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Posted by Mike Bingham on March 13, 2011 at 10:03pm

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footswitch, in-line, volume, control, homemade

Here's a basic blues riff on my flea market Fender Squier acoustic. I mounted a cheap Strat-type single pup in the sound hole and hooked it up to an inline volume and tone control built in a Treet can. The amp is a used Peavey Bandit 65 with a homemade channel foot switch. The signal is run through a cheap Behringer DD400 delay that's stuck in tap mode.

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Mike Bingham November 12, 2011 at 11:53pm

Hey John - I did switch to a set of medium electric guitar strings and it made a big difference. The overall sound is much more balanced and a lot brighter. See ya 'round!
John Stevenson November 12, 2011 at 11:14pm

Hi Mike, I found this video of your acoustic with pickup added. To follow up your comment below, did you ever change to electric strings? I am using acoustic strings on mine and also note that the bass strings have a different tone than the treble on mine. I like the difference because it is like two different guitars, but now wonder how much hotter it would be with electric strings. Thanks John
Phill Hill Charlie April 12, 2011 at 1:33pm

Great...Blues spirit blowing... I love this kind of tone... what tuning are you using in vid ?

Thanks Mike... °<[:-) [----]==={
Mike Bingham March 14, 2011 at 11:49am

Good deal James. I'll bet you will like it! Here's a link to a picture of the mount. I mounted the pickup in a piece of plastic I got at the thrift store and then mounted the whole thing in the soundhole. http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/pu-mount-2?context=user
Mike Bingham March 14, 2011 at 11:11am

Thanks for your kind words John. This has been a fun project and an educational one as well. See you around the Nation!
Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw March 14, 2011 at 10:58am

Wonderful playing and a great sound. Thanks for posting that.
bemuzic March 14, 2011 at 4:53am

WOW, wasn't expecting it to sound like that!!!
Mike Bingham March 13, 2011 at 11:05pm

Thanks James! You are very kind.Maybe I can get something recorded and posted for you this week playing it clean. I had too much delay on my attempts tonight and it sounded muddy. See ya!
Mike Bingham March 13, 2011 at 10:51pm

Thanks for the comment Tophat. Your play on words has made my day! It gave me a much-needed chuckle.
Mike Bingham March 13, 2011 at 10:34pm

Thanks John. I am very pleased with this project. The clean tone surprised me as well. The next time I go by the music store I'm going to get some electric guitar strings to put on it. The original acoustic strings seem to be weak in the bass range but that's to be expected with bronze wound strings I reckon. Good luck with your project!

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