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Piezo location

Started by Jack Noller. Last reply by CJWilky Mar 29, 2016. 9 Replies

I would like to know the best Piezo location for the best sound quality and why.  I know there are many different opinions on this subject. I personally like to locate 2 piezo inside the bridge, this…Continue

Preamp for rod piezo?

Started by Mark Reaney. Last reply by Bruce Trappes Sep 27, 2015. 2 Replies

Hi,I just tried my first rod-piezo, mounted under the saddle of the bridge.  I was rather underwhelmed. The sound was just fine, a bit more mellow than my usual disc type piezo, but the volume was so…Continue

Tuneable water bottle bongo

Started by C Cook. Last reply by C Cook Jan 18, 2015. 4 Replies

Hey guys, Looking at stuff on YouTube the other day I saw where they were making Bongo's using those five gallon water bottles. One guy was wishing he could tune his so I think I came up with an…Continue

Bass Uke set up?

Started by Tom Lauten. Last reply by Tom Lauten Jan 2, 2015. 2 Replies

Hi everyone.I'm building a bass ukelele (the kind with rubber strings). I have chosen a rod piezo under the saddle. I want to add a a Tillman preamp plus a tone and volume pot set up to get the most…Continue

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Comment by darryl kernaghan on January 3, 2015 at 6:15pm

white raven,i did this with one of my early builds,coin under brass rod bridge,i put a grub screw through the rod so as you tighten or loosen it it brightens or dulls the piezo,worked pretty wellDSCF1006

Comment by White Raven on January 3, 2015 at 5:11pm

Has anyone ever tried placing the piezo under a coin that is inlayed in to the surface? If it doesn't kill the sound, I think it could add a good design element and provide amplification at the same time. 

Any thoughts?

Comment by PhilUSAFRet on December 19, 2014 at 2:13am

Anyone try these bar type pickups?  Seems like they would be great for kalimbas.

Comment by Seasick Mick on May 27, 2014 at 7:30am

Hullo One and All.I've recently finished a one string diddly bow that has a rod piezo located in the bridge with a bone saddle.The volume and sound are great but if I turn the volume any higher than 2 on my amp,i'm getting a lot of screaming feedback.Is there any way I can eliminate or supress this?.....

Comment by Wichita Sam on May 5, 2014 at 3:28pm

Bear, thanks for the feedback...

Comment by Bruce Trappes on May 5, 2014 at 3:28pm

I built Justin Johnson's latest Alabama licence plate guitar.

It has a cut down rod piezo with a PS-900 slider volume & tone control with corian bridge.

He liked the sound so much, he took it back to America with him.

I've pretty much given disk piezos away....very hard to reduce the harshness in them. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't.

Comment by Wichita Sam on May 5, 2014 at 1:48pm

OK gang.... I was reviewing some of my really old YouTube videos... I'm now wondering if simple disc piezos sound better wired straight to the jack without any pots in the line.  I know it sounds a little crazy, but some of the songs recorded on simple CBGs with no volume pots seem to sound clearer/clean that songs recorded on later builds after I started putting volume pots on almost everything for the sake of ease during performance....

Anyone else come to this conclusion, or am I hearing something not really there

Comment by Wichita Sam on March 17, 2014 at 2:33am

jantan, most piezo's can be cut...but rod and disc.  experiment to find best setup.

Comment by Jantan ux on March 17, 2014 at 2:10am

I would like to install piezo for bass. I can only fit in half of the piezo.

Cork under piezo maks it sound lower. What hertz?

What is best parameters? 

Comment by Darren Wolbold on October 31, 2013 at 7:44pm

I would go with what cigarbox triplestring said about grounding, bend one leg and solder it to the case of the volume pot also ground from there to the black on the jack plug. You can also open up most guitars and see the same thing which is what I did and made me solder it the same after I had the same issue

 

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Piezo location

Started by Jack Noller. Last reply by CJWilky Mar 29, 2016. 9 Replies

Preamp for rod piezo?

Started by Mark Reaney. Last reply by Bruce Trappes Sep 27, 2015. 2 Replies

Tuneable water bottle bongo

Started by C Cook. Last reply by C Cook Jan 18, 2015. 4 Replies

Bass Uke set up?

Started by Tom Lauten. Last reply by Tom Lauten Jan 2, 2015. 2 Replies

Cable Piezo

Started by Seasick Mick Feb 10, 2014. 0 Replies

Piezo rezo

Started by Bert the Welder. Last reply by nailtown slim Dec 16, 2013. 7 Replies

Compressor for piezo

Started by Wade Aug 2, 2013. 0 Replies

Piezo forms and size

Started by Kevin M. Kraft. Last reply by HarleyTodd Jun 27, 2013. 5 Replies

PIEZOs - To Glue, or not to Glue....

Started by Keith Stanford. Last reply by Eric Johnson Mar 18, 2013. 1 Reply

Piezo for a wash tub bass?

Started by Tony. Last reply by Tony Feb 15, 2013. 6 Replies

Multiple Piezo Installation

Started by Redbelly. Last reply by Alan Bluesboxguitars Jan 18, 2013. 9 Replies

Hoboking Standard

Started by Alan Bluesboxguitars Jan 18, 2013. 0 Replies

Rod PiezoInside the Bridge

Started by Redbelly. Last reply by Redbelly Dec 19, 2012. 24 Replies

piezo between box and neck?

Started by matthew. Last reply by Mark Dec 12, 2012. 4 Replies

Piezos...extreme frustration

Started by Tim Fleischer. Last reply by Keith Stanford Dec 5, 2012. 9 Replies

Which kind of piezo to choose?

Started by Alan Bluesboxguitars. Last reply by Alan Bluesboxguitars Nov 6, 2012. 8 Replies

Sources for PVDF sensor cable

Started by Flatfish. Last reply by Randy S. Bretz Oct 6, 2012. 3 Replies

piezo on concrete block guitar

Started by Wade. Last reply by rusty case Oct 5, 2012. 2 Replies

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