So, I'm building a diddley bow and was gonna use a magnetic pickup, but on a couple of my boxes, there's no good way to cut into them without ruinin the image on the box. So my question, will a peizo work on these? I've seen some discussions saying that peizos don't work great on diddley bows, but I'm assuming they're talking about solid diddleys instead of using a cigar box. Any help is much appreciated!!
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I put a piezo in my first CB diddley bow and after getting it positioned and insulated properly sounded nice. I have since given it to my brother as I am making another. I will do double piezo in the next one.
If you're using a cigar box, then the sound response of a piezo will be the same whether you have three, four or (in the case of your project), one string. Mounting would follow the general guidelines for a guitar (somewhere near the bridge or where every you find that sounds best.
You could get one of my ThinBucker surface mount pickups that just screw to the lid without having to cut a big hole. Just drill a small hole for the wires.
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I have both... they both have their place. Piezo's pickup everything... mag pups pickup just the string vibration... Up to you...
If you're using a cigar box, then the sound response of a piezo will be the same whether you have three, four or (in the case of your project), one string. Mounting would follow the general guidelines for a guitar (somewhere near the bridge or where every you find that sounds best.
You could get one of my ThinBucker surface mount pickups that just screw to the lid without having to cut a big hole. Just drill a small hole for the wires.
http://humidorguitars.com/magnetic-cigar-box-guitar-pickups/