Acoustic Guitar Pickup Install Link

[kydave]

I've put the main thread in the appropriate section for Amplification.

But because this is where the traffic is and since so many people ask about K&K installation, hopefully the mods will let me leave this here, pointing to the main thread.

K&K Pickup Installation.

I just did another install on Friday and took photos and spent some time sizing & organizing them for the thread, which I thought some folks might find useful.

Dave

[Treenewt]

Thanks for that Dave! That will be an awesome resource for many of us!

[Long Jon]

Hi Dave. I just looked at the link. Nicely explained. Good of you to take the trouble.

I fitted a K&K in my Martin "America's Guitar" a few months ago. It works great.

I don't remember where I got the instructions now, but I made a jig that positioned all 3 transducers at once.

Have you ever tried one of the (identical looking) JJB pick ups ?

I wonder if they are maybe just as good for half the money ? I put one in my GS Mini, works very well, but nothing to compare it with.

I am thinking of ordering a JJB for my HD28V.

[Wasper]

Interesting. When I installed the JJB Prestige 330 (K&K clone), I made a jig to install all three pickups at once.

I used this tutorial (it is for k&k, but works the same for jjb, it was linked to me after purchasing the jjb setup)
http://www.cavalierpickups.com/frettech/kk/index.html

I could see how doing them one at a time gives you more accuracy. That said, both installs using the above method worked out great. I will say that the first time, I positioned all the transducers between the respective strings and it was a bit light on the trebles. The second time, I placed the pickup for the high E as described in the above tutorial and the sound is more balanced. So, I recommend doing that and placing the pickup for the trebles as described.

[KasperT]

Thanks to those that have posted links and/or done work to help us with this. I have at least one acoustic that is already drilled for the K&K but I need to buy one and install it yet- I'll refer to these instructions when I do.

[pjroberts]

Thank you, Dave. Was just about to search for such tutorial as I have four of these to do. This is WHY the Internet was invented.