![]() ![]() There are some areas of the frequency spectrum that obviously stand out (like 1-3 kHz, usually) but taming them doesn't get me any closer to an acoustic sound. ![]() But when I dullen the sound it just gets, well, dull. I've always thought that if something sounded thin it had too much highs and too little lows. It always sounds thin, harsh and aggressive. Great isolation with no feedback but the sound is horrible and I can't do anything about it. Oakbear, I reckon the reason EUBs are less susceptible to noise from "contact" is the fact that the piezos are under the bridge, and get a good signal to "contact noise" ratio.Īlso, the EUB is mechanically earthed through its spike or endpin, which may be helping.Recently, I've been working more and more with string players that use pick-ups. In fact, I once amplified my Westone through a phono stage on a hifi amp. The cartridge was a pretty good one too o) - You don't need an RIAA phono preamp or anything, but a channel strip will do fine to get the gain up. The only downside to a great guitar tone, was that the pickup will pick up every tap and scrape from the top of the guitar. I found that the treble side of the bridge was good. You have to get the stylus to rest gently on the bridge, unhindered by the cartridge (in the same way that it does on a record.) Depending on where you sit it, you'll have a multitude of different tones available. the cartridge and styles from a turntable!! in an emergency, I once recorded acoustic guitar using. Is some of this a preamp issue? No preamp =tons of noise? Lfalex, i also like the idea of the piezo on a thin top, like an acoustic.įrom what i've heard here it seems that might pick up a bit of noise, but acoustic basses are mounted like that, and there's not too much click with ones i've played. Would that kill any desireable sound from the body though? I'm now thinking of doing this with thickish cork on the bottom and side of the piezos to lose unwanted noise. Anchoring either through or on the body in keepers). My original plan was to mount maybe 3 of these into the bottom of an ebony bridge which i'll carve (a base unit, with slides carved out for ebony saddles, held in by string pressure. I guess it's a trade off for cutting finger noise etc. It seems a shame to lose the sound of the wood a bit though. It makes sense to cut down noise, and sounds excellent in their reports. I've seen success from folks who have taken a unit which sounded bad and mounted it in cork or clay. Presto! There's your smooth top, at least!įrom reading around the net it seems that mounting and position are imperative. Leave a solid chunk of wood for the bridge to screw into (assuming you use a clunky metal one, not a nylon piezo "bar") Allow acces from the rear for maintenance/ further mods ![]() leave the area under the strings free of internal obstructions, and fit however many piezo elements you fancy under the "top" by bonding them there. On a Semi hollow, perhaps having a thin front face of good quality timber (Spruce? Maple?) with a chambered body beneath. I like the sound on cellos or uprights, but have only heard it on an acoustic bass, and then through a preamp. ![]() On paper piezos (even the cheap buzzers) have a great frequecy reponse. Purely for aethetics i also really fancy the idea of a smooth top with no pickups visible! Now i'm taking my time on this one, but am aiming for making as much of it myself as possible, for as little as possible I like the idea of an extra bite or ambient resonance for that upright sound. I'm thinking of attempting a fretless 6 self build soon (possibly semi-hollowbody), and had considered either a piezo system or a dual magnetic and piezo combo. if you source your parts correctly, less than 2 quid. Now you can stick your new pickup anywhere. Stick in the piezo, put a bit more epoxy resin in. Put in a bit of epoxy resin into the bottle top. Solder a cable with a jack socket on the piezo. I think Maplins may have them.Īnyway, the easiest way of doing this is get a bottle top (yup, off your favourite bear), get a piezo that fits in it. I'm an electrics newb, and can solder, wire a plug or a bass, but would this work? If not why not?Īnd would it be possible to wire several of these together to get a better output/signal from a bass? Seems too good to be true given they cost about a pound, and cheapo piezo sets are about £40! I read an article somewhere about turning a piezo buzzer into a pickup by removing the casing and soldering into a jack output. ![]()
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