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Preamp?

Posted by Kevin Perlic on December 30, 2015 at 12:27pm in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

All,

I have the C.B. Gitty Complete "Pure & Simple" Cigar Box Guitar Kit, I also have a stick on piezo pickup.  I have been searching for info on external preamps that work well with my set up and I am not finding much.  My budget tops out at $200.  Any suggestions?

Kevin 

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  • Bluesheart December 31, 2015 at 4:57pm

    306521566?profile=originalYep, I'm with Wayfinder. I put one of the Gitty preamps in a small gigar box so I can use it with multiple instruments.

    • Mike > Bluesheart November 4, 2017 at 11:25pm
      Hey Bluesheart. Just found this thread and i know it goes back a few years. Could you tell me how you wired up the input jack? It looks to me that most of the prenade pre amps have a 2.5mm jack for a rod piezo. I'd like to do the same as yourself and moumt in a box with a 1/4" jack.
      Thanks in advance
      • John Sawyer > Mike November 5, 2017 at 12:00am

        It's all right here: 

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IP2rmn9SxE

        Basically, cut off the rod piezo and wire it to a jack. The outer braid goes to the outer shield on the jack...   easy...

        • Mike > John Sawyer November 5, 2017 at 6:44am
          Amazing! Thanks John. I was picturing i'd have to take apart the preamp board and unsolder the 2.5mm from the board and replace with a 1/4" .
  • Roger Ring December 31, 2015 at 1:16pm

    Kevin, as Wayfinder said, the Gitty preamp works great.

    Here are 2 photos of the last one I used, they might be some help to you.

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    IMG_3755.JPG

    • Kevin Perlic > Roger Ring December 31, 2015 at 4:20pm

      Cool!  I am hesitant to build it into the box. I am not handy......at all!   Is there a way to mount it externally, maybe into another cigar box?

  • Kigar December 30, 2015 at 6:59pm

    I use an effects pedal, even with the effect turned off/bypassed it works as a preamp.  I happened to have one but they can be pretty cheap.

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