Posted by Ghostwitch on October 6, 2009 at 12:25am
How much have you guys been spending on a piezo pickup for your gbg's? I've seen them range between 20 and 200 bucks. Looking to stay in the lower price range but will it be sufficient or a cbg?
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I use one of those too, but have had better luck with the piezos, at least as far as home recording is concerned (I haven't tried them through an amp yet, just pluged directly into my Mac). I have found EQ adjustment an absolute plus!
Ghostwitch said:
You guys all rock. I had to do an out of town show at a horror convention this weekend so I haven't gotten to radio shack yet. Been using my dean markley stick-on magnetic pick up in the meantime and it sounds amazing!
You guys all rock. I had to do an out of town show at a horror convention this weekend so I haven't gotten to radio shack yet. Been using my dean markley stick-on magnetic pick up in the meantime and it sounds amazing!
I bought twenty of them on Ebay for 7.95 plus shipping. I soldered them myself. They work like a charm and the price was really cheap. I would never pay more than 3.00 for one as they sell all day long at Radio Shack for that.
They sound better when taken out of the cases. Have some foam attached or encase them in thin wood or silicone for a better response. I often use thick pieces of double sided tape. Serves a dual purpose. The foam of the tape helps dampen the sound and you can also move it around to find the "sweet" spot you like.
Not all the Radio Shacks have the Drawer cabinet full of pots and piezo's, You need to to find that one. I think you can look em up online to find the nearest one that has 'em
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brother sonny said:
Henry,
i'll probably pick some up from ebay, but do you have a link to the radio shack ones??? i asked a few local RS stores and their response made me feel like i was nuts....pick up...wha? hmmm? i'm sorry sir, but we don't have those....ha ha...
HENRY LOWMAN said:
$4.95 at Radio Shack. I just soldered one up a few hours ago... Pics coming soon, then I'm gonna plug her up and unleash the beast!!
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Ghostwitch said:
You can get them at Pollin.de dirt cheap, and they are really good. But you have to be able to read German through the site.....
they have a variety that you can get for less than $ 1.20 wire attached.... less than $ 1.00 for quantities...
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062402
Model: 273-073
Catalog #: 273-073
$2.00 is hard to beat unless you need to buy them in bulk.
Here's the link for instructions of getting them out of their casings:
http://www.cigarboxguitars.com/workshops/Piezo_Transducer.php
They sound better when taken out of the cases. Have some foam attached or encase them in thin wood or silicone for a better response. I often use thick pieces of double sided tape. Serves a dual purpose. The foam of the tape helps dampen the sound and you can also move it around to find the "sweet" spot you like.
Hope this helps.
http://tinyurl.com/yah3t9b
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brother sonny said:
Many people use the simple piezo buzzer/sounder/disc/piezo ceramic element which can be bought as a disc with wires so you don't have to break open any buzzer container.
I am from the UK and on UK ebay I have bought these in the past
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5-35mm-Piezo-Elements-Sounder-Sensor-Trigger-...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5-27mm-Piezo-Elements-Sounder-Sensor-Trigger-...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5-20mm-Piezo-Elements-Sounder-Sensor-Trigger-...
or 1 of each size (this gives a little technical data).
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3801334986...
These work fine and cost well below the $20 lower limit. These ebay sellers ship to the USA.
If you search the forum for "piezo" you will find several topics and lots of information.
Regards,
David
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