Solidbody uke

Posted by Better Trees on February 22, 2014 at 11:13pm

I've never built a solidbody anything, but I'm working on a solid ebony uke right now and I'm all for advice and tips and ideas. Will I get some decent sound out of a piezo in the bridge, or am I going to have to cave in and use metal strings?  14.5" scale btw.

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  • 14 buck bass (aka antonio) February 26, 2014 at 9:12am

    yup there it is the flatbed pick up bridge combo Ted says they can be used for ukes .  good price to for some Ted crocker goodness

  • 14 buck bass (aka antonio) February 26, 2014 at 9:09am

    ok trees id think you  would be good to go on the rod piezo  as long as the bone saddle is putign direct pressure on it from the strings you should have great sound, and still be able to use the strings you like . i only say this cause i seen some plastic string classicals with the rod piezo,  now here again the monkey wrench    6 strings more pressure   ?   what to do .......what to do  hey big daddy you gonna show us a pic of that ebony or what ?

  • Rooster Reaves February 23, 2014 at 3:28pm

    Sounds cool bro! Get one of those Ted Crocker pizo's

  • PhilUSAFRet February 23, 2014 at 1:40pm

    Some cool solid bodied ukes use undersaddle piezo pickups and sound good.  Included are those made by Eleuke, Pono, Ko'olau, and one or two more I can't think of right now.  Don't sound like metal stringed ones though.  Great for jazz, blues, etc.  Here's some pics:

    https://www.google.com/search?q=solid+bodied+electric+ukulele+nylon...

  • Bruce Ferrero February 23, 2014 at 5:07am

    Just finished mine and never really considered using a piezo pickup in it.  Don't know why it wouldn't work though. Here is a picture of my MicroTele.

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    • Better Trees > Bruce Ferrero February 23, 2014 at 9:08am

      Beautiful.

    • 14 buck bass (aka antonio) > Better Trees February 23, 2014 at 10:07am

      SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO  my buddy trees I see you didnt waste any time using that slice o goodness pie they cut ya at the wood yard. I cant wait to see that baby thats gonna look cool.  I like the way the rod piezo sounds. they work great for me . the big factor will be string pressure on the bridge bone ?  i ve never built a uke other than the one im building right now but how much pressure does it put on the bridge bone ?  i know they use em on violins ?  im thinkin its gonna work great with gut or nylon or monofilament strings.   oh and quit teasin us with the not posting a pic of that ebony shaped up

    • Better Trees > 14 buck bass (aka antonio) February 23, 2014 at 10:13am

      all Lol. Shaped is not what I would call it just yet. I AM going to check out some electric violins. I had completely forgotten about them. I know I've seen solid body ones.

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