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| Author: | peters instruments [ Tue Apr 19, 2011 2:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | piezo pickups. what are my options |
I am currently in the very early stages of making archtop electric guitar (full hollow body) I have a set of P-rail magnetic pickups for it, but was also hoping to put a piezo pickup of some sort in the bridge to get acoustic sounds out of it. I dont have much experience with piezo pickups, but i think one that mounts in the bridge would be best because though this it will be a full hollow it will still be about the same size as an lp, so the body wont have a ton of resonance. Their are several Tom's out there with built in piezo pickups, but they are pretty expensive and dont have the best sound. I was thinking about making an ebony archtop style bridge with an under saddle pickup. I have been looking at the Lb6 from LR Baggs, or maybe something like the fishman thinline.. any suggestions would be welcome. The world of acoustic pickups is new to me. |
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| Author: | Barry Daniels [ Tue Apr 19, 2011 2:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: piezo pickups. what are my options |
Fishman makes an ebony archtop bridge with a built in piezo pickup. It works very well. http://www.fishman.com/products/view/archtop-guitar-pickup |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Tue Apr 19, 2011 4:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: piezo pickups. what are my options |
Is LR Baggs still around? I always thought they were an easy install that sounded good. My favorite system was Ken Donnell's Mini-Flex system with a piezo and an internal mic. I thought those sounded the most natural through a quality system. |
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| Author: | peters instruments [ Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: piezo pickups. what are my options |
yeah lr baggs is still around, and they seem to be doing quite well. they are available through lmii, stewmac, and a lot of other suppliers. I am really looking for what the best peizo pickups for the money is because for this particular guitar a mic would not really be very practical, and probably not very usefull either. |
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| Author: | alan stassforth [ Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: piezo pickups. what are my options |
I use the LB6, and think it sounds fine, for a piezzo pickup. Old design, fused saddle to element. A lot of people prefer the newer models by other companies, but when I hear the pickups, they still "quack". "Quack" is not bad though, sometimes. |
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| Author: | lactose [ Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: piezo pickups. what are my options |
Perhaps there is a way to mount a piezo element on the bridge piece but not directly under the string, to get a warmer sound. I have two guitars with piezos and am I not a fan of the quack. |
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| Author: | Robert Renick [ Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: piezo pickups. what are my options |
The LR baggs products are quality. I have been using an I beam and it sounds really natural through a Bose system. Their I- mix system could be a good choice. I have often though that it would be an interesting system in a hollow body electric to have an authentic acoustic sound available. |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: piezo pickups. what are my options |
When my clients complained of quacking piezo pickups I would slice a rubber band and place it between the pickup and the bottom of the slot. Yes, the volume was reduced to some degree, but it smoothed out the sound. |
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| Author: | alan stassforth [ Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: piezo pickups. what are my options |
I think K and K came out with a gooseneck mic that clamps on the upper bout that looks interesting. No quack, but probably more feedback. I think $250? |
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| Author: | lactose [ Thu Apr 21, 2011 2:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: piezo pickups. what are my options |
Here is an EQ'd example of a $3 Radio shack condenser mic mounted inside. I don't think I recommend it because: -while it give a good non-quack sound, being it the box gives it a huge 300hz hump -it feeds back very easily -if recording it what I am concerned about, I can just as easily mic it up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pf9CmFqEbU |
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| Author: | donh [ Sun May 01, 2011 9:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: piezo pickups. what are my options |
http://www.kksound.com/purearchtop.html then use this: http://www.fire-eye.com/ and leave the quacking for the ducks! |
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