I was wondering if one of you wiring wizards could give this Guild Bass pickup a look and direct me to the correct wiring diagram. I've found ones that were similar but not a 4 wire like this. I was thinking to just treat it as two individual pickup
Read more…hi there, new to this site but spent the last few weeks absorbing the collected knoledge
I am re furbishing an old chepo acoustic guitar as a practice for my first cigar box and I wanted to do something a bit different to a normal
I am attempting
Read more…Hi all. I want to put a piezo with pre-amp, along with a magnetic pickup and three way switch on my latest build and I've got a couple of questions...
Should I wire the pre-amp directly after the piezo or doesn't it matter. I'm just wondering if putt
Read more…My current build will have a 4-pole mag pickup with ~4k resistance. I want to wire it like a Fender Esquire so I will have volume and a tone control with three positions. The classic wiring diagram is this:
My questions are: With a 4k ohm resis
Read more…I just finished my 1st 4 string using a crocker mag pickup. I wired it like the diagram strung it up and no sound from my amp. Take a look at these pics and see if you spot something. My first other than a Piezo
has anyone used or know anything about the below listed pickups from gitty?
Read more…Hi, i just installed a pre wired pick up into my latest build, but when i plug in the amp i get a buzz that will go away if i touch the plug on the lead,,,new amp and new lead,,pick up all wired up from CBGitty,,i was going to start another one toda
Read more…I just got hold of my Holy Grail of boxes - an Artdesanos de Obelisco - and want to build something very special with it. I don't want to spoil the top with a mag pup, so I'm planning to use a rod piezo under the bridge. I've read mixed comments ab
Read more…Can any of you guys tell me if it is possible to cut a rod pezio downt to be able to fit it to a resonator bridge biscuite Mal (Uk)
Read more…Hi all, working on a stomper tonight and thought I would add a piezo/volume/jack. Isoldered everything together as a harness before installing it. Got it all wired up and working, the thing is, is that my volume pot has no stops. It just keeps turnin
Read more…I have a pair of Bose head phones and the mini jack broke so I thought I would fix it. The wires appear to be fiber because they will not solder. Any suggestions on how to repair. The jack that goes into head phones is smaller than a regular head p
Read more…Gonna mod a dual-piezo cbg with a old Teisco pup and a 3-way switch I picked up from CB Gitty's. Can anyone point me to a schematic somewhere. I guess I need to add a volume pot too, eh ? Or not?
Read more…I just built a six string, I installes an 8K humbucker at the neck and a 15 K at the bridge. They sound ok but hum like crazy.
I eliminated the pots and switches and hooked them directly to the jack and they still hum
What can I do?
Read more…How do I fit a piezo rod direct to my out put jack,The one I have bought it fitted onto a conection type rod and seems to be just a single core wiring.Mal (UK)
Read more…Some of my ukes have passive pickup systems. I am planning my bass uke build and have my eye on one of those cool bass bridges with the piezo pickup for each string. I'm thinking that if I got one of those Behringer EQ/Pre'amp pedals, I can have a
Read more…I was trying to use an AC adapter for one of my CB amps, but when I plug it in, there is a loud humming/buzzing coming from the speaker.
The adapter is a 12v DC, 1 amp unit. Am I trying to use too many volts or amps? The red pilot light gets very b
Read more…These puppies have a piezo for each string built in to the adjustable saddle. Any try these yet for a cigar box bass? I haven't seen any so far. Wondering how they'd work.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/300659478029?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p39
Read more…How do you determain how many ohms your tone pots and how many mf you capacitor should be?
Does the resistance of the pick up have anything to do with it?
Read more…I bought a 500K linear taper pot from Frye's electronics. This evening I thought I would christen my new soldering station and do the little glob on the back of a few of my pots and the first pot I grabbed was the one from Frye"s. This pot is from
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I recently finished my first CBG. I put in the Gold Nugget Piezo pickup w/volume pot that I got from CB Gitty. I'm plugging into a Danelectro Honeytone. Getting a loud background hum, but it goes away if I touch the volume pot k
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