Forest Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 Hello I'm going to be doing my first guitar build soon using warmoth parts. I'm not going to have any mag pickups only a graph tech ghost piezo system. I have a number of questions about wiring it and am having trouble finding any information on wiring a system like this. I need to know if I need a volume and tone knib because I'd rather not have either if not necessary. Also do I need to ground the bridge, ferrules and strings (I'm using a strat hardtail setup). Anything else I should know? Thanks in advance. I know a little about electronics but am completely new to guitar electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 The Ghost saddles are designed to be paired up with a preamp of some kind. Doesn't the Ghost come with the Acousti-phonic preamp as a complete kit? No need to ground the bridge/strings if you're only installing piezo pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 1 hour ago, curtisa said: The Ghost saddles are designed to be paired up with a preamp of some kind. Doesn't the Ghost come with the Acousti-phonic preamp as a complete kit? No need to ground the bridge/strings if you're only installing piezo pickups. @curtisa, the ghost system does not come as saddles and preamp as a kit. They are separate. That being said, because the Ghost saddles are hex pickups, meaning each saddle is a pickup, a normal preamp will not work with them unless you make a harness to bring them all together as a single. Also balance between them must be thought of. Therefore the Graphtech Ghost preamp would be the best route, as this is designed for that setup. MK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Posted February 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2020 Sorry I should have specified. I am going to be using their pre-amp. It does come in a kit and looks pretty plug and play. Not having any potentiometer at all shouldn't effect anything right? Thanks for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted February 16, 2020 Report Share Posted February 16, 2020 You'll probably need to do some jumpering and bypassing in order for the piezo signal to make it through the preamp minus a volume pot, but it should be doable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Posted February 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2020 OK thanks! I was pretty sure it would be fairly simple 8 just wasn't sure if the system needed the resistance from the pot to function properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 May I ask why you would want no volume control? I know someone who bought a Fender accoustic that doesn't have one and I thought its a real pain in the neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 Yeah come to think of it I never use tone and hardly ever use the volume control but in that case a kill switch is a must Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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