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Urgent request re feedback issue with 43mm piezo - and an experiment re 2 piezos and 2 amps.Hi everyone - I am trying to get a 4-string CBG ready to ship to Australia for a buyer and am having an issue with the piezo throwing back… Started by Mama Mojo |
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Oct 21, 2010 Reply by Mama Mojo |
Piezo PlacementI sent this out as a message to everyone when I meant to start a discussion. Sorry about that. Just gonna paste it here. So on the first gu… Started by Mitchell Boren |
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Sep 7, 2010 Reply by Mitchell Boren |
Piezo polarity and multiple piezosHi, I recently came across this on the www http://www.prodigy-pro.com/diy/index.php?topic=34505.0 basically the people here are saying th… Started by David L. |
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Aug 9, 2010 Reply by David L. |
The benefits of double piezos?I've seen this done on a few builds, and even did it myself once (though i can't quite remember why I thought it would be a good idea), but… Started by Fergus Morris |
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Jul 23, 2010 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars |
WIRING and PICKUPS/ ELECTONICSI would just like to day " Fagetaboutit '' with piezos !! Magnetic hand wound pickups ( sold by some of our members ) and single coil ( s… Started by Arnold ( ARNIE ) Rydberg Jr. |
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Jul 22, 2010 Reply by Don Thompson |
Capacitors? what size??Just got a real cool gold Bridge Humbucker and have been looking at wiring it up with volume and tone, have noticed the need for a capacito… Started by Peter Taylor |
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Jul 17, 2010 Reply by Bad Golfer |
Using a Piezo-Style Active Preamp/EQ Circuit for a Humbucker?I am working on my latest mad-scientist creation - adding a P-Bass neck to a cheap violin body, and other crimes against man and nature.I h… Started by Jeremiah Cornelius |
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Jun 16, 2010 Reply by Jeremiah Cornelius |
microphonic pickups...is there a cure?i have a cheap old bass guitar and was thinking of using the pickups on a cbg build but the pickups have gone microphonic. is there anythin… Started by dogfinger steve |
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May 23, 2010 Reply by Murray |
Soldering on a Piezo?I have a piezo from a smoke alarm and the wires were just attached by touching them to the piezo with some kind of plastic housing. I would… Started by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars |
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Feb 4, 2010 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars |
Telephone parts, will they workNew builder here. I just pulled the ear piece out of a cordless phone and would like to know if this is a piezo or some other speaker/mic d… Started by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars |
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Jan 12, 2010 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars |
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