https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/changed-strings-on-acoustic-electric-and-electronics-died/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:25:24 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/changed-strings-on-acoustic-electric-and-electronics-died/#post-281546 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:21:34 +0000
Well, its one of two big problems.

1. Like Sean posted, changed strings and now there is a random loss of signal. Even with fresh batteries. There is an onboard tuner which when engaged flashes green...that never fails (unless of course the batteries are dead) so I know there is juice going into the system. When the signal ceases there is an audible ....hmmmm...how to describle it....its not a hiss or fuzz, more like the "airy" sound of having stereo speakers turned to max but without music. :roll:

When the signal does work I notice that if I tap the bridge at the 4-5-6 strings its very loud, but at the 1-2-3 almost non-existent (on board eq doesn't alter this disparity). When working the whole guitar is massively bass heavy (yet nicely balanced unplugged).

2. The second main issue...is feedback. I play in a church worship team and all the instrumentalists use IEMs and all go straight to a PA (no onstage amps, etc.). The only stage monitor will be one single monitor shared by 3 vocalists. I will stand nowhere near that monitor and the slightest tone off of anyone on that stage will cause my guitar to generate feedback (the keyboard will play...and I can feel my bass strings begin to vibrate, which is picked-up by the pickup, when working!).

The guitar is useless live. I don't know what is wrong, whether I can fix it myself or take it for service. If is too expensive, I mught just convert the fixing $ to $ for a Variax Acoustic 700. Dunno why, but I love those...

Thanks for any tips/advice!
F]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance forresal https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/changed-strings-on-acoustic-electric-and-electronics-died/#post-281546 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/changed-strings-on-acoustic-electric-and-electronics-died/#post-272459 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:27:54 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance TRGuitar https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/changed-strings-on-acoustic-electric-and-electronics-died/#post-272459 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/changed-strings-on-acoustic-electric-and-electronics-died/#post-272043 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:33:41 +0000 slide out the compartment that holds the batteries in the preamp/tuner.
if there are little metal connectors that can be bent out a bit, try that.

otherwise it may be as was suggested earlier.
sometimes these piezos are attached with a double sided tape and you can reach into the soundhole and firmly press it back into place.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance TwistedLefty https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/changed-strings-on-acoustic-electric-and-electronics-died/#post-272043 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/changed-strings-on-acoustic-electric-and-electronics-died/#post-272039 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:30:50 +0000
Did you take off all the strings at once? Sounds like you may heve dislodged your piezo pickup from under the saddle.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance seanwagner https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/changed-strings-on-acoustic-electric-and-electronics-died/#post-272039 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/changed-strings-on-acoustic-electric-and-electronics-died/#post-272037 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:12:16 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance TRGuitar https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/changed-strings-on-acoustic-electric-and-electronics-died/#post-272037 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/changed-strings-on-acoustic-electric-and-electronics-died/#post-29060 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 07:36:34 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance seanwagner https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/changed-strings-on-acoustic-electric-and-electronics-died/#post-29060