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Comment by colin mcgrath on May 15, 2011 at 4:34pm

? I would wire like the single pup diagram and see how it sounds. And let us know how it turned out.

Comment by Habanera Hal on May 15, 2011 at 1:59pm

I have a wiring question.  For my current build I purchased a 4 pole single coil mag pickup from Gitty.  I also ordered a Fender Jass Bass pre-wired control plate setup off ebay because it would have cost more to buy three pots, jack, and knobs seperately. 

While the control plate is wired for two pickups, the volume controls are wired in parallel, so I planned to just cut one control off and be done with it.  But when I checked the diagrams at Seymour-Duncan I got confused.  Why is the Jazz Bass tone control wired directly into the jack first with the volume coming off that? (see diagram)

 

 

 

 

 

When looking at a simple one pickup-one volume-one tone set up, the jack is wired to the volume pot first and then the tone pot.  Am I missing something?  Can I go ahead and connect the one pickup to the existing Jazz Bass wiring (removing the "top" volume pot), or should I resolder everything to match the diagram below?

Comment by Bill Harbour on May 13, 2011 at 8:07am

Hello everyone.  I'm thinking of winding my own 3 pole single coil for my CBG.  I've got a meter that measures inductance and wondered what the target might be for resistance and inductance.  Also, how many windings is typical?

 

thanks,

Comment by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker on May 12, 2011 at 5:46am

Hey folks, wanted to let you know about an article specifically on rod piezos that was just posted on http://www.cigarboxguitarparts.com. This is the first in an occasional series of more in-depth articles on CBG-related topics that we are branding "Cigar Box University". We will also be hosting these articles in a more permanent form over in the Cigar Box How-To section of www.cbgitty.com. We have quite a bit of other CBG wiring & electronics articles on there, so if you haven't already, be sure to check it out!

 

Ben/CBGitty

Comment by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars on May 4, 2011 at 2:18am

Groovemeister, do all pots need to be grounded, I don't ground the backs on my amps and they don't humm? Should I?

Comment by colin mcgrath on April 30, 2011 at 11:32am

Never mind. I got the buzzing under control.

Comment by colin mcgrath on April 26, 2011 at 11:59am

multiple discussions regarding Piezo transducers have stated grounding is not necessary. That only pups need to be grounded. But the first time it happened I did try to find a way to ground but it did not work. I had 2 washers that I tried to ground to but the solder did not stick?? All the body is wood, I assume metal is needed for the ground effect. Not sure how to do that? thoughts?

Comment by Servaas (Der Groovemeister) on April 26, 2011 at 3:22am

Did you ground the back of the pot?

Comment by colin mcgrath on April 25, 2011 at 4:24pm

I just finished a build that is my first attaching a piezo to a v. pot. When plugged in I am getting a buzz that will go away (but not fully) if I touch the back of the pot. However it goes away totally when the volume is turned up to 8 and above. By the way I rewired 1 piezo twice to 2 different pots and then, due to a eph-up on my part not associated with wiring, I had to rewire a different piezo to the 2nd pot. All times I had the same problem. I have looked up "cold joints" for soldering and my connections seem to be right. Would a cold joint be the only solution, or is there something else? I attached the piezo's using hot glue then encasing in silicone. Could the hot glue have loosened the connections on the back of the piezo??? Just thought of that one...not sure though. Thanks in advance.

Comment by kev lloyd on April 11, 2011 at 7:09am

FOUND THIS THOUGHT IT MIGHT HELP

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