tonefreak1527
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i have a thin body classical that i love, whats the best way to electrify it so i can run it into my amp and play rock classical
pickup for a classical
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Zhangliqun
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Re: pickup for a classical
Nylon strings? Nylons are not magnetic so a magnetic pickup won't work. It needs piezo type pickups in the bridge saddles which would require some woodwork. That would make it technically an electric guitar but it wouldn't sound like a rock-n-roll electric, it would just sound like an amplified classical, and likely very dull with overdrive or distortion, no bite at all. You're better off playing classical rock on a straight-ahead electric.
Nylon strings? Nylons are not magnetic so a magnetic pickup won't work. It needs piezo type pickups in the bridge saddles which would require some woodwork. That would make it technically an electric guitar but it wouldn't sound like a rock-n-roll electric, it would just sound like an amplified classical, and likely very dull with overdrive or distortion, no bite at all. You're better off playing classical rock on a straight-ahead electric.
tonefreak1527
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Re: pickup for a classical
im doing it for the really dark tone it gives, and i'm the original luthier, so i can mod it to my hearts content as there is no warranty, and i'm customer service
im doing it for the really dark tone it gives, and i'm the original luthier, so i can mod it to my hearts content as there is no warranty, and i'm customer service
idsnowdog
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Re: pickup for a classical
If it's a nylon string you would need a microphone or piezo pickup. I have seen soundhole clip on microphones, gooseneck microphones that screw into the end pin and crescent shaped microphones that fit on the underside of the soundhole.
If it's a nylon string you would need a microphone or piezo pickup. I have seen soundhole clip on microphones, gooseneck microphones that screw into the end pin and crescent shaped microphones that fit on the underside of the soundhole.
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