"Hi, that bit of info may help. If you used a nail only without mounting it on a wooden base, so the nail was more of a saddle than a bridge, the bridge could be too low. Best if at least 3/8" to 1/2" high. Piezo pickups work by changing…"
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"thanks for all the advice guys its certainly given me something to think about.the cone lid is probably too tight ,the bridge is an old handmade nail i salvaged from a bonfire and the rod is glued to the underside of the cone lid.now the amplifier…"
"where did you put the piezo rod? Between the bridge and paint can lid? You could always add a disc piezo and wire it in. But the paint can lids I have done have a banjo sound, heavy twang."
"Hi Andrew, a couple ideas come mind, but not based on your build, because it can't be seen or heard, but.
Brindge should be in the centre of the cone,lid.
Did you drill a hole in the lid for pickup wire?May effect sound.
In a resonator guitar…"
"The strings and the lid are not tuned to each other, not even close. The lid needs to fit a little loosely. Maybe that's obvious to you and there's other problems, I'm assuming you are a beginner. How much experience do you have with…"
"I never remember that whole silly thing with the HTML tab. :)
Anyhow.
Andrew, it's just about impossible for anybody to diagnose without a bit more information, sorry. I could guess that something is snubbing against the strings and muting…"
"Maybe a few pics so we can see what’s going on?"
"Thanks Brian!"
"Could be a number of things. But I'm not a fan of piezo pups without some kind of EQ or FX."
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Welcome to the nation Andrew, plenty of build plans/play info located in the Resources tab, join some groups n ask some questions, here’s a step by step video of how to build a cbg? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmzvfyOizV8&t=1s
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