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- Fri Feb 24, 2017 5:00 pm
- Forum: Electronics
- Topic: Archtop Guitars: piezos or magnetic pickups, which do you prefer?
- Replies: 9
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Re: Archtop Guitars: piezos or magnetic pickups, which do you prefer?
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- Fri Feb 24, 2017 12:04 pm
- Forum: Electronics
- Topic: Archtop Guitars: piezos or magnetic pickups, which do you prefer?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14781
Archtop Guitars: piezos or magnetic pickups, which do you prefer?
I have been making pickguards for archtops for about 8 years and have experimented with piezo transducers (disc type) as well as magnetic pickups, mostly the "slimbucker" type, which fit all models except guitars with very low string clearance (1/2 inch or less). Some pictures of my work a...
- Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:31 am
- Forum: The "Try Something New" Challenge (Closed)
- Topic: Making a Stella Bolla Wine Box Guitar
- Replies: 4
- Views: 33950
Re: Making a Stella Bolla Wine Box Guitar
Sorry about that; I was thinking about Randy Roberts of Firefall and The Flying Burrto Bros.
Thanks anyway.
Funny story.
Thanks anyway.
Funny story.
- Wed Apr 23, 2014 6:10 am
- Forum: The "Try Something New" Challenge (Closed)
- Topic: Making a Stella Bolla Wine Box Guitar
- Replies: 4
- Views: 33950
Re: Making a Stella Bolla Wine Box Guitar
Thanks, Randy.
Very nice work and I'm a big fan of your music as well.
Very nice work and I'm a big fan of your music as well.
- Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:39 am
- Forum: The "Try Something New" Challenge (Closed)
- Topic: Making a Stella Bolla Wine Box Guitar
- Replies: 4
- Views: 33950
Making a Stella Bolla Wine Box Guitar
HI Everyone, I don't consider myself a luthier, although I have done a fair amount of heavy duty repairs including neck resets and rebracing archtops without removing the back or top. These days I make pickguards, pickups and piezo systems which don't require preamps and "plug and play" gu...
- Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:09 am
- Forum: The "Try Something New" Challenge (Closed)
- Topic: It might end up a Theorbo - Randy Roberts
- Replies: 11
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Re: It might end up a Theorbo - Randy Roberts
If you made it a little longer, you could add oars and row it...