Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum

Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: psy on November 23, 2007, 01:29:26 PM

Title: Piezo bridge
Post by: psy on November 23, 2007, 01:29:26 PM

I'm thinking about upgrading my main mockingbird some more.  I want to add a piezo tune-o-matic bridge to it.  What's the best ones out there?  The Fishman power bridge looks good on paper, but I've not heard any samples.

Title: Piezo bridge
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on November 23, 2007, 01:45:37 PM

The Graph Tech Ghost system is good and is one we are using on a few guitars

Title: Piezo bridge
Post by: Peter Antal on November 23, 2007, 01:55:26 PM

Once I sent a Shadow bridge and a Fishman Powerchip to a friend, he's using them in a semi, I believe. He's very happy with the sound.

Title: Piezo bridge
Post by: psy on November 23, 2007, 02:35:41 PM

Aye, I've used the Shadow one.  Our singer's got one on her guitar.  It's ok, doesn't quite sound good enough.  Mind you she is only using it as a passive pickup (ie.  no pre-amp).

I'll hunt down some info on the Ghost system. Thanks Feline. :)

When I find one I like I was thinking about taking the tone pot out & replacing it with a blender pot so I can quickly turn it to switch between magnetic/piezo or or pickanything inbetween.  Does that sound like a sensible idea?  I want to keep the guitar looking pretty much stock & not start drilling extra holes in it.

Title: Piezo bridge
Post by: Will on November 23, 2007, 02:43:52 PM

Theres always those concentric pots, two pots in one

Title: Piezo bridge
Post by: psy on November 23, 2007, 02:59:25 PM

Quote from: Will

Theres always those concentric pots, two pots in one

True.  I never use the tone like, so I don't mind whipping it out.

Title: Piezo bridge
Post by: Oli on November 23, 2007, 03:07:47 PM

I recently picked up a piezo tune-o-matic bridge off eBay for about £15... there's no preamp with it, but i'm designing my own anyway, as i want to have each string level matched properly. Needless to say, i haven't had a chance to use it yet, but i'm quite excited at the prospect of having magnetic pickups+piezo on a clean chorusy patch :)

Title: Piezo bridge
Post by: psy on November 26, 2007, 01:15:01 PM

So it looks like it's a toss up between the Fishman, Graph Tech & the Shadow systems.

Is there any more options out there that hasn't been covered yet?

Title: Piezo bridge
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on November 26, 2007, 02:03:16 PM

I have a Gotoh 510 series one on the shelf that I haven't used yet, as well as a Ghost that is going into my next LP type