charliebrownie Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 I would like to add a piezo pickup to my LP Signature T and was wondering if any one has recommendations on which piezo system sounds the best on the LP? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 None of them sound best on anything. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Hello and welcome to the Forums! Member "Capmaster" is the man to be asked... He knows piezos well. Good luck... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Hello and welcome to the Forums! Member "Capmaster" is the man to be asked... He knows piezos well. Good luck... Bence Fact is that I own and play seven solid-bodies with piezo bridges, five stock as far as the piezos are concerned, and two with piezo systems added. All of the piezo systems including their active electronics are great. I wouldn't say though that I know piezos well - I operate only three different systems in total, and just one of them would apply to a Les Paul. This is what the following lines and pictures are about. My SG Supra features a Fishman Tune-O-Matic Power Bridge stock. There's a hole drilled and a cable canal routed for the wiring, but if I modified a Les Paul what I possibly may do in the future, I would file a gap into the bridge pickup ring and run the piezo cable there. Here's what came with my SG Supra: http://www.fishman.com/products/series/powerbridge/tuneomaticpowerbridgepickup.php http://www.fishman.com/products/series/powerbridge/powerchip.php The picture shows the short-shaft version. There's also a long-shaft version offered on the product page; this one applies to Les Paul guitar tops. I don't know where to buy a battery back like the one shown below - original Gibson picture -, but I think it would be the best solution: EDIT: You will also need a nine-pin stereo output jack. It can be bought from Fishman but at a fraction of the price from other vendors, too: http://www.amazon.com/Fishman-Switching-active-magnetic-pickups/dp/B0002E3772 http://www.stewmac.com/Pickups_and_Electronics/Components_and_Parts/Jacks/9-lug_Stereo_Jack.html Comment: My SG has a tube jack, neither required nor recommendable for a Les Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Looks like a great idea. Nice post Capmaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Forgot to mention that sacrificing one original tone control and using the hole for the Fishman Powerchip pot is the best way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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