Opinion Needed No touch soundboard piezo

Posted by Wade on March 10, 2012 at 9:43pm

 

I believe it is Darren Brown that make his piezo pickups so they are in the bridge so far (above soundboard) that they don't actually touch the soundboard(top) of the guitar. I would think this would pick up a more pure string sound. Intersting.... What do you think?

Wade

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  • SD Helfrich September 29, 2012 at 2:38am

    I'm glad I found this. I was just asking about this sort of thing in another group. Your designs are different than the one I was asking about, but the same principle.

    I have been thinking of making something along these lines based on the design I saw. Since it will only be my second guitar, and first "electric" build, I want to make sure I'm understanding right that the piezos inside these bridges do not touch the body of the guitar at all?

    -SD-

  • Wichita Sam April 13, 2012 at 10:15pm

    pure string sound?  no such thing when the strings are attached to something...

     

    piezos never ever sound just like the acoustic sound of an unamplified Git. , but we are so used to "acoustic/electric" sound of piezo equipped guitars that we accept it as "acoustic"....

     

    It is possible to build bridge pickups that have no feedback and little "noise"....

     

    the best,

     

    Wichita Sam

  • MichaelS Country Boy Guitars March 11, 2012 at 12:04am

    240129089?profile=originalI make all mine with 2 piezo discs in the bridge. I think they sound better and have much less 'noise' from the neck etc. Feedback is gone also. Try it, it works.

  • Randy S. Bretz March 10, 2012 at 11:29pm

    305788120?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024I`ve been making darren rod piezo bridges for the past few months, they have a better sound then the piezo disc`s with no feedback and no unwanted sounds from touching the box. Just the sound from the strings pushing down on the bone saddle atop the rod.

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