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Big Guy Blues (Morgan)
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Wiring a volume pot to a piezo pick up

Started this discussion. Last reply by Big Guy Blues (Morgan) Mar 1, 2011. 14 Replies

I've built many guitars and wired them with just a piezo pick up. Sounds great and is easy to do, with my limited electrical skills. I tried to take my builds to the next level by wiring a volume pot…Continue

 

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Sumner McLain commented on Big Guy Blues (Morgan)'s photo
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2011-08-07 16.00.45

"that is an awesome idea! "
Sep 25, 2012
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Bob Harrison commented on Big Guy Blues (Morgan)'s photo
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"Great idea!!! Looks way cool."
Aug 2, 2012
Glenn Reither commented on Big Guy Blues (Morgan)'s photo
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2011-08-07 16.00.45

"Been there many times. Build another one? I'd need a much bigger house if I kept all the gats I loved. "
Aug 2, 2012
Big Guy Blues (Morgan) commented on Big Guy Blues (Morgan)'s photo
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2011-08-07 16.00.02

"Thanks man, I agree."
Aug 2, 2012
Big Guy Blues (Morgan) commented on Big Guy Blues (Morgan)'s photo
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2011-08-07 16.00.45

"I built this for someone and it was very hard to let go of."
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Big Guy Blues (Morgan) commented on Big Guy Blues (Morgan)'s photo
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"Thanks, I'm glad to see you guys are enjoying my work! The claw came from an old table we had that broke, and it fits right over the heal of the neck. The neck is walnut with wenge laminated in."
Aug 2, 2012
Big Guy Blues (Morgan) commented on Big Guy Blues (Morgan)'s photo
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2011-12-05 07.44.41

"Thanks guys. This one has a mahogany neck that has a strip of african wenge laminated into the middle of it for extra strength. I also used wenge for the head stock and mahogany for the nut. I reinforced the inside of the box with oak and bolted the…"
Aug 2, 2012
Big Guy Blues (Morgan) commented on Big Guy Blues (Morgan)'s photo
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2011-12-05 07.45.04

"Thanks, I built a template. So I can do it again. "
Aug 2, 2012
Big Guy Blues (Morgan) commented on Big Guy Blues (Morgan)'s photo
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2011-12-05 07.46.22

"Thanks, man. I really like the way it turned out."
Aug 2, 2012
Big Guy Blues (Morgan) commented on Big Guy Blues (Morgan)'s photo
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2011-12-05 07.47.25

"I try to keep it as uncluttered as possible inside the box. Give it more room for the sound to bounce around."
Aug 2, 2012
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2011-12-05 07.47.37

"I used oak quarter round to reinforce the sides of the box. It is solid as a rock. It's very loud, sounds like a standard acoustic guitar. Thanks for the comments, it's nice to have your work appreciated."
Aug 2, 2012
Uncle John commented on Big Guy Blues (Morgan)'s photo
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2011-08-07 16.00.45

"Just claws at my heart.   Tell us about it."
Aug 2, 2012
Big Guy Blues (Morgan) commented on Big Guy Blues (Morgan)'s photo
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2011-12-05 07.48.01

"Thanks, this one sounds really nice too."
Aug 2, 2012
Uncle John commented on Big Guy Blues (Morgan)'s photo
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2011-12-05 07.44.41

"Agreed.   You are putting out some beauteous stuff.   Info?"
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Big Guy Blues (Morgan) commented on Big Guy Blues (Morgan)'s photo
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2011-12-05 07.48.24

"Thanks, I'm really happy with the way this one turned out."
Aug 2, 2012

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At 1:44pm on June 29, 2011, Uncle John said…
How do the octave strings work out in sound and playability?
At 2:31pm on June 28, 2011, Michael Fred Johnson said…
Thanks for the reply
At 6:10pm on June 16, 2011, Low Budget Luthier said…
thanks 4 the chat morgan
 
 
 

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