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Post by Barry on Jun 11, 2022 15:47:15 GMT -5
It’s Father’s Day in the UK next Sunday.
I want to buy and have installed a discreet pickup in one of LesTele’s old (25+years) beater acoustics.
He’s out playing again but the environment is getting a bit loud and everyone seems to be plugged in. Or so he says.
LesTele is like a father to me.
Is it just as simple as ordering a K&K?
He wants discreet and permanent. No Woodys apparently.
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Post by Leftee on Jun 11, 2022 17:45:06 GMT -5
Hey Barry!
Tell your old man we miss him.
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Post by Barry on Jun 11, 2022 18:06:25 GMT -5
He’s busy and actually playing out at the moment.
I miss him too.
I’m inflated sporadically.
It’s tough being an inflatable giraffe
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Edited to add that he appeared in the local paper this week wearing an Eminence Tone hat.
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Post by walshb 🦒 on Jun 11, 2022 20:08:34 GMT -5
If he doesn't require a volume knob or EQ, the K&K Pure Mini is pretty easy to install, and sounds very natural. Or, I should say, it comes with very good instructions on how to install it. I didn't have any problem installing the one in my Martin.
The scariest part is drilling out the end pin hole a little larger, for the guitar jack that comes with the K&K. Slow and careful is the speed and technique I used. As for discreet, if it wasn't for the guitar jack, nobody would know there was a pickup installed.
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Post by Barry on Jun 13, 2022 8:50:12 GMT -5
The idiot’s just bought an Irish tenor banjo.
We’re not speaking.
walshhb - that K&K sounds ideal. Not sure if I’ll buy him one now. He may have to choose between his banjo and his giraffe.
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Post by walshb 🦒 on Jun 14, 2022 6:40:11 GMT -5
The idiot’s just bought an Irish tenor banjo. We’re not speaking. walshhb - that K&K sounds ideal. Not sure if I’ll buy him one now. He may have to choose between his banjo and his giraffe. The banjo thing may not last very long, but then ya never know. I probably went about 3 years not playing guitar, while I learned to play banjo. I was much younger though. |
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Post by Barry on Jun 14, 2022 13:28:48 GMT -5
He’s certainly not young.
I think he’s doing it to annoy me.
He’s succeeding.
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Post by Ayns on Jun 16, 2022 14:49:57 GMT -5
Hello Mr Giraffe,
Just to say, I’m pretty sure that when this subject has been raised before, someone (Peegoo maybe?) pointed out that for that type of transducer there is no “good” or “bad” make, they either work or they don’t.
I’ve got a K&K Pure Mini on my Taylor 355, and it sounds great. I think it cost about £120.
I’ve got a £10 generic Chinese version on my EJ200 and it also sounds great.
There are also some priced in between.
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Post by ninworks on Jun 16, 2022 16:54:00 GMT -5
I put a K&K Pure Mini in my Guild D40 and it sounds great. I hate amplified acoustic guitars that sound like amplified acoustic guitars. The K&K sounds very natural. When I put an EQ and compressor on it, it sounds really good amplified. I installed it myself. It wasn't hard it just took some time.
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Post by walshb 🦒 on Jun 16, 2022 17:53:57 GMT -5
I put a K&K Pure Mini in my Guild D40 and it sounds great. I hate amplified acoustic guitars that sound like amplified acoustic guitars. The K&K sounds very natural. When I put an EQ and compressor on it, it sounds really good amplified. I installed it myself. It wasn't hard it just took some time. Totally agree! Too many acoustic guitars with built in electronics just don't sound "natural" to me. Almost a plastic sound, I don't know how else to describe it. |
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