RE: Re: funky vintage boxes..

["Liebig, Steuart A." <LiebigSA@Maritz.com>]

I use 6-string basses with a piezo film pickup under each bridge. This
is precisely to GET body resonances/squeals, etc. In addition to the
already mentioned body resonance, you can play the body like a drum or
play the strings behind the bridge or behind the nut (particularly
effective when used with fuzz). This can lead to some really incredible
industrial sounding loops or other mayhem.

So . . . piezos are recommended.

steuart

> ----------
> From:         Scott Bullerwell
> Reply To:     Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
> Sent:         Friday, January 30, 1998 1:46 PM
> To:   LiebigSA@maritz.com
> Subject:      Re: Re: funky vintage boxes..
> 
> gregor wrote:
> 
> > i've been wondering about Parker fly's (flies?) for a while... i
> have a
> bunch
> > o vintage guitars, but also have a Steinberger i use when precision
> is an
> > issue..but the lack of a headstock buggs me too much to use it live,
> hence
> > the Parker interest.
> 
> I like the overall feel and playability of Parker's Fly.  However, I
> found
> the piezo pickups made the entire instrument extremely microphonic and
> sensitive to handling noise, esp. the noise my admittedly ham-fisted
> handling of the vibrato arm generates.  Also, the piezos tended to
> squeal
> at modest volumes.  Apart from that: it's very lightweight, has a
> nicely
> resonant tone (with the piezos blended into the mag pickups), and
> stays in
> tune like crazy.  In that respect it's comparable to the Carvin
> Holdsworth
> (which would make a strong man cry, it's so sweet).
> 
> Scott Bullerwell
> Boulder, Colorado, USA
> tanelorn@dimensional.com 
> 
> 
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