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Re: Preamp for Piezo Pickup

1/3/2000 5:39 PM
JoeArthur	Re: Preamp for Piezo Pickup I'm sorry... I don't understand something. The Parker Fly has a builtin preamp for the piezo pickup. Although I can understand the need to match impedances... isn't this already done on most guitars with piezo's with builtin pickups? I have an old Washburn with piezo's a Woodstock II model... no preamp, and it likes to see a higher impedance input. It sounds better. I also have a newer Ovation (builtin preamp) and input impedance doesn't seem to make a great deal of sound quality difference.

1/3/2000 5:39 PM

JoeArthur

Re: Preamp for Piezo Pickup

I'm sorry... I don't understand something. The Parker Fly has a builtin preamp for the piezo pickup. Although I can understand the need to match impedances... isn't this already done on most guitars with piezo's with builtin pickups?

I have an old Washburn with piezo's a Woodstock II model... no preamp, and it likes to see a higher impedance input. It sounds better. I also have a newer Ovation (builtin preamp) and input impedance doesn't seem to make a great deal of sound quality difference.

Replies:

Doc The guitar was in fact a "Nitefly" ... -- 1/3/2000 9:50 PM
Mike Burgundy Re: Preamp for Piezo Pickup even with active electronics -- 1/4/2000 1:03 PM