AGP #401 - ''Bellyliker'' - Photos

AGP #401 “Bellyliker”3 String Fretted GuitarScale 609mm/24 inchesStrings 44BW/30BW/20PS/Tuned G D gThis was an initial attempt to build a Prima Balalaika, BUT!, I didn’t take enough care or notice with the Body Shape and Dimensions, so couldn’t get the correct scale length to fit properly on the Box Body, so it ended up as Balalaika Type Looking 3 String Guitar.The Neck and Box Sides are 19mm free recycled Solid Pine, the Box Top and Bottom are 3mm Pine Ply, which have 3 coats of Feast and Watsons Brush On French Polish applied, a 35mm Piezo Disc is currently wired through a Volume Knob to the Output Jack, and although this build sounds reasonably loud and nice unplugged, but!, as I have found over the years, when Amped Up the Piezo sounds like Crap!, thinking about keeping it as is, to remind me why I have never been a fan of Piezo Pickups, and shouldn’t use the bloody things, so it will probably soon be modified, to include a Mag Pup, and it also has a bit fret buzz which will need filing down.But after all that, I’m quite chuffed with the look of this budget build. :-)

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AGP # October 19, 2020 at 4:39pm

Yep! Ambrose, Noise Magnets are definitely the way to go, and the more the better, I have a Triple Humbucker build on the bench at the moment! :-)
Bob "Ambrose" Negus October 19, 2020 at 6:19am

Yes, I generally prefer noise magnets. Piezo's can be a touch SENSITIVE!... on the other hand I have heard some very nice sounding bridge "Piezo'd" instruments.
AGP # October 17, 2020 at 4:57pm

Maggies are definitely the way to go Pick, don't use Piezo's very often, so never thought to try it through my Preamp Box. will give it another chance before I start modifying! :-)
the anonymous pick October 17, 2020 at 1:44am

A preamp will help the piezo Not sound like you are pulling a cat through a keyhole , ..but still , i agree,,, nothin beats a Maggie .

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