an unsuccessful experiment

Mike Perlowin · Post by **Mike Perlowin** » 3 Jun 2002 4:14 pm

I just put a peizo acoustic guitar pickup on my steel. It successfully picked up the vibrations of the strings, but it also picked up and amplified all the mechanical noise.

I have 2 lead guitars retrofitted with these pickups and wired for stereo (wth a mono switch for convenience) between the electric and acoustic tones, and I love the way they sound. On a lead guitar this is a great system, and I'm going to install it on all my other instruments including my non-pedal steel guitars.

But this is definately not a good idea for a pedal steel guitar. Too bad. If it had worked it would have been very cool.

Oh well..........

Chuck Norris · Post by **Chuck Norris** » 5 Jun 2002 1:49 am

Glad to see your back at it Mike!

Olli Haavisto · Post by **Olli Haavisto** » 8 Jun 2002 12:25 am

Hi Mike,
Good to see that you`re well !
I installed a saddle piezo on my Asher lap steel and it works real good !
One should never stop experimenting....

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Olli Haavisto
Polar steeler
Finland

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Post by **Joey Ace** » 8 Jun 2002 12:16 pm

One test is worth a thousand thories.

Thanks for sharing Mike.