Truckstop Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 Right, I'm planning for my build. I've already had some wick advice from Robbie (RIM) with regards to my thru-neck design and finishing and now I need some advice on something else! Basically, I'm really liking the look of Piezo pickups. I want to create a bass without an actual visible pickup on the front of the body and I've seen Piezo pickup'd basses achieve that look. But I have absolutely zero experiences with them. i've never played a Piezo bass and so I have no idea how the electronics part of it works. I'm also planning on having only 2 knobs, a volume and a tone as I won't be having more than one pickup to switch between Is it as simple as buying a 6-String Piezo Bridge, soldering it to a pre-amp, and then soldering it to a tone and a volume knob? Any help appreciated! Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil.i.stein Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 [quote name='Truckstop' post='1014539' date='Nov 6 2010, 05:35 PM']Right, I'm planning for my build. I've already had some wick advice from Robbie (RIM) with regards to my thru-neck design and finishing and now I need some advice on something else! Basically, I'm really liking the look of Piezo pickups. I want to create a bass without an actual visible pickup on the front of the body and I've seen Piezo pickup'd basses achieve that look. But I have absolutely zero experiences with them. i've never played a Piezo bass and so I have no idea how the electronics part of it works. I'm also planning on having only 2 knobs, a volume and a tone as I won't be having more than one pickup to switch between Is it as simple as buying a 6-String Piezo Bridge, soldering it to a pre-amp, and then soldering it to a tone and a volume knob? Any help appreciated! Truckstop[/quote] it should be, but retaining the bottom end will be your challenge. i await more experienced responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 I biult a bass with only a piezo pick up, I bought an Artec pick up and pre-amp, I just had to fit the strip under the bridge and plug in the pre-amp- no soldering. This one: I had tp make the body deeper than I'd planned because the pre-amp was the sort of thing that comes in an acoustic guitar, i needed the depth to fit it in. It has a three band eq. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 I was going to say probably an active EQ would be a good idea? I expect it'll sound very thin without a decent bass boost. Obviously you can do that on your amp though. But I'd go for an active EQ if it were me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=57703"]Bit of piezo bridge discussion and links to buffers here.[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 You can get full bass and a full range of tones from a good piezo. Go to the Rob Allen site for sound clips of piezo only basses. If you want a minimalist look you could use a stack knob for volume and tone. For no knobs at all, try slider controls on the top edge of the bass like electro acoustic guitars use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted November 8, 2010 Author Share Posted November 8, 2010 Loverly! Thank you all very much for your help. Loads of options there! Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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