Piezo Systems

[Jonny]

I don't really know how to describe what I'm asking but basically if a guitar bridge and the guitar itself didn't have a piezo system, what would you have to do, to install a piezo system? Would you have to re-build the whole bridge, i.e. the saddles, etc.

I don't want to install a Roland one that goes under/beside the bridge.

Electric guitar by the way.

[gingataff]

Are you looking for a MIDI controller or acoustic type sounds, or both?

The Roland you mention is probably the GK-3 http://www.roland.com/products/en/GK-3/ which is used as the first stage in a midi guitar set up, it's not a piezo device.

For acoustic sounds you can get piezo replacements for Strat and TOM bridges from LR Baggs http://www.lrbaggs.com/html/products/products_pickups.shtml or Graphtech make replacement saddles for most types of electric guitar which will do both acoustic and MIDI http://www.graphtech.com/products.html?SubCategoryID=19

[Jonny]

Are you looking for a MIDI controller or acoustic type sounds, or both?

The Roland you mention is probably the GK-3 http://www.roland.com/products/en/GK-3/ which is used as the first stage in a midi guitar set up, it's not a piezo device.

For acoustic sounds you can get piezo replacements for Strat and TOM bridges from LR Baggs http://www.lrbaggs.com/html/products/products_pickups.shtml or Graphtech make replacement saddles for most types of electric guitar which will do both acoustic and MIDI http://www.graphtech.com/products.html?SubCategoryID=19

Acoustic sound. And thanks for that info.

It's an Ibanez bridge, so I'd probably have to get something custom made for the bridge. Ugh.. money.

[gingataff]

Graphtech don't show it on their site so maybe they don't make it anymore, but I have seen someone with an original Ibanez Edge fitted with the Ghost version of the Floyd Rose string saver saddles.

If it's a newer style Ibanez trem I think the cost of a one off custom piezo upgrade would be outrageous. A new guitar would be cheaper ;)

Or maybe look out for a Double Edge which Ibanez fitted on some models in the late 90s.

[Jonny]

Graphtech don't show it on their site so maybe they don't make it anymore, but I have seen someone with an original Ibanez Edge fitted with the Ghost version of the Floyd Rose string saver saddles.

If it's a newer style Ibanez trem I think the cost of a one off custom piezo upgrade would be outrageous. A new guitar would be cheaper ;)

Or maybe look out for a Double Edge which Ibanez fitted on some models in the late 90s.

There is an Edge Piezo but I'm looking at a sort of Gibraltar bridge with piezo.

[FELINEGUITARS]

The Ghost system works well
Johnny Mac hs one on his Lion and we have fitted a few others
Best version is in a tunamatic bridge - should work as a replacement to a Gibraltar surely?

[Jonny]

The Ghost system works well
Johnny Mac hs one on his Lion and we have fitted a few others
Best version is in a tunamatic bridge - should work as a replacement to a Gibraltar surely?

If the routing/filling job isn't that expensive then maybe so, Jonathan.