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Integrated tailpiece output jack
V-dub
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There was some discussion about these Integrated tailpiece output jacks a while back and I went ahead and designed one. It has a 1/8" input on the other end so I can remove the pickup and swap with magnetic ones as the situation calls for.
Pretty pleased with the look! Plug 'n' play with no new holes drilled into the guitar... though getting the wood insert out of the DR tailpiece is not as easy as I thought it would be, you definitely need to remove the tailpiece to do it, but I settled on the approach of putting a capo on the 3rd fret, slacking the strings, and unscrewing the tailpiece so I didn't have to restring.
I've been pairing this with a $5 Amazon piezo I found (with my own stylish wood grain duct tape "mod" over it) and to be honest, it sounds pretty great and minimizes futzing around with pickup setup before the gig.
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Brilliant. You run piezo through the Nux IR, right?
Could you use two sided tape to attach the jack assembly to the tail piece insert? Will your guitar fit into a case with the jack assembly mounted?
Did you make the piece that is glued to the insert with the jacks or buy it? thx
I designed and 3d printed it.
This replaces the tailpiece insert and slides in where the old one was.
See video here:
I don't think tape would hold very well since output jacks have to endure quite a bit of force. and yes it fits in a case, that's part of the idea of integrating it into the tailpiece.
Yup! With the Nux and my custom IR profiles, it sounds pretty spot on
Smart thinking there Vic. Great functional design which saves drilling or adapting a barrel jack to fit on a strap button or any of the other ways of attaching it to the guitar.
Brilliant! 👍️
Really cool idea and great realisation!