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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on August 24, 2022 at 5:50am

A little reading, I like output & fidelity, which is something a simple piezo does not have, they also require a preamp. magnetic pickups on the other hand have loud output & lots of acoustic fidelity & don’t require a preamp? CBGITTY has plenty of affordable pickups that sound great? Flatpup style pickups are easy peasy to mount & offer a huge array of tones?

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Permalink Reply by Carl Floyd on August 26, 2022 at 2:58am

Del Puckett sure seems to get a good sound from a piezo straight into his amp.

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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on August 26, 2022 at 6:03am

That’s because he uses a camera & a mic to record his videos? 

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Permalink Reply by Carl Floyd on August 28, 2022 at 7:28am

So, you are suggesting that Del's piezo sound would not be good live & in person?

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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on August 28, 2022 at 8:24am

No, I’m saying his recording setup captures the piezo sound perfectly? 

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Permalink Reply by Sean Jay on August 29, 2022 at 4:24am

I've used a piezo on my first CBG, and a humbucker on my second CBG. The amplitude of both seems similar straight into my small amp, and both sound good. I prefer the humbucker tonality, though, and it doesn't pick up bumps or string squeak as the piezo does.  The piezo is mounted on the neck under the bridge, and the humbucker is mounted just beyond where the frets stop at the top end of the case. As far as I can tell, it's not very critical for my builds.

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