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a 3 way switch will make it easy look into that
Hi Jim,
I hope the piezos behave themselves this time.
So far I only have had a play with different strings on one of the violins (electric or classical guitar strings). I will post some pictures once I have made a proper start on it :O)
David
Hi Jim,
I hope the piezos behave themselves this time.
So far I only have had a play with different strings on one of the violins (electric or classical guitar strings). I will post some pictures once I have made a proper start on it :O)
David
Hi Jim,
I haven't compared different sizes for sound - I just glue in 2 or 3 of whatever i have to hand. To fix them I use "serious glue" by Evo Stick I buy it from my local DIY store but here is the product details off another site http://www.rapidonline.com/productinfo.aspx?tier1=Tools%2C+Fastener... but I don't know if it is available in the USA. It is great stuff and I also use it to glue the neck bracing/ bridge block/ anything else that needs sticking. If you put a thick layer down for the piezo it dries a bit like silicone sealant in texture (I think this may help with stopping feedback). I only play at home so the volume is never up too far and I only get feedback if the piezo is preamped too much or I am messing about with overdrive effects (as you would expect).
If you are after a better sound from your piezo pickup it might be worth considering one of these http://www.rapidonline.com/productinfo.aspx?tier1=Tools%2C+Fastener...
At first I was sceptical of a "passive preamp" but having bought one out of curiosity I was really impressed with the sound and also the tone control works well. For $9 it is a cheap product considering it includes the under saddle pickup tone/volume control and an output socket.
David
Hi Jim,
A slow day in the UK so I have just spent part of the afternoon messing around with some 25mm and 35mm piezo discs.
I think i said this previously either here or elsewhere but I wire 2 or 3 piezos together in parallel for three reasons -
1. It reduces the high impedance - I don't follow all the theory of impedance mismatch (school seems along time ago) but when I first looked for information on piezos as pickups many other sites made a big deal about the "problems" of the high impedance and how you needed a preamp or it could do something bad. No one ever elaborated on what this bad thing was and clearly from all the piezos used in CBGs by the good people here no one has reported a "bad" event.
2. If one piezo fails the others will still work - belt and braces concept.
3. I thought two or three around the bridge area would increase the odds of finding the elusive "sweet spot" guitars are supposed to have (also some commercial piezo pickups have 2 or 3 pickups).
That said I have found the following using piezos taped to a strat copy body around the bridge and put through a 10W amp
1. No difference in sound between between 25mm and 35mm discs.
2. Changing position of the disc did give a slightly different sound (stick it on the high e string you get more treble and stick it on the lowE you get less treble - no surprise there)
3. No difference in sound between 1 and 2 or 3 piezos wired in parallel
4. intentionally wiring 2 piezos black/red to hot and red/black to earth didn't affect the sound (no sound cancellation to my ear)
5. 2 piezos wired in series sounded poor compared to a single piezo or 2 in parallel.
(please note this is only my view and others may have diferrent opinions which I would gladly like to hear)
Regards,
David
Hi Jim,
If you are after a better sound from your piezo pickup it might be worth considering one of these http://www.rapidonline.com/productinfo.aspx?tier1=Tools%2C+Fastener...
At first I was sceptical of a "passive preamp" but having bought one out of curiosity I was really impressed with the sound and also the tone control works well. For $9 it is a cheap product considering it includes the under saddle pickup tone/volume control and an output socket.
David
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