I'm guessing this is impossible (piezo content).

axisus · May 2023

Impossible and also a totally daft idea ...

OK, so many people hate piezo sounds. I'm not one of them, I like piezo sounds. I don't particularly think of it as an acoustic sound, more of its own thing. Anyway ...

I've wanted to get back to a piezo equipped guitar for some years now. My last one (Parker fly Deluxe) I gave away to one of my sons. I have had a Fishman powerbridge trem in my parts drawer for many years now, and I was planning on using that on my latest guitar build, however .... as is often the case with me, over the ensuing weeks of musing about the project it has morphed into something different. Specifically I am now making an aged guitar, and a shiny chrome 2 point trem won't look as good as an old 6 point one.

I've looked around online and nobody seems to to a 'vintage' trem with piezo. I'm just wondering (and here's the daft idea!) If I can bastardise a piezo trem (not necessarily the powerbridge) and repurpose the gubbins into a more vintage style trem - 6 point and ideally bent saddles?

I realise that everyone with say dumb idea, but I'm just wondering if it could be done from an engineering perspective.

Also, some people will say just use a pedal, but I'm not a pedals person, I'm only interested in built in.

Chance are that I will either use the powerbridge, or forget the piezo entirely for this guitar, but I thought I'd throw the question out ...