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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on October 21, 2015 at 4:22pm

think outside the  box  then  , and mount  it  ontop 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Skull-Style-Piezo-Contact-Microphone-Pickup...

;-)

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on October 21, 2015 at 4:26pm

Thank you. I like that "outside the box" idea

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on October 21, 2015 at 6:58pm

Could use a bar piezo in the bridge.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on October 21, 2015 at 7:00pm

As for the neck, I can't see why it wouldn't work. The Taylor T5 series has a pickup buried in the neck pocket.

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Permalink Reply by jawbone on October 22, 2015 at 1:41am

Hey Jon - I felt the same way about my plate so I did it this way - 

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on October 22, 2015 at 2:33am

That's.sweet!!! Great idea

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Permalink Reply by darryl kernaghan on October 22, 2015 at 3:29am

see if you can find Randy Bretz's stealth pick up,was a mag pup buried in a fretboard,with a fret utilised as a pole piece,no reason a piezo could not be used similar,though i expect handling noises to be dominant,and a loss of treble,but that might be good  in fact

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on October 22, 2015 at 8:23am

Interesting .thank you

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Permalink Reply by Road Rash Roy on October 31, 2015 at 10:48am

I had the same issue, ended up putting a flat wound humbucker from Dan Sleep on my gas can.  Stuck it to the top of the can with double sided tape.  Only had to drill a small hole in the top for the wires; still had to cut out part of the bottom for the jack.  Used an old piece of cigar box bottom to cover up the cut on the bottom of the gas can (which was cut out anyway in order to put a brace under the bridge).  I'll try to upload an image.

I know what you're thinking, a humbucker destroys the idea of a traditional resonator.  But that's not true.  Played clean through the amp, it still sounds "authentic".   I tried both a piezo disc and a rod, but the feedback with the metal can was unbearable.  

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on October 31, 2015 at 5:15pm

Thank you.

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on November 1, 2015 at 11:57am

In the bridge is a favourite, its what I do, among other locations. You could put one on the peg head if you wanted but I feel closer to the source of the sound is better. Mount the piezo on thin timber before gluing into the inside of the can. You can vary the tone a bit.

Cheers Taff

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on November 1, 2015 at 12:00pm

.........or you might use a larger than usual pickup surround to add stiffness to the pickup cutout.

Taff.....   again

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