"Hi Ricky D,
In the first builds I used to swap in piezo discs (2 or 3 wired in parallel) for one magnetic pickup into any standard diagram for a 3 way or 5 way switch. These were still weaker than a magnetic but for bedroom playing worked fine…"
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pickups
Started this discussion. Last reply by Paul Craig Sep 10, 2018. 20 Replies 0 Likes
What kind of magnetic pickup should I use, if any, to be able to get clean tones out of my little 1 - 3w cb amps?Continue
2 channel amps
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jerry Jordan Aug 11, 2018. 7 Replies 0 Likes
What are the practical effects of running a mono input into a 2 channel amp and taking the output from just one channel?Continue
speaker connection
Started this discussion. Last reply by wes carl Aug 11, 2018. 13 Replies 0 Likes
If there is no indication on the speaker, no +/- and the lugs are identical, is there a way to tell + and -, or does it not matter?Continue
speaker placement
Started this discussion. Last reply by Joe Williams Jul 31, 2018. 4 Replies 0 Likes
I'm building a tiny amp in which the 2 speakers will fire out opposite sides. In order to fit, the magnets of the speakers will be in very close proximity, essentially touching in fact. Problem?Continue
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"Hey David L. Do you do anything special to use both types of pups? I tried it when I first started building and the balance between the two pickups was horrible. One of them (I think the rod piezo) was incredibly weak. I had a three-way switch…"
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just came accross this pickup idea on youtube.
Started by Timothy Hunter in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Southern Ray Mar 27. 1 Reply 2 Likes
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Camera suggestions?
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