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Pure Classic
Pure Classic
Thank you for buying the Pure Classic Transducer System for your guitar!
This system includes the four head piezo-ceramic transducer with endpin jack.
The Pure Classic Guitar System has significant advantages over saddle transducers:
• Warmer sound quality
• Less fret and finger noise
• Well balanced individual strings
• Less percussive, important for hard pickers
Don’t worry about the length of this manual; it is written great detail to help you install the Pure System for best
possible performance. In the end the installation of the system may be easier than a saddle transducer
installation. We want to make sure that the installation is done right the first time, so please take the time and
follow this manual precisely.
Please familiarize yourself with the handling instructions of the supplied superglue and the supplied double side
tape and with the disclaimer at the end of this manual. Please read through the entire manual before installation.
List of tools needed:
• Electric drill (for endpin jack mount)
• Drill bits 3/8" (10mm) and 1/2" (12mm for endpin jack mount))
• Pliers or wrench for endpinjack installation
• 4 latex gloves (if superglue is used)
• Acetone
• Fine sandpaper or razorblade
• Some double side adhesive carpet tape or similar
• Some duct tape or fabric tape
Your Pure Classic includes the following hardware parts:
• 4 transducers with cable-harness and endpin jack
• Super glue
• Double side tape for removable installation
About removable vs. permanent installation of the Pure Classic and the difference in tone quality:
The pickups can be installed either permanently -- which refers to super-gluing them directly to the wood inside
your guitar -- or removable, by using the supplied double side adhesive tape. Of course, there is a difference in
tone between these installation methods.
Pickups that are superglued directly to the wood will put out about 25% - 30% more volume, more bass and more
midrange. The overall tone quality using the direct installation is probably best described as providing
“authoritative midrange” and very fundamental bass response. Fingerstylists will like that. It is absolutely great for
flat-picked solos, too. This way, one single tone will sound very warm and “thick”.
On the other hand, removable installation using the double-sided adhesive tape provides a somewhat finer tone
with more definition. It sounds slightly brighter with less midrange and less bass response. The output will still be
sufficient and higher than most competitors’ passive pickups. Volume and bass can easily be boosted with one of
our preamps if desired. The pickups are virtually noiseless; pre-amplification usually does not introduce noticeable
noise.
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