How to integrate my Piezo into my Rig?

[Jerry Jim]

thanks for finally going back to topic!

Well, all in all: I should do it like this:

Silo Stereo Output (Magnetic/Piezo) -> stereo cable -> EBMM splitter -> Y-Switch -> guitar amp (with magnetic) and DI/PA (with piezo)

But THEN I have it like this:

Clean, Crunch and Lead PLUS Piezo
So I only can switch between piezo and magnetic, but i can NOT choose what EXACT channel of the guitar amp i wanna use. Know what I mean?
I want the piezo to be just like an additional channel, but I guess I have to work with midi, then, right?

another cool option would be to have actually 5 "channels" so it's just like this:

Piezo, Piezo combined with Clean, Clean, Crunch, Lead.
Any ideas how to realize this one?


thanks so much,
Jerry

[bkrumme]

Originally Posted by Jerry Jim

thanks for finally going back to topic!

Well, all in all: I should do it like this:

Silo Stereo Output (Magnetic/Piezo) -> stereo cable -> EBMM splitter -> Y-Switch -> guitar amp (with magnetic) and DI/PA (with piezo)

But THEN I have it like this:

Clean, Crunch and Lead PLUS Piezo
So I only can switch between piezo and magnetic, but i can NOT choose what EXACT channel of the guitar amp i wanna use. Know what I mean?
I want the piezo to be just like an additional channel, but I guess I have to work with midi, then, right?

another cool option would be to have actually 5 "channels" so it's just like this:

Piezo, Piezo combined with Clean, Clean, Crunch, Lead.
Any ideas how to realize this one?


thanks so much,
Jerry

OK, I think you may be making this too complex. YOu don't need the splitter AND the Y switch, just the splitter. So your signal chain would look like this:

Silo Stereo Output (Magnetic/Piezo) -> stereo cable -> EBMM splitter -> guitar amp (with magnetic) and DI/PA (with piezo).

You could add the Y switch and have it set up like a mute for the Piezo, but that adds another footswitch and it's a bit more complex. For a Silo, I would suggest the blend pedal like Spud mentioned. That way, you can control the amount of each signal going to their destinations.

Then all you need is a footswitch for your amp to switch between clean, crunch, and lead.

[Jerry Jim]

hey,

alright. I guess that sounds plausible.

And you would definitely suggest a EB blend pedal?!
I mean, they're obviously great, but at least here in germany pretty expensive...




PS: My problem was that i didn't get the blend pedal idea. I thought that it's just to fade the piezo signal addiotanally in, but it actually works kinda like a switch. Sorry dudes!

[Spudmurphy]

^

I can't promise but tomorrow I'll try and video my set up - that way it should clear everything up?