That's good so I don't screw things up too badly it's bad because you can fall down a rabbit whole that way. I assume Id connect the piezo elements in parallel to my preamp - thats what Ive seen people do when they have more than one piezo pickup in an instrument. I do tend to have brilliant ideas and then take two months researching and deciding what I want to do. This would take more wiring and setup on my part but it's only $2 more than the GFS preamp.Īlrighty, more research to do. Piezos are characterised by their non-linear dynamic response and this is partly where the infamous piezo quack associated with under-saddle pickups comes. This has the Schatten name behind it, no big hole in the guitar, and they have a wiring diagram for exactly what I want (piezo + magnetic pickup). By utilizing the separate blend control, the tone of the 85/15 pickups can also be combined with acoustic sounds through a single output. Cons are cutting a big ol' hole in the side of the guitar and questioning how good this could sound at a $38 price point.Īnother option is the Schatten MicroPre2 ( ).

Pros for this are a quick and easy install & setup and then having BMT+Presence, built-in tuner, phase switch. I've sent them an email asking if it would work with a standard electric guitar pickup. What I found was that they are inferior in sound and amplitude. It's out of stock right now but I'm in no rush. Ive tested variants of this pickup with several piezo-discs connected in series or parallel. And, while the piezo pickup does need the addition of a preamp, especially on acoustic guitars, it is a more versatile choice and can work on a greater number of guitars, stringed instruments, and with a variety of string configurations. Guitar Fetish has one designed for piezo + condenser mic or soundhole pickup. Piezo pickups are a great solution for creating a warm, clean sound on both your acoustic and electric guitars. So if I want to spend some money, a pre-amp with blender already in it might be the way to go.

Piezo pickups in parallel