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Permalink Reply by Little Soul Eric on November 20, 2009 at 9:56pm

May have found what i was looking for here-: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/where-do-you-guys-get-your

But still any other help would be grateful !!
Soul

Permalink Reply by anthony on November 20, 2009 at 10:00pm

Hi there, I am no expert on the electric side (or on the other side...) but what I have done is glue the piezo between two pieces of foam from a cheap mouse mat, which I saw someone else suggest on here and glue that to the box. I've seen a lot of people say you don't need to, so you can probably just glue it straight onto the box but it just seems to cut out a bit of 'bad' noise to leave more 'good' noise (thats as technical as I get). I have just tried sticking the piezo between two squares of wood and it sounds shit, so don't do that.
I have also wired two piezo's of different sizes together and it sounds a bit better to me. In my head, I use a bigger one for the bassier sounds and a smaller one for the higher sounds, but this is almost certainaly not based on any scientific truth.

Permalink Reply by Steve Hardman on November 22, 2009 at 5:34am

I've tried hot gluing them onto the neck underside that will give you a softish tone.I've also used double sided tape onto the front for a harsher tone but a very lively body and neck, but at 6 for £1.00 stuff em all in the box connect em all up together and see what happens, it could be interesting,look out for giant feedback.
Cheers Steve Hardman

Permalink Reply by David L. on November 22, 2009 at 10:12am

Hi,

I stick between 2 and 4 of the piezo disc types with no housing as shown in the link you have to the forum. From previous postings and my own experiments (if you can call messing about with wires that) it seems if you wire them in parallel (all lives together to the live output and all earths together to the earth output) they sound better. I use serious glue from B&Q or Tescos as in a thick layer it gives a strong rubbery bond. I don't bother encasing the pickup in anything else. I then stick them around the bridge area.
I would try wiring one up as it is to an amp and seeing what it sounds like and if you like it as it is.
I am interested to hear how you get on - £1 for six is the cheapest I've seen.
Also if you find moving position alters sound have you thought of having 2 separate pickups (neck and bridge) and link them via a 3way for increased sound options. I tend to mix a magnetic with a piezo pickup via a 3 way to increase the sound options I can get.

Good luck,
David