Where to buy an individual piezo saddle?

[warwickhunt]

I have a Parker Fly bass with a dead E string piezo; it has been tested this morning and is defo an ex-piezo, deceased, shuffled off mortal coil etc!

I contacted Parker a few weeks back re. this and they just got back to me to say that basically they couldn't help and don't manufacture this bass any more and as such couldn't supply a replacement. I have a feeling it is a fairly 'stock' bridge-saddle piezo as it looks outwardly identical to my Bolin piezo saddle but I'm no closer to knowing the manufacturer (though I'm certain the Bolin is a Fishman unit).

Can anyone confirm the piezo type/make and/or recommend where I can get a replacement?

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Cheers.

[warwickhunt]

Update - the guy looking at the Fly for me has confirmed it is a Fishman unit... now to find out if you can purchase individual saddle units!

Anyone ever bought a single unit?

[Clarky]

Alan Cringean at ACG basses uses a lot of piezo pickups in his basses - maybe he could help out here?

[deepbass5]

Could try http://www.luthierssupplies.co.uk/ he should be able to advise even if he can't help

[deepbass5]

Mr Shuker may also be able to help you

[Owen]

I tried to buy the Bolin unit from Fishman and they just would not play ball. Have I mentioned that I loved that Fishman unit? Anyway, they said OEM only. It might be poss if a luthier buys it for you or you create a guitar company and contact them through your bespoke company email.

[Clarky]

I would be interested in the answer as I have toyed with buying an Ibanez Affirma and the piezo bridge, as I understand it, is often a bit rubbish. So if the piezo units could be replaced with modern equivalents it could sort the problem. Sorry if its a bit OT!

Edited January 7, 2012 by Clarky

[MarkBassChat]

Is it similar to this one: [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/abm_3710g_p_single_bass_piezo_g.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/abm_3710g_p_single_bass_piezo_g.htm[/url] ?

Mark

[Clarky]

[quote name='MarkBassChat' timestamp='1325948767' post='1490238']
Is it similar to this one: [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/abm_3710g_p_single_bass_piezo_g.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...ass_piezo_g.htm[/url] ?

Mark
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Good spot, they come in black and chrome too. Only problem is the housing is a different shape to that used by Parker so it wouldn't match, unless you could transplant the piezo 'saddle'

[ikay]

Piezos saddles need to be matched for output and frequency response. Mixing and matching from a different supplier would most likely result in an imbalance of volume and tone. If you can get a single saddle of the same type from Fishman that should be OK though. ACGs are generally fitted with Hipshot/Graphtech piezo loaded bridges. These don't match yours but it may be worth asking Alan if he can get a Fishman one on your behalf. Alternatively replace the lot with a set of ABMs from Thomann (these also use Graphtech saddles).

[MarkBassChat]

Have you asked here: [url="http://forums.parkerguitars.com/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=11"]http://forums.parker...asp?FORUM_ID=11[/url] ?
What about this one: [url="http://www.ibanez.com/parts/2001_parts/el-bass/Pix-Bridge.htm#MR24K"]http://www.ibanez.co...ridge.htm#MR24K[/url] (search for Part# 2BB1MRP2K)?
EDIT: it seems that this is not piezo saddle but I have a feeling that the one you are looking for is from Ibanez.

Mark

Edited January 7, 2012 by MarkBassChat

[warwickhunt]

[quote name='MarkBassChat' timestamp='1325971332' post='1490642']
Have you asked here: [url="http://forums.parkerguitars.com/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=11"]http://forums.parker...asp?FORUM_ID=11[/url] ?
What about this one: [url="http://www.ibanez.com/parts/2001_parts/el-bass/Pix-Bridge.htm#MR24K"]http://www.ibanez.co...ridge.htm#MR24K[/url] (search for Part# 2BB1MRP2K)?

Mark
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I searched the Parker forum and asked Parker direct but to no avail. The Ibanez one is defo different as the Parker is a Fishman unit, going to contact them Monday for price.