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Removing a KK Pure Western
I am considering removing the PUre Western from a guitar before I put it up for trade that way I can use it in the new guitar I get. I looked at the installation pictorial posted further down the page and I am assuming the removal procedure should be just the opposite for the most part. Does any one have any experience removing the p/u and re-using it, if so I would love to hear some input.
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I have not personally done it, but I had mine removed because the original placement wasn’t great. I believe it was done with a razor. The sensors were not reused because they ended up being dried glue on them... I paid someone $50 to do it, and of course it sounded 100% better.
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sterling,
Here's what the manual says about the removal of pickups which were directly glued to the guitar. "This removal is at your own risk. It might result in injury to your fingers as well as destruction of the pickup. Experienced luthiers should be able to remove the pickups by using a scraper blade wedged between bridge-plate and the pickup discs from the pinhole side. Be aware that this will very likely damage the piezo transducers. It is also dangerous to work with a scraper blade inside your guitar where you can't see what you're doing." I'm not sure what is meant by "pinhole side", but perhaps that refers to the standard Pure Western. Come to think of it, I even managed to "injure" myself removing a temporarily installed mini-Pure. I split the nail on my right hand middle finger. Who do I sue? Seriously, if it were my guitar, I'd leave the pickup in it and buy one of the mini-Pure (cosmetically flawed) seconds (on ebay) for the new guitar. I "won" one for $68 ($76 with shipping) and I couldn't even tell what the supposed flaw is. Its working very well for me now - since I finally took the leap and glued the sensors in (after patching the rutted bridgeplate with wood filler). Gary BTW, Eric, since glueing in the sensors I'm now achieving good tone with a typical mid cut rather than a whopping cut of the bass or a whopping boost of the treble. Go figure. Last edited by guitaniac; 12-18-2006 at 09:22 AM. |
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Hi Sterling...
I counted the cost when I had K&K minis installed in 4 guitars, and should any of them leave my possession the K&K will make the journey as well. I'd think with the labor & risk involved to remove one, and reinstall it, it might be about as reasonable to order another and only pay labor once. I don't see the benefit of trying to remove a great sounding pickup. I don't anticipate any of my best guitars leaving soon, but my Seagull could make that journey in the next year or two (we have a very creative guitar playing son). I'd really want his live sound to be as good as mine. |
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If you wish to remove the K&K PW transducers, it all depends on how they were installed.
For double stick taped on transducers, when using a DULL blade they can be removed with some effort and they shouldn't be damaged in the process. Glued on transducers will most likely be destroyed during removal, and it's a more difficult process as super glue is a far more permanent bond than tape. |
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Just leave 'em in... Why risk messing up your guitar or a good set of pups to try and save $100???
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I removed mine that I had superglued in my Larrivee OM-09... (which I no longer own). I didn't like the placement, it sounded too "boxy". I used a single edge razor blade to remove the sensors. It was difficult, I managed to destroy the middle sensor. I repositioned the other 2, putting them closer together and more centered to the bridge and glued them back in and it actually didn't sound too bad. The person I finally sold it to liked the plugged in sound. I kind of regret selling that guitar but it just didn't have the playability I was looking for.
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Thanks for the replies. The pu is taped in but I decided to hang onto the guitar so removal is no longer nessecary. Thanks
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