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I thought about the Spectrum many times. It’s just expensive. But I see some used one for reasonable pricing. I have so many devices now, I just hate to buy more. |
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I wonder if you got an original Pure Mini (which is still sold, but advertised for 12 string guitars). Those sensors were a full 15mm each and bassy, bassy, bassy (out of control bassy). The new K&K Pure Mini sensors are 12mm and the tone is far better controlled. Some people feel the preamp needs to be a certain impedance to operate correctly, but I've run them with about every preamp under the sun and have always been able to control/tame them (that's what tone & EQ controls are useful for). Are you using an external preamp? |
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I'd at least have someone measure to be sure. It it is the old-style K&K then the new one will surely reduce the bass (it will not disappear). |
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I understand. I know for a fact that the pick up in the older guitar is at least 10 years old.
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K&Ks are, along with virtually every other piezo pickup, a one size fits some proposition. I bought a guitar, a D 35 Custom, that had K&Ks already in it. I hated them. After years of nothing but pickups matched to each guitar (Dazzos), I couldn't cope with the amount of bass I needed to roll off, everything my amp had and more from the pre. On a scale of 50 to 100, Dazzos generally come in increments of 10, with 50 being the least bass, and 100 being the most, my D 35 ended up with the first 55 set Teddy made. On the other hand, my Guild D 35 was happy with 70s, the pickup in the center of the range. So a K&K could be perfect for an average mahogany dread, but not ideal for many other guitars. I had a 0 size Pono that needed more bass and got 100s. Could you have a pickup you needed to boost bass for on a small guitar? Sure. I later got an 0 size Pono 12 string and 100s were too bassy so that got 90s. I have six guitars with only one getting the "average" 70 set. 70 is probably the one you could make work for all, hence the frequency response is probably close to the K&K.
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After many installs in various guitars I came to the conclusion that It's not the body size but the stiffness of the bridgeplate. Had great sounding installs in dreads and deep body OM and muddy sounds coming from my 0017. Did not like it in Authentic D28 and OM28 but sounds great in a friend's 90s D45. Very well balanced in my 1948 J50.
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