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PC Speakers for CBG

Posted by Lane Anderson on June 21, 2012 at 3:24pm in Other stuff - off topic, fun stuff, whatever

Hey folks, I've done some searching but haven't really found the answer I'm looking for. I built my first CBG and put in a piezo but I don't have an amp to see if it works because I only really play acoustic lately. I just want to test my guitar to make sure I wired it up right until I get a proper amp, so I figured I could use my PC speakers. I picked up a 1/4" mono to 3.5mm stereo adapter jack and plugged the CBG into the speakers and got nothing. I'm just wondering if what I'm trying to do should work in theory and if it's my piezo setup that isn't working or the jury rigged attempt at using PC speakers as an amp.

Cheers,

Lane

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  • Lane Anderson July 7, 2012 at 8:15pm

    Hmmm, I didn't solder, just used a plug adapter, and had no luck. They are independently powered speakers. So not sure why it didn't work for me

  • bouydog 8-9-8 July 7, 2012 at 2:16pm

    Yes this works, the speakers must have an independant power supply. Crack the speaker open that the power supply goes to solder a quarter inch jack to the input wires plug in and play.

  • Lane Anderson July 5, 2012 at 9:25pm

    I picked up a used Line6 amp today in great condition for a great price. Plugged in the CBG and no problems at all. So glad the problem wasn't inside the guitar. I can't believe how good a simple piezo sounds in an amp. Wow, I'm super impressed!

    • the anonymous pick > Lane Anderson July 5, 2012 at 10:18pm

      line  6  is an awesome amp  .  it's   what i  use  .

    • Lane Anderson > the anonymous pick July 5, 2012 at 10:57pm

      I'm loving it so far. It's the Spider III 15, just a small little guy but the effects are great and it looks like it's well made. Set it on crunch mode with max reverb and it sounds juuuuuuust right :D

    • the anonymous pick > Lane Anderson July 5, 2012 at 11:19pm

      cool  .. lots  of  guys have  the  spider  2  or   3   on   here  ,,  and that 15  sounds and feels  like  100  .  

    • RTZGUITARS > the anonymous pick July 7, 2012 at 1:07am

      Has anyone played one of the little Orange amps yet? Wanna try one. If you like the 15 and 30 watt Line 6 check out the Peavey amps same thing really. Peavey been making the best solidstate amp for 40 years. The Bogner line 6 are great but big bucks.

  • The Phrygian Kid June 22, 2012 at 2:06am
    I use one of those with my iPhone for a guitar amp all the time. Test the speaker with something else, an iPod etc. I suspect you got a loose connection in your guitar
    • BenBob > The Phrygian Kid June 22, 2012 at 12:04pm

      Right, your iPhone is sending a line-level signal. A guitar needs to be pre-amped to get up to that.

  • BenBob June 21, 2012 at 10:14pm

    Powered PC speakers' 3.5mm input is expecting a line level, which is much hotter than a guitar pickup. The mic-input should work, but make sure that it's not down or muted, and is able to go to the output instead of record-only. I wouldn't assume it's the guitar unless you know a mic works in the input but the guitar isn't.

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