Wiring two dobro pickups to stereo out
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 10:08 pmHello all, I've been playing around with amplifying my dobro and I think I've landed on an affordable solution which works well for me at gigs. I have a barcus berry magnetic pickup under the strings and a cheapo piezo pickup on the body. Each goes to a dual channel preamp (like this one http://kksound.com/products/dualchannelpreamp.php) and the mixed mono signal goes to my amp. Works quite nicely - the piezo gives a lively resonator sound and the magnetic pickup adds body and presence. When balanced carefully I get a very dobro-y tone with little feedback compared to micing up. Seperately the mag pickup is too lap-steely and the piezo is too hollow sounding - but together they really work.
Having tested this a few times with everything taped on, the next stage is to install the two output jacks (and the piezo itself) inside the guitar. Preferably I'd like to wire the two pickups to a single stereo jack and then use a stereo-to-two-mono cable into the dual preamp. My question is about wiring. Do I wire both grounds to the sleeve lug and then each hot wire to tip and ring respectively? Also can anyone recommend a specific jack for this purpose? Would I have problems with a fancy end pin jack, bearing in mind the dobro's tailpiece?
Many thanks,
Jonathan
Having tested this a few times with everything taped on, the next stage is to install the two output jacks (and the piezo itself) inside the guitar. Preferably I'd like to wire the two pickups to a single stereo jack and then use a stereo-to-two-mono cable into the dual preamp. My question is about wiring. Do I wire both grounds to the sleeve lug and then each hot wire to tip and ring respectively? Also can anyone recommend a specific jack for this purpose? Would I have problems with a fancy end pin jack, bearing in mind the dobro's tailpiece?
Many thanks,
Jonathan
