see i dont play live often guitar for me has been a hobby. A way to relax and have fun i have in the past played a few live things with some friends of mine but nothing to a grand scale mostly coffee shops on friday nights just to get out and have some fun weather or not its worth it for acoustic songs i always bring my taylor. So the piezo might be a waste. Also because i dont have and acoustic amp i always mic the acoustic
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I'm in a similar boat, though I plan to get the piezo because I'm thinking that in the future I would like to do some home recordings, and to me it would be a lot easier with an electric guitar feeding directly into my computer instead of mic. my acoustic and making sure everyone in the house is quiet!!! 
koogie2k
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Foggy.....out of curiosity....which model are you looking to get? With all the ridicule about your "Custom Air Guitar", I can't seem to remeber what model you were looking to buy/steal/drool over/"aquire"/rent.........
I know it ain't the JP...you passed on the drunken Koogie offer!
I know it ain't the JP...you passed on the drunken Koogie offer!
puppyonacid
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I got mine with a piezo. I dont imagine using it very much but i figured it would always be nice to have that option. Plus, you can blend the sounds. Not only that, but (up to a point) it sounds like an acoustic but obviously still plays like an electric. So you can widdle away with an acoustic sound. I know a purist would hate that but its just another playing option. I have a decent acoustic and I think the piezo sound comes close. But for recording you'd probably always use an acoustic. But then again, I reckon (correct me if im wrong) John Petrucci used his piezo for the solo on solitray shell because he goes very high which might not be practical on a normal acoustic.
I think all in all it's just a valuable option. PLus, 1 thing i have used it for is..........ahem.........I set the volume on the piezo very low on the distotion channel so that a i get a very soft clean sound. Then at the flick of a switch i can go from a very soft acousticish sound to full blown overdrive without messing with footswitches or volume controls. It does work! Especially if you dont use tons of gain anyway
I think all in all it's just a valuable option. PLus, 1 thing i have used it for is..........ahem.........I set the volume on the piezo very low on the distotion channel so that a i get a very soft clean sound. Then at the flick of a switch i can go from a very soft acousticish sound to full blown overdrive without messing with footswitches or volume controls. It does work! Especially if you dont use tons of gain anyway
beej
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koogie2k said:I know it ain't the JP...you passed on the drunken Koogie offer!
Hahahaha!
koogie2k said:Foggy.....out of curiosity....which model are you looking to get? With all the ridicule about your "Custom Air Guitar", I can't seem to remeber what model you were looking to buy/steal/drool over/"aquire"/rent.........
I know it ain't the JP...you passed on the drunken Koogie offer!
Silo!
Don't get me wrong, I love the JP too! The best trems ever! Plus I can fly like a m.f-er on their fretboards!
I just like the pups better on the Silo (for my first EBMM anyways!)
Spudmurphy
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Going back to the original question "Is the Piezo worth it?"
Yeah - as long as the battery doesn't go flat!! Mine just did and I haven't got another one !!!!
Yeah - as long as the battery doesn't go flat!! Mine just did and I haven't got another one !!!!
Tim O'Sullivan
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I dont have the option on any of my guitars as I cant see that I would ever use it.
kbaim
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Spudmurphy said:Going back to the original question "Is the Piezo worth it?"
Yeah - as long as the battery doesn't go flat!! Mine just did and I haven't got another one !!!!
I believe these are somewhat easier to find than the guitars
Spudmurphy
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If only you could hear me laughing now!!
Yer absolutely right - problem is, I'm 2 days into buying an acoustic amp and the battery has gone flat on the piezo - I had no idea how long the battery would last.
So I got a new toy and can't really play with it. Ah what the hell - "LET'S CRANK UP THE MAGS !!!"
Yer absolutely right - problem is, I'm 2 days into buying an acoustic amp and the battery has gone flat on the piezo - I had no idea how long the battery would last.
So I got a new toy and can't really play with it. Ah what the hell - "LET'S CRANK UP THE MAGS !!!"
phatduckk
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the peizo option isnt anything id use if i played guitar in a band. i dont imagine myself in any type of band where the acoustic sound would be a requirement but it sure is nice to have for when im noodling around the house.
to me ... guitars and basses arent just a tool for "band stuff" ... its more of a general hobby. i like to play. play lots of random stuff, lots of it i suck at, but hell, its fun... and the peizo, to me, adds another dimmension to that
to me ... guitars and basses arent just a tool for "band stuff" ... its more of a general hobby. i like to play. play lots of random stuff, lots of it i suck at, but hell, its fun... and the peizo, to me, adds another dimmension to that
robelinda2
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Well i'm hoping the piezo will be great on my Axis Super Sport, bring on August!
