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Permalink Reply by JL on August 9, 2018 at 11:56pm

My 2 cents, get the red dot pickup from gitty.

https://www.cbgitty.com/cigar-box-guitar-parts/the-red-dot-stick-on...

a piezo crystal makes electricity when it's vibrated, and you can plug that right straight into the amp.

that's the basics. 

the next step up is a mag pickup.

https://www.cbgitty.com/guitar-instrument-parts/cigar-box-guitar-pa...

it also makes electricity, but from a guitar string waving around right close in front of it, like a tiny generator, and that you can also plug straight into your amp.

You don't have to have volume and tone controls, you can do all that with the amp's controls.

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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on August 9, 2018 at 11:57pm

Let's get some answers first. Because you have lots of options here. 

Are you looking for a simple clean sound?

Do you want to use distortion and rock out?

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