding this weekend. Still sounds great. The output jack has come loose, so I need to tighten it, but otherwise the pickup is still performing excellently.
Be very careful using a drill bit like that, some are very brittle and can easily snap. An Allen key is probably better if you don't have a screwdriver that fits.
Sound advice, thank you, I completely agree. :)
Can't see the follow up vid.
Hi. Sorry for the delay ... So much going on, it got left by the wayside. I have a new TH-cam channel I just started th-cam.com/channels/jP3iqGCwbSvcukzNTt1l1Q.html
Would be lovely to have you as a subscriber to that channel.
Forgive the copy paste nature of this response but there are too many messages to get back to. But it is me pressing the send button. Warm wishes and hope to chat with you on my new channel. Remind me in the comments section on one of my new vids and I'll promoritise making the follow up!
Perspex
Hi. I have a new TH-cam channel I just started th-cam.com/channels/jP3iqGCwbSvcukzNTt1l1Q.html
Would be lovely to have you as a subscriber to that channel.
Forgive the copy paste nature of this response but there are too many messages to get back to. But it is me pressing the send button. Warm wishes and hope to chat with you on my new channel.
can't hear you
Sorry to hear that, try headphones if your speakers can't give you enough volume, but I will make sure future videos have a louder audio track. Thanks for the input.
Good instructional video, it is a pity that your voice is so ugly.. scratchy and hoarse, the rest is ok, thanks
What an absolute cock you are sir. “Hey thanks for the totally free tutorial - too bad you sound like shit..”. I mean, think before you type you muppet.