Piezo problem on an Axis Supersport

[KevinUK]

Hi there.

I am a confirmed Axis Supernut. I have two both are Supersport with Piezo bridge. one is a 2000 and suddenly the piezo circuit is unusable.

I have to say Music man customer service have been on the ticket for me but the guitar is in UK and Im in my French home so cannot deal with this urgently.

As soon as I engage the piezo circuit the only sound is a rasping noise like a pigeon farting, nothing else at all. I have substituted guitars on the same rig and my otehr one has no issues at all.

So I change battery to a new one No difference at all.

Has anyone else had this issue ?

Once again Music man have been on the case but what I do find strange is that if I take the guitar to their UK dealers they will only work on it if I send back the old PCB first. Odd ??

Input please from Music man lovers

 

[beej]

So my first thought would be power as well. Any chance the tabs in the battery box are bent and not making good contact with the battery? What if you open the compartment and push on the battery? If that fixes it, then you can manually pry the tabs back a bit, or put a bit of cardboard in the battery compartment to help push the battery in.

 

[DrKev]

As soon as I engage the piezo circuit the only sound is a rasping noise like a pigeon farting, nothing else at all.

What kind of pigeon?

Once again Music man have been on the case but what I do find strange is that if I take the guitar to their UK dealers they will only work on it if I send back the old PCB first. Odd ??

Normal. Music Man have always done it that way - new parts are replacement in exchange for the old part. Helps them troubleshoot problems for better reliability in the long run and prevents people claiming a part is bust, getting a new one, and then selling the old one.

 

[KevinUK]

thanks for input guys. and gals of course and any other species.

I get the warranty bit but my guitar is 25 years old and unless im wrong surely there cant be a warranty , can there.

BTW the pigeon comparator was a male one standard UK Pigeon.

 

[nervous]

the only sound is a rasping noise like a pigeon farting,

You know that there's a boutique pedal maker somewhere charging a lot of money already for a pedal that recreates this exact sound profile. And someone that holds it in high regard. Rumored to have been used extensively on early Norman Greenbaum recordings...