Typically, the magnetic pickup output from your guitar runs to your guitar rig and the piezo acoustic output runs to the PA system or a dedicated acoustic guitar amp. Piezo-equipped guitars have either dual mono output jacks or a stereo jack, and a pickup selector switch on the guitar lets the player choose between magnetic tone only (your traditional electric guitar tone), piezo acoustic tone only, or both sounds at the same time.
These days, it’s very common to get an electric guitar with a piezo acoustic element installed under the string saddles, and this combination of magnetic and piezo pickups opens up a whole new world of musical opportunities. When the time was right, the player would just switch to playing his electric guitar. The idea was that the player wore his electric guitar, but stood behind the acoustic guitar stand and reached up to play the immobilized instrument during acoustic passages. For years, players used a special instrument stand to hold their acoustic guitar.
#Piezo pickup for electric guitar pro#
The topic of piezo pickups in your electric guitar is just one small component in the story of building pro rigs, but an essential one that is super easy for any guitarist to incorporate into their rig.īack in the ’70s and ’80s, having an acoustic guitar in your rig posed a special challenge: dealing with the transition from acoustic to electric guitar. The book provides an in-depth look at all aspects of designing professional guitar rigs, whether you simply need to switch between a pair of amps or you need to build a big rig with racks of effects, audio loopers and MIDI foot controllers, modeling amps, and more. The following is an excerpt from Modern Guitar Rigs: The Tone Fanatic's Guide to Integrating Amps & Effects, second edition, by Scott Kahn, published by Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing Group.
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