LPboco Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 hey guys im plaiying on a norman protege b18 tobacco sunburst plugged in--and for some reason i can barely here the high e and b strings when plugged in--everything else is working fine-- could just be the mic placement or malfunctioning? thx ahead of time Connor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Connor, I'm confused. Are you using an internal mic or something? I didn't think those things came with a pickup system. Did you install one? -Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPboco Posted February 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 this model did actually come with the fishman(4T) pre-amp built in i didn't do any wiring or anything i changed strings this morning--and since then the 2 strings are barely audible compared to the rest when amped Connor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 It sounds like you've got a messed up piezo strip. I wish I knew what to tell you. I only know enough to be trouble. But if it's really worse now, that would make sense. Changing the strings is going to move the saddle around a good bit, and the pickup is right below the saddle. Hope out hope that someone smarter than me will come along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPboco Posted February 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 that would make sense--seeing as it worked perfectly right before the string change thx anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billm90 Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 taking a shot in the dark, I would agree with the posts about the piezo strip. if it has one??? It might have just shifted over a bit. I guess you could try and loosen the strings a lot and try to get the bridge lined up. only other thing I can figure, pull the strings, pull up the saddle and see if you can get it lined up right, or see the problem. The strip needs to be right under the saddle. It might just be in there at an angle. did you remove every string when you changed them, or did you do it 1 at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPboco Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 well i took them all out first then started one at a time but yeah that would make sense would it be okay just to plug in and then perhaps move the bridge till i feel it's sounds louder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billm90 Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 You could give it a shot. Good luck though. I have one that did something similar. with all the string tuned up it is pretty much impossible to move the bridge. all you can really do is push down on it and see if it makes better contact. In reality, if you want to get to the bottom of it, I would loosen the string pretty loose and see if you can get it all aligned before you actually have to resort to pulling the strings off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPboco Posted February 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 i'll give it a try thx alot Connor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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