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Originally Posted by guitar ed  I just bought a Lynx pup off eBay, $35 w/ shipping. So what do I do now? I was thinking, before I bought this, that I would build another bass with a Hipshot based piezo bridge from Graphtec.
The piezo idea still resonates, but would I do it as a SB-1? Or mix in a new split coil MFD pup? |
A modern Split MFD, such as in the SB-2, probably wouldn't be a good mix with piezo. More like over-powering in a Transformers kinda way.
I think a Lynx mini-bucker and piezo would be cool if the electronics worked out.
WRONG! NO, NO, NO! Jim's right - the Lynx is SC.
I think an
El Toro mini-bucker and piezo would be cool if the electronics worked out. Reason? The native quietness of the humbucker would allow the piezos to shine. Single coil noise could hide them a bit.
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And body wood? I would like a 'hog bodied bass, as I have ash & alder already. I think that maple would be too bright for me.
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Mahogany would be nice if you can kind a light one.
If your expectations of piezo on a solid body bass is something leaning toward an acoustic sound, you'll be disappointed. They'll add sizzle & a percussive thump to the magnetic sound, but will probably be a bit anemic on their own. I have piezos in my Bongo 5HHp and that's the way they work on that platform. Others have said similar things about other platforms. Not at all a "woody" tone.
Ken...
