We finally bit the bullet and gave up on trying to update the old version of the shop so we are installing the latest version of Abante Cart and we will re-populate it with products. Unfortunately, this means that we will not be bringing over customer data and previous order data. We apologise for this,… Read More »
Following on from our articles on the Unbalanced piezo preamp and Guitar leads, buffers and true bypass we present a project to build your own JFET buffer pedal. The circuit is essentially the same as in the unbalanced piezo preamp with a few tweaks and may be built into a Hammond 1590B or similar stomp-box… Read More »
I had an enquiry about using the new unbalanced piezo preamp to buffer a guitar lead and I thought I would do a write-up on the low-down of buffering and bypassing. The basics of impedance and the effect of long guitar cables. When we talk about impedance, we are talking about resistance to the flow… Read More »
I’ve been looking at the design of direct injection (DI) boxes with a view to making a phantom-powered piezo preamp for a friend who has acquired an acoustic bass with a passive piezo pickup but doesn’t have a preamp for it. He’s tried plugging it straight into the mixer – but has experienced major tone-suckage… Read More »