Jack Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Hi all, I'm trying to get my hands on an Ibanez SRH500 that has a piezo pickup in the bridge, then some sort of preamp. Specifically it is what Ibanez call their AeroSilk system. With it being active, do I still need to worry about the input impedance of what it's plugged in to? The input of my wireless is only 900kohm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 If the piezo is already buffered, there's no need for an extra preamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambrook Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 It functions entirely as any 'normal' bass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 Thanks both. I don't actually have the bass in hand so can't test but nice to know it's doesn't need the really high input impedance of a piezo-specialist preamp. I have plenty of great gear that would work regardless, all the way up to the 10Mohm that my Countryman DI is, but I'd like to use my existing wireless > helix rig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 What preamp does it have? Will most likely be a variation on the old in house Cort preamp they put in their older piezo equipped basses which works really well, they used to slap a Fishman license on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 7 hours ago, lemmywinks said: What preamp does it have? Will most likely be a variation on the old in house Cort preamp they put in their older piezo equipped basses which works really well, they used to slap a Fishman license on it. They call it AeroSilk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Jack said: They call it AeroSilk. That looks quite interesting, seems like the piezo has its own little buffer preamp on a separate board before hitting the preamp, looks like it has individual trim pots for each saddle too. Means you could swap the main preamp out easily if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 It's not a high output. Can't give you numbers, just anecdotal evidence. But when I switch between basses it's one on which I have to increase the gain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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