Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by john donovan on December 2, 2010 at 11:27am

Oops...the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brKHopVhqVk&feature=youtube_gdat...

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Outhouse Instruments on December 2, 2010 at 1:27pm

Now that's just going to be like asking which is better, Ford or Chevy.
I'll give you my opinion and since mine's first, the rest are wrong.
Unless they agree with me.

I prefer the box. Under the lid, directly under the bridge.
Why ? ...you ask.
Try this. Get a song on the radio, turn it up kinda loud, leave the room and close the door.
What do you hear better? the bassy-ness or the trebly-ness?
The bass. The wall ( or lid for the box) will attenuate some of the hi frequency sounds. And I think this is good because MOST cbg are a bit too trebly.

IMHO

TAFKAM

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Don Thompson on December 2, 2010 at 1:42pm

Personal perference, under the saddle piezo placement. Quite simply because it's less hassle than finding the sweet spot for a surface mount piezo that sounds good and doesn't feed back. Today all major guitar builders of acoustic electric guitars have gone with under the saddle piezos. There are some after market stick ons but not near as popular and for that reason, less feedback. Another factor, cigar box tops don't have a great surface area, hence they are more rigid which moves the vibrations higher in range, meaning more treble less bass. Simple acoustic science at work.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by john donovan on December 3, 2010 at 10:59am

Thanks guys...sounds like personal preference is the deciding factor. I guess I'll experiment and decide for me self.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars on December 3, 2010 at 2:12pm

I've also tried both and prefer the bridge mount. Both can sound good but in my guitars in the bridge has less feedback squeel thru the amp. But Matt was the first to answer so... : ) By the way I like Dodge better.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on December 4, 2010 at 10:14pm

For what it's worth (not much) as an experiment in my first guitar I put both a disc pickup and an under-saddle one. The disc sounds hollow but loud. The under-saddle one which is in the form of a bar, designed for a ukulele, originally sounded much quieter but with a fuller warmer sound. When I changed the neck and bridge height for other reasons it got almost as loud as the disc but kept the nice tone. I use that one almost all the time.

It's quite possible that as Don says, if I spent time playing with the location of the disc I might get a better sound. Maybe not. Either way with no previous experience it would be pure trial and error. I'm good at the error bit.

• ▶ Reply