Magnetic vs Piezo pickup - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T08:26:56Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/magnetic-vs-piezo-pickup?groupUrl=cigarboxbasses&feed=yes&xn_auth=no Well, I went 3 piezos with n…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-03-25:2592684:Comment:25534862016-03-25T20:09:36.018ZMurdoc_420https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Murdoc420
<p> Well, I went 3 piezos with no pots.</p>
<p> They are working well through my amp and a Zoom B3 pedal.</p>
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<p> However I get a little static unless I hold the cord plug to ground it or set my barefoot on my pedal which also grounds.</p>
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<p> Is there a way to ground it without having to touch something?</p>
<p> Well, I went 3 piezos with no pots.</p>
<p> They are working well through my amp and a Zoom B3 pedal.</p>
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<p> However I get a little static unless I hold the cord plug to ground it or set my barefoot on my pedal which also grounds.</p>
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<p> Is there a way to ground it without having to touch something?</p> Did you ever try this out?
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<p>Did you ever try this out?</p>
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<p> Wondering if i should go piezo or mag. I'd prefer piezo and have a pedal that can overdrive so that's not an issue.</p>
<p>Did you ever try this out?</p>
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<p> Wondering if i should go piezo or mag. I'd prefer piezo and have a pedal that can overdrive so that's not an issue.</p> Thanks,
tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2015-03-05:2592684:Comment:22500182015-03-05T20:34:31.098ZPhilUSAFRethttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PhilUSAFRet
<p>Thanks,</p>
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<p>Thanks,</p>
<p></p> If by test jig, you mean sold…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2015-03-05:2592684:Comment:22500162015-03-05T20:34:20.850ZWhere's Uranus?https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/WheresUranus
<p>If by test jig, you mean solder a jack on to the end of the pickup wire, and use one of those removable 3M stickies, I concur.</p>
<p>Actually have an instrument with the entire pickguard held on by those stickies, they're great, one of those how did we live without them things ;)</p>
<p>If by test jig, you mean solder a jack on to the end of the pickup wire, and use one of those removable 3M stickies, I concur.</p>
<p>Actually have an instrument with the entire pickguard held on by those stickies, they're great, one of those how did we live without them things ;)</p> Thank you
tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2015-03-05:2592684:Comment:22498902015-03-05T16:52:14.089ZPhilUSAFRethttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PhilUSAFRet
<p>Thank you</p>
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<p>Thank you</p>
<p></p> Well, depends where the picku…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2015-03-05:2592684:Comment:22498112015-03-05T16:36:23.777ZWhere's Uranus?https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/WheresUranus
<p>Well, depends where the pickup is, the reason two 4 pole pickups are used on a bass, is the large travel of the string oscillates between the two poles, and is hopefully picked up evenly. I've never been that sure it's a smart theory, but if you have the 4 poles in line with the string, the signal may get weaker if the string is travelling outside the field of the pickup.</p>
<p>A bar (like those clip on acoustic ones) or rail type pickup would not have this problem, as it does not have pole…</p>
<p>Well, depends where the pickup is, the reason two 4 pole pickups are used on a bass, is the large travel of the string oscillates between the two poles, and is hopefully picked up evenly. I've never been that sure it's a smart theory, but if you have the 4 poles in line with the string, the signal may get weaker if the string is travelling outside the field of the pickup.</p>
<p>A bar (like those clip on acoustic ones) or rail type pickup would not have this problem, as it does not have pole pieces.</p>
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