K&K Pure Mini Acoustic Guitar Pickup
The Pure Mini is a transducer-only system. No battery, no onboard electronics, just the pure pickups. Don’t be fooled by the sound of some competitors’ “thin sounding” passive systems. The Pure Systems are definitely different. They sound full and rich and have sufficient output to drive most amps and PA systems directly, without a preamp! Advantages of the Pure Guitar System The special Pure surface transducers transmit a significant portion of the soundboard because they are not as close to the strings as an under-saddle pickup. Each of the 3 transducers is designed to pick up a specific string pair, but also “listens” to the adjacent area around the bridge. The Pure pickups are not under pressure and therefore do NOT sound percussive or harsh. The Pure System reproduces all strings nicely balanced, a known problem with under-saddle pickups. The Pure System sounds great just in passive mode! Unlike under-saddle pickups which passively can sound thin and trebley, the passive PURE system puts out a nicely balanced, warm, full range signal. Feedback Resistance How safe is the Pure System with feedback? Due to the Pure System’s location on the bridge plate under the bridge, feedback resistance is comparable to under-saddle transducers. Technically, a pickup installed in or on the bridge is a lot less likely to feedback than one which is attached to the open sound board. The 1/8″ thin sound board can act like a diaphragm and vibrate along with loud sound-signals from speaker cabinets. This is the kind of feedback you experience on an acoustic guitar. The thicker bridge area is a lot harder to be set into vibration from an outside source simply because of its mass. In our tests with both, steel string and classic guitars equipped with an under-saddle pickup plus the Pure System, we were able to achieve about the same gain-before-feedback with both systems.
Product Features
- Three Transducer Pickup System for Steel String Guitars
- Includes 1/4″ Endpin Jack
- Pre-wired, No Soldering Required
- High Output – No Battery Required!
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Truest tone I’ve ever experienced… I’m totally thrilled with these pickups… After reading all the rave reviews I ordered the Pure Mini’s and I am totally in awe of the fantastic and perfectly balanced sound that is as close to the natural sound my Dreadnought has… I bought an early boutique Acoustic in 1974 called a Loprinsi and it has a beautiful sound with distinct highs mid range and low end and many years ago I tried several other pickups that were forever lacking in one way or another but nothing has compared to the natural brilliance and warmth these K&K Pure…
Wouldnât think about using anything else… You can spend a lot more money on another type but I wouldnât bother. This gives an amazing clarity when played through amplification. I suppose if there is a downside is that it doesnât have a volume control (and they do have one with that feature) and no EQ controls…but buy their pre-amp and problem solved.I did do the install myself and here are a couple of suggestions. I put this in a Martin HD-28 VTS. First…take your time!!! I confess I was a bit nervous about drilling…