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Re: Preamp for Piezo Pickup

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1/3/2000 5:39 PM

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 9:50 PM
Doc	The guitar was in fact a "Nitefly" (the no-frills version) and not a real "Parker Fly". The Nitefly has a stereo ouput jack, but inactive electronics. Sorry for the confusion. Doc

1/4/2000 1:03 PM

Re: Preamp for Piezo Pickup even with active electronics

I recently had to do a gig (as an angineer) where one of the guitarists sported a deep-bowl Ovation with full blown preamp. The funny thing was passive DI's would absolutely NOT work with this thing (no bass at all, and I've never had that problem before...), but an active DI OR one with a SHO in front would be fine.
I'm used to them little preamps being able to drive a passive DI (though it might cost you some tone, but hey, were talking live and dirty here), but this one obviously couldn't.

1/4/2000 1:04 PM
Mike Burgundy	Dang, I should know how to spell "ENGINEER" heh.

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