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"More testing, I put the single piezo in the bridge instead of in the box, it helped…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Jul 23, 2010 to The benefits of double piezos?	16	Jul 23, 2010 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"OK, if there is no polarity then it shouldn't matter if they are wired parallel or i…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Jul 23, 2010 to Piezo polarity and multiple piezos	6	Aug 9, 2010 Reply by David L.
"The wood sandwich around the single piezo did not cut the feedback squeel. " MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Jul 22, 2010 to The benefits of double piezos?	16	Jul 23, 2010 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"Interesting read, I have no idea how to check the polarity either, would be nice to…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Jul 22, 2010 to Piezo polarity and multiple piezos	6	Aug 9, 2010 Reply by David L.
"OK, I'll try to answer you. I think the single has inadequate bass and the double ha…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Jul 19, 2010 to The benefits of double piezos?	16	Jul 23, 2010 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"I have just done 3 cbg piezo set ups, one with a single in the box with no insulatio…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Jul 19, 2010 to The benefits of double piezos?	16	Jul 23, 2010 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"Thanks Wes, very simple but super useful info for us novice electricians. Well done…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Jul 2, 2010 to Wiring Diagram Collection	33	Jan 10, 2014 Reply by Mark Kedward Guitar Boxes (KGB)
"Beer first dipping later... I think hot wax is involved. " MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Apr 30, 2010 to microphonic pickups...is there a cure?	6	May 23, 2010 Reply by Murray
"I soldered it, it works fine. Now I know." MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Feb 4, 2010 to Soldering on a Piezo?	1	Feb 4, 2010 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"Follow up on this. The phone earpiece is a mic type pickup. I pulled a real piezo ou…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Jan 12, 2010 to Telephone parts, will they work	3	Jan 12, 2010 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars

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MichaelS Country Boy Guitars's Discussions (1,015)

"More testing, I put the single piezo in the bridge instead of in the box, it helped…"

"OK, if there is no polarity then it shouldn't matter if they are wired parallel or i…"

"The wood sandwich around the single piezo did not cut the feedback squeel. "

"Interesting read, I have no idea how to check the polarity either, would be nice to…"

"OK, I'll try to answer you. I think the single has inadequate bass and the double ha…"

"I have just done 3 cbg piezo set ups, one with a single in the box with no insulatio…"

"Thanks Wes, very simple but super useful info for us novice electricians. Well done…"

"Beer first dipping later... I think hot wax is involved. "

"I soldered it, it works fine. Now I know."

"Follow up on this. The phone earpiece is a mic type pickup. I pulled a real piezo ou…"

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