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Permalink Reply by Bruce Myers on June 24, 2016 at 8:27am

John,

The piezo disc worked well for me but, each build is different. I have built a couple CBG's (not a bass though) with tins and piezo discs and getting sound is not a problem. If the piezo is mounted to the tin use a good bed of adhesive and then cover it with adhesive to insulate it some, tins can get pretty "twangy". I have also mounted the discs with double-sided tape and then covered them with the same and that works well too. Mounting the disc on the neck, inside the tin, is an option too, you may need to fool around with placement to get the sound you want. When I built my 2 string bass I used the piezo rod in the bridge and that worked very good with a nice bass sound too. Oak is a good choice for the neck since it's very strong.

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Permalink Reply by John Derrett on June 25, 2016 at 4:33am

Thanks for the helpful comments, Bruce, I've never used a piezo or a tin before so advice is very encouraging. Time to get cracking!

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on June 25, 2016 at 8:38am

I would recommend some type or trussrod for anything with a scale of 25" or greater and more than 3 strings. A bass will have a lot of string pressure even if you only have 2 strings.

Oak or Maple or other similar wood would be best for a bass neck, don't want to use any soft wood for that neck.

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