Thanks for this. I might be 11 years late, but you are the first presenter to clearly show how to install a basic tone control. I don't need the 3 way switch but that's easy to dial out. I've been rummaging around in youtube for 3 hours to find this gem
It's a silver wash on the piezo ( p- et - zo ) material as you cannot solder to the ceramic crystaline material barium titanate . You need shielded multi strand wire for the out , even twisted pair commonly found is insufficient for shielding purposes but better than single strand equipment wire . Multi strand as fine and high a count as possible for signal transfer . Mine comes from an old Farfisa Organ and I choose the colour to match the guitar body . But you can buy the shielde stuff stripped out of aircraft over there , with the fireproof braid cover just in case your playing is really hot 🔥. Happy New Year !
Coating the entire back of the pot is overkill. I wish there was commentary on what wattage of iron used and other choices for materials, but other than that a great video, thanks for uploading!
High frequencies travel along the surface of wires. This is why audio cable is made of lots of fine wires; to provide more surface. Even if you like working with solid wire, it is better to use multi-strand.
I agree! Fantastic man! gracias!!! I'll do the same for my electric upright bass. One question.. Which would be the best capasitor??, I mean the measure. Sorry about my english Saludos from Perú!!!
Great video... I saw one video where the guy says to use a .047 capacitor, in one of your comments you say you use a .47 I have everything put together except the Capacitor.. which one should I use? .047 or .47? any help would be appreciated...
Great vid! Any tips on tinning the back of the pots? I seem to have cooked one because I can't seem to get the solder to take to the pot surface. Did you prep the surface by etching with sandpaper? Could mine have coating that needs to be removed. And what type of solder did you use? Mine is a rosin core but may be getting old if there's such a thing as a shelf life for solder. I have one more pot left and want to nail it this time. Thank You!
hello, thank you for this video, can you please tell me how to do this with using a 1 volume 1 tone and a 3 way box toggle switch, and 2 single coil pickups.
Thanks for the DIY tutorial. I have a set up for 2 Piezo's - and I'm wondering if there is a rule about where to place two piezo's in a CBG build for best effect. I could wire just the one, but somebody recomended I use two - and never told me where the best placement would be. I know with one piezo its best to set it under the soundboard under the bridge near the top string, but thats all I know. Any advice on the second piezo placement? - this is my 1st CBG build.
Big Daddy, I don't play guitar, in fact I have no sense of rhythm, but I love to build stuff. I would like to build guitars and amps to give away as gifts. Could you do a video on building an amp with say a 4 1/2" and a 6 " speaker in it? Electronics is one place where I less than excel. Is there somewhere that you have a list of parts for the piezo wiring? I love the fact that you did a demo video because I can follow that, but although I am able to follow construction (buildings) blueprints, I can't read or follow electronics blueprints. Thanks for any help you can give me.
if its just a piezo and volume in a biscuit tin how is it grounded, had small amounts of electricity coming of the tin, any advice would be helpful, good video thanks
Thanks for the note......I do have a question...... I get a buzz in my builds. Sounds to me like a graound wire. Other than that they sound great! Any suggestions? Probably a simple answer I'm sure. Thanks again. hope to hear from you. Steve
Any suggestions for getting rid of ground hum?. I have checked all solder joints with an ohm meter. They are good. Is there some kind of noise cap I could install. It works well just humming until I touch the cable end. I tried several cables, and I can plug in all 3 of my guitars in with no noise.
To get rid of that hum you basically need to ground the strings, that's most likely the issue here. Does the humming also stop if you touch the strings or the saddle? On electric guitars this is usually sorted by grounding the saddle or string holder. For a cbg you can basically do that in a couple of different was, either run a cable through the body and connect it/sold it to your saddle. I have a wooden saddle on one cbg so naturally I couldn't ground that one. I had to run a cable out the bottom of my cbg to connect it to my "string holder", ie the rivets that my strings run through. I am now ground hum free! Many cbg workers don't do this, might be because the playing style usually sorts out these issues, ie lots of playser lean their right hand on the bridge and/or mute the strings anway which eliminates the noise.
Hey man, I built a lap steel by myself. But I got a problem with the humbucker. Can you make a video with a humbucker instead the piezos? My system is the same with a 3 way switch, vol and tone. Thanks. By the way... the pickup is a mighty might motherbucker.
Question, how will it pickups register the strings if they aren't part of the circuit. [Don't you have to put a final wire leading from the grounds of the volume pot to the bridge completing the circuit through the strings? Btw, great video it help with how to do the switch wiring! 0w0
best way to do a stick is to route out a slot in the body right under the saddles. magnetic pups are easily installed but they do feedback easier. just something to be aware of, you probably wouldn't wanna throw a set of blackouts in one of these lol.
I don't know if you are still around But I have to ask before I do my first build. the pots have a certain value? And the capacitor what value is that. Excellent demo if I should say so. Umm I noticed that Mojo didn't reply to any of these posts. Can someone else answer please.
+Moby Dave 250k or 500k pots are common values for guitars. 500 for the volume 250 for the tone. common cap values are 0.022uF or 0.047uF. you can google for guitar wiring diagrams really easily if you need a visual. ;)
Its the core of any microphone.... and the piezos with leads are 10 for $7 on amazon.... www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FNIAE78/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00FNIAE78&linkCode=as2&tag=80bug-20&linkId=IQSSAOWZNJVFSTQB
could you show us how to wire a hot magnetic sound hole pickup and a "under the bridge " piezo together, using one jack? acoustic guitar. can you just wire the passive piezo to the jack? i realize doing it this way you loose the ability to blend the pickups, but the magnetic pickup being hot, would be the dominate, to me this is how you would blend it anyway. is this possible?
An Australian: Put some solder on the ends of the wires An American: OK what I'm gonna do now, is go ahead and put some sodder on the ends of the wires
The concept is exactly the same. just wire the controls the same but instead of piezos run the lead from the humbucker to the switch, and the ground to the volume pot.
Also please check out my website and tell me what you think....can't put the websit proper on this email ...won't let me . Buth the company is cottinpickinblues and it's followed by .com
pi·e·zo·e·lec·tric·i·ty [pahy-ee-zoh-i-lek-tris-i-tee, -ee-lek-, pee-ey-zoh-] Show IPA noun electricity, or electric polarity, produced by the piezoelectric effect.
Thanks for this. I might be 11 years late, but you are the first presenter to clearly show how to install a basic tone control. I don't need the 3 way switch but that's easy to dial out. I've been rummaging around in youtube for 3 hours to find this gem
i wasted a lot of time til i found your video...thanks a lot,dude !
Great professional learning video. Also hot glue tip is worth the price of admission. Thank you for sharing.
The hole time I was thinking, there is no way anyone could dislike this video, Andy was right! No one sis
Just wonderful!!!! very slow, compasionate, and simple to follow....Thanks so much.
Great video! You really explain this well. I feel very confident I can wire my first cbg now.
I really appreciate the teaching videos. Thanks so much!
Diggin the "Life's Been Good" in the back ground!!
Great video very useful Thanks for taking the time to make it.
FYI tip. Always use shielded wire. The less noise, the more fun! Also the XLR (Balanced version is amazing for signal to noise ratio.
It's a silver wash on the piezo ( p- et - zo ) material as you cannot solder to the ceramic crystaline material barium titanate . You need shielded multi strand wire for the out , even twisted pair commonly found is insufficient for shielding purposes but better than single strand equipment wire . Multi strand as fine and high a count as possible for signal transfer . Mine comes from an old Farfisa Organ and I choose the colour to match the guitar body . But you can buy the shielde stuff stripped out of aircraft over there , with the fireproof braid cover just in case your playing is really hot 🔥. Happy New Year !
Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺👍
Coating the entire back of the pot is overkill. I wish there was commentary on what wattage of iron used and other choices for materials, but other than that a great video, thanks for uploading!
Thank you for the tips Leyland, England !!!
Very nice tutorial. :) Thanks for sharing.
Love the Joe Walsh in the background!
High frequencies travel along the surface of wires. This is why audio cable is made of lots of fine wires; to provide more surface. Even if you like working with solid wire, it is better to use multi-strand.
thank u very much for your instuction u help me a lot!!!!
well explained step by step . nice one
thanks a lot
great video!
I agree! Fantastic man! gracias!!! I'll do the same for my electric upright bass. One question.. Which would be the best capasitor??, I mean the measure. Sorry about my english Saludos from Perú!!!
Great Job ... Thanks !!
Great video... I saw one video where the guy says to use a .047 capacitor, in one of your comments you say you use a .47 I have everything put together except the Capacitor.. which one should I use? .047 or .47? any help would be appreciated...
Great vid! Any tips on tinning the back of the pots? I seem to have cooked one because I can't seem to get the solder to take to the pot surface. Did you prep the surface by etching with sandpaper? Could mine have coating that needs to be removed. And what type of solder did you use? Mine is a rosin core but may be getting old if there's such a thing as a shelf life for solder. I have one more pot left and want to nail it this time. Thank You!
excellent explanation
Les Pile sounds like a rockin guitar, I think I'll make one ;)
I seen them in bulk, RS has them at $5 each! also I was looking for some that are more for bass. Thx bud
thanks a lot great video :D
hello, thank you for this video, can you please tell me how to do this with using a 1 volume 1 tone and a 3 way box toggle switch, and 2 single coil pickups.
Thanks for the DIY tutorial. I have a set up for 2 Piezo's - and I'm wondering if there is a rule about where to place two piezo's in a CBG build for best effect. I could wire just the one, but somebody recomended I use two - and never told me where the best placement would be.
I know with one piezo its best to set it under the soundboard under the bridge near the top string, but thats all I know. Any advice on the second piezo placement? - this is my 1st CBG build.
Great Job! What size capacitor is that and what K pots?
Big Daddy, I don't play guitar, in fact I have no sense of rhythm, but I love to build stuff. I would like to build guitars and amps to give away as gifts. Could you do a video on building an amp with say a 4 1/2" and a 6 " speaker in it? Electronics is one place where I less than excel. Is there somewhere that you have a list of parts for the piezo wiring? I love the fact that you did a demo video because I can follow that, but although I am able to follow construction (buildings) blueprints, I can't read or follow electronics blueprints. Thanks for any help you can give me.
Right by the neck to get a deep tone. works just like normal guitar pickups.
you'd have both running at all times. but you solder it both onto the right prong of the volume pot. and the ground to the back of the pot.
thank you
if its just a piezo and volume in a biscuit tin how is it grounded, had small amounts of electricity coming of the tin, any advice would be helpful, good video thanks
.047 is a standard tone cap value. You could even try .022
Good stuff! Can you tell exactly what kind of piezo this is?
What is the best size pots and tone cap for piezos thanks
@bigdaddysmojo What resistance were the pots you've used and what rating was the capacitor?Thanks
Can you use the same thang on the cigar box amplifier
Thanks for the note......I do have a question......
I get a buzz in my builds. Sounds to me like a graound wire. Other than that they sound great! Any suggestions? Probably a simple answer I'm sure. Thanks again. hope to hear from you. Steve
what kind of potentiometer did you use and the capacitor . and your video is pretty amazing :D
will the piezo work with nylon strings installed on a instrument? Thanks Tom
I have one of those piezos with the small keyhole shape. Would that produce a smaller signal?
And I figure we all know that we're talking about a piezo, it's not earthshaking important how we pronounce it.
I have watched this a dozen time... fantastic! Where can I find the piezos?
MBG Guitars has piezos.
Any suggestions for getting rid of ground hum?. I have checked all solder joints with an ohm meter. They are good. Is there some kind of noise cap I could install. It works well just humming until I touch the cable end. I tried several cables, and I can plug in all 3 of my guitars in with no noise.
To get rid of that hum you basically need to ground the strings, that's most likely the issue here. Does the humming also stop if you touch the strings or the saddle? On electric guitars this is usually sorted by grounding the saddle or string holder. For a cbg you can basically do that in a couple of different was, either run a cable through the body and connect it/sold it to your saddle. I have a wooden saddle on one cbg so naturally I couldn't ground that one. I had to run a cable out the bottom of my cbg to connect it to my "string holder", ie the rivets that my strings run through. I am now ground hum free! Many cbg workers don't do this, might be because the playing style usually sorts out these issues, ie lots of playser lean their right hand on the bridge and/or mute the strings anway which eliminates the noise.
@bigdaddysmojo Sorry, I meant for regular guitar pickups that are for in example stratocasters and les pauls.
Hey man, I built a lap steel by myself. But I got a problem with the humbucker. Can you make a video with a humbucker instead the piezos? My system is the same with a 3 way switch, vol and tone. Thanks.
By the way... the pickup is a mighty might motherbucker.
So this might be a stupid question but can you have two 2 pickups .. neck and bridge with there own volume and no 3 way switch ?
@bigdaddysmojo So you mean that there shouldn't be any humming if I ground the bridge?
What capasitor? any resistors?
Question, how will it pickups register the strings if they aren't part of the circuit. [Don't you have to put a final wire leading from the grounds of the volume pot to the bridge completing the circuit through the strings?
Btw, great video it help with how to do the switch wiring! 0w0
What size Cap did you use??
sir can i change the piezo with stick piezo on bridge and another piezo change into a single coil pickup?
best way to do a stick is to route out a slot in the body right under the saddles. magnetic pups are easily installed but they do feedback easier. just something to be aware of, you probably wouldn't wanna throw a set of blackouts in one of these lol.
@bigdaddysmojo
Thanks! I can now correctly build my guitar... once I get a job for the money. TwT
for a guitar like this, how many piezo's would you need? only two?
What wire you use? It is ok speaker wire?
what size capacitor?
Hello, there? Is it okay with 1 volume 1 tuner and no 3 way switch? how to connect it? Please???
your welcome
I don't know if you are still around But I have to ask before I do my first build. the pots have a certain value? And the capacitor what value is that. Excellent demo if I should say so. Umm I noticed that Mojo didn't reply to any of these posts. Can someone else answer please.
+Moby Dave 250k or 500k pots are common values for guitars. 500 for the volume 250 for the tone. common cap values are 0.022uF or 0.047uF. you can google for guitar wiring diagrams really easily if you need a visual. ;)
thanks
Moby Dave
no worries...good luck m8. :D
Where could I find a piezo? In which electronic device? I don't want to buy one
Its the core of any microphone.... and the piezos with leads are 10 for $7 on amazon....
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FNIAE78/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00FNIAE78&linkCode=as2&tag=80bug-20&linkId=IQSSAOWZNJVFSTQB
could you show us how to wire a hot magnetic sound hole pickup and a "under the bridge " piezo together, using one jack? acoustic guitar.
can you just wire the passive piezo to the jack? i realize doing it this way you loose the ability to blend the pickups, but the magnetic pickup being hot, would be the dominate, to me this is how you would blend it anyway. is this possible?
awwww man i been calling em penizohs damnit
Radio shack there marked as piezos transducer
An Australian: Put some solder on the ends of the wires
An American: OK what I'm gonna do now, is go ahead and put some sodder on the ends of the wires
The concept is exactly the same. just wire the controls the same but instead of piezos run the lead from the humbucker to the switch, and the ground to the volume pot.
Background Rory Gallagher ?
Joe Freakin' Walsh man,...Legend!!!
"Life's been good" Joe Walsh!
I heard more than one song in the background but I don't think I heard any Rory Gallagher. Time index?
Also please check out my website and tell me what you think....can't put the websit proper on this email ...won't let me . Buth the company is cottinpickinblues and it's followed by .com
pi·e·zo·e·lec·tric·i·ty
[pahy-ee-zoh-i-lek-tris-i-tee, -ee-lek-, pee-ey-zoh-] Show IPA
noun
electricity, or electric polarity, produced by the piezoelectric effect.
PeeZio?? Dude, they are Pie-Zo --- as in apple PIE and ZO with a long O -- PIE-ZO
oh and you didn't know what this video was all about!? you thought it was about baking?
Pi - Et - Zo
it's pronoinced Pee-ay-zo, not pee-zi-o. There is no 'i' after the 'z'.
actually they are pronounced pee-A-zoh
It's piEZo, not piZEos!
Aw, did somebody pizzeo in your Wheaties?
Good tips, but worst pronunciation of piezo ever.
Winky Dee Most people have trouble with that word. I say pee-eh-zo
Sounds good to me
Don't mean to be pedantic, but it's actually pronounced PEE-AY-ZO or PIE-AY-ZO.
What size capacitor did you use?