Piezo question

xaxxat · #1 11-07-2011, 09:09 PM

I'm wanting to play around with some piezos. Does anyone know what kind of results I would get if I installed them in empty pickup shells, rather than mounting them on the bridge??

**line6man** · #2 11-07-2011, 10:02 PM

Piezos respond to vibration, NOT disturbances in a magnetic field, like magnetic pickups. You will get no output.

Shoewreck · #3 11-08-2011, 01:23 AM

Piezos respond to pressure, to be precise.

**line6man** · #4 11-08-2011, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shoewreck

Piezos respond to pressure, to be precise.

Yes, I've worded poorly, but in the case of piezo saddles, the pressure comes from the vibration of the strings.