Piezo J

[whyachi]

This project inspired me to start planning my next Warmoth.. a chambered J bass with a piezo. I was thinking of using nylon tapewound strings with it for more of that acoustic sound, but I'm curious if a piezo-only bass will work as well as that guitar. I also considered throwing a Nordstrand Fat Stack in the bridge (no neck pup) and just using standard strings to improve functionality a bit, but that would take a way a bit from the acoustic bass sound.


I'm just trying to catch some of the ideas bouncing around in my head and get them typed up before I lose them. I've been hitting YouTube but came up empty handed
when looking for piezo-only bass clips.


Also, does anyone know of a cream soapbar cover for bass? Carey said Nordstrand doesn't supply cream covers but if I send him once he'd build a Fat Stack to go inside it.

 

[TBurst Std]

Here's a thread on a piezo bass.
Maybe reach out to that memeber?
http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=6342.0

 

[whyachi]

I read that one and that is much like what I have in mind, but while he's described the sound he hasn't posted any clips.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

In the end, it will not make your bass sound like an acoustic.  For most audiences, the nostalgia and personal-ness of a living room or camp fire is what is conveyed in the visual sensation of the acoustic guitar.  Even if you bass sounded like an acoustic guitar, it would still look like an electric.  While that may be the point, it would be lost on non-musician audiences because the body isn't ginormous with a sound hole.  FWIW, if the attack and EQ are varied for the acoustic setting, an electric bass can fit the bill just fine.  Also, there are many acoustic guitar amps and electric guitar amps, but not nearly as many acoustic bass amps.  A lot of acoustic bass or upright players use electric bass rigs anyway, which tells me amplifying the instrument in that frequency is similar enough regardless of electric or acosutic.