K&K Pure Preamp

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Preamp for acoustic instruments

  • Specially designed for acoustic guitars, but also very well suited for many other acoustic instruments
  • Excellently suited in combination with the Pure pickups
  • Special broadband center filter
  • +/- 20 db bass
  • Center and height controls
  • Internal gain trimmer
  • Frequency response: 10 - 30.000 Hz
  • Bass control starts at 100 Hz
  • Midrange filter from 1.5 kHz
  • Altimeter controls at 10 kHz
  • Input impedance: 1 MOhm
  • Output impedance 10 kOhm
  • Battery life: approx. 180 hours
Available since June 2015
Item number 365435
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$109
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Works a line input great.
Peter R. 438 18.04.2016
I wanted a "clean" preamp with some EQ adjustment, but enough "clean" output to make my magnetic acoustic guitar p'up usable in any amplifiers line input at a good level.

This does that job pretty well faultlessly. There is an extra potentiometer inside for even more (or less) signal output if you need it.

EQ works OK, but the EQ knobs also work like a volume control, cutting or boosting the output signal as I cut or boost the treble, mid or bass controls. With all EQ knobs central is the best setting for me.

Construction is feeble, stand on this once and it's finished, as the end plates with knobs & jack sockets are not secured good enough, leaving the circuit board to take your body weight. Saying that, there is only 3 or 4 components inside so a repair, or complete rebuild will not be a big job for the DIY'ers among us.

Rubber feet or belt clip are adhesive attached, not really good enough for this €100 price tag.

But it does a real good job of the boost & clean sound, so I will keep this one & avoid standing on it.
Still using it a few years later, still doing a good job for me.
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It?s sounds fantastic but I?ve got nothing to compare it with !
Glenn2701 03.02.2019
I bought a custom shop Gibson J45 as my posh acoustic and it was fitted with a K & K pick-up.
I use the guitar mainly for recording, and had been blending the pickup sound with a condenser at the neck join area . . For my ears the sound was pretty stunning,.
I toyed with doing an unplugged portion at my gigs, and decided that I?d try the pre-amp to get a little bit better control without having to knob twiddle at the desk. . .
The pre-amp makes a HUGE difference, the sound is very rich and big through a pa , and also great in recording, I now frequently don?t bother with a room mic for an acoustic rhythm part.
It is also very simple , which live I think is important in a live situation.
I don?t have any other pre-amps to compare it with , so depending on your experience my thoughts can be taken with a pinch of salt.
I also use it as a DI box for bass guitar , and again it gives a depth and clarity for recording that seems to blend perfectly.
I take a while to select products based on internet research more than trialling gear but it would seem obvious to me to pick this pre-amp if you have the pick-up ?
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Excellent in combination with K&K PURE Maccaferri XT two sensor P/Up
Le Pompe 01.02.2022
Superb bit of kit which in combination with the matching XT pick up has produced for me the next best thing to a pure acoustic sound on My Gitane Llolo Reindhardt guitar. The build quality is excellent and the easy non -screwed access to the battery is a welcome feature. Only slight criticism is that EQ knobs are very tiny and a bit challenging if like me you have nails on r/h fingers
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Anonymous 16.03.2016
Great for Double bass with the Bass Max pickup. I velcro to the tailpiece and it's accessible fro volume adjustment and does what it says on the tin
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