Takamine Acoustic Guitar Piezo Repair

Takamine Acoustic Guitar Piezo Repair
Today I am fixing the Piezo on the Takamine - I was going to record something for a Corporate event, wanted to use this guitar and it was not working. I go through the identification of the issue here and how to repair it. Again is the way I do things, does not mean you have to do it that way but just in case you encounter that same issue in one of your puppies.
Hope you like it!

[@paulwhitworth6118]

This video helped me so much! I was restringing my Ovation Celebrity and removed the Piezo pickup so I could take out one of the shims to lower the action. The parts of the pickup fell out and I replaced them incorrectly. I could not figure out why the pickup wasn't working. Your detailed video helped me put it all back together and now all is working as it should. Gracias Cesar!!!!

[@wanesweb]

First of all you've eliminated my fear of taking my guitar a part. secondly I totally understand the way it works now and most of all I think you have solved my problem. I can't wait to take my guitar apart I'll let you know how it works. great job thank you

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks to you for watching, Wayne! I am sure it's going to work! Good luck and let me know!

[@texasdeeslinglead2401]

I'm looking through the comments , and I don't see anyone giving this guy a hard time over his accent. but I do see lots and lots of gratitude for the awesome video. thanks

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks for the comment - Not quite clear about the meaning of your observation but anyway, thanks for watching my video. Welcome back anytime!

[@ivanbrzezinski4177]

Excelent. It not only explains how to do the repair, but does it in a simple and easy to understand and execute the job. Thank you very much. Your Spanish accent is not a problem at all. Congratulations!

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much!

[@Marty3317]

Thanks for showing how to fix the problem. It’s exactly what my takemine bass was doing.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Happy it was useful!

[@jimlytleworks]

Awesome communication. I would put painters tape on the guitar top if it was an expensive model. You are generous and a teacher at heart.

[@jambodjembe]

Excellent video. The instructions are clear, the pace is perfect and thankfully there is no annoying background music. Many thanks for sharing.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much for such a nice comment!

[@eastcoastman8082]

Thank you you fixed my problem and please don't worry about what people think about your accent most of them are just jealous and trying to see what you know and to see if you know more than they do and evidently you do that's why they want to make fun of your accent because it's the only thing they can find wrong with your video but I understand you clearly thanks again

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks to you and thanks for watching!

[@BigManator]

Thank you!!!! I was changing thr Strings on my guitar and pulled out the saddle to clean the bridge more easily. When I did that, it completely fell apart. I tried putting it back together but the pickup didn't work. No google search could help me. It was until I found your video that I learnt the white thing has to go UNDER the copper thing.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Glad it helped!

[@celestinobarruga6046]

no problem about your accent....its very,very clearly and easy to follow when you are giving your instruction...your right most of the problem with the acoustic/electric guitar is the pick up assembly ,, poor connection and sometimes we called it factory or human error...thank you very much for this kinds of friendly tutorial...and now ,,, ill never be afraid of taking my guitar incase there is a trouble like this...

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so so much for the nice comment!

[@roddylopez808]

I love that spanish accent. My grandfather was from Spain. And I love guitars. You are awesome my friend.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much for the nice comment and watching my videos! Welcome back anytime!

[@dalepal]

This should be very helpful for anyone having problems with their piezo pickup. I like your method of troubleshooting the problem and finding the solder joint problem then how to fix it.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks Dale - It was disappointing when trying to record and the guitar was not sending any sound to the amp... so I decided to shoot a vid about it. Happy you liked it and thanks again for watching and commenting!

[@2255maria]

Hi Cesar. The electrics on my faithful old Np15c just packed up. Years before youtube I would have taken it to someone else to fix . I'm glad to say I have now found the problem myself thanks to your video and now I just have to get the soldering iron out. I'm now going to look at another of my guitars which also has electrical problems. You are a fantastic teacher and a top guy. Thank you so much x

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Hey Maria! Thanks so much for such a nice comment! I hope all will be well with your guitars! Cheers from Miami!

[@BluesDoctor]

My friend, you helped me solve my problem to repair a piezo on my Ovation. I am very grateful that I can play now. Reverb makes me sound better than I am, lol... Ignore the people who would complain about the accent, I doubt they can speak more than one language. I had no difficulty understanding every work you said. I clicked the like and subscribed, very best wishes to you.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much for watching and for the sub, really appreciated. Happy it was useful for you. And thanks for the comment about my accent...cheers!

[@sotirzvanidjubre4109]

People with accents are people who speaks at least 2 languages and one on those 2 they speak perfect.

[@harrylime5147]

The best, most to the point video about the Takamine pick up I have found. The action on my guitar was too high, so I took the bridge out and discovered there were shims that I was able to remove rather than sanding down the bottom of the saddle/bridge. My self created problem was, I did not pay attention exactly where the shims came from under the metal trough holding the bridge, or from under the bridge itself over the pick ups connections inside that metal trough. There were two White nylon/plastic shims and a fiber shim.I didn’t know if that fiber piece came from inside the pick up itself or under the pick up.. Now I know. Thank you very much for this detailed video. By the way, removing those tapered shims from under the pick up/saddle, brought my action down about 1 1/2 mm, exactly where I wanted it.. The action at the 8th fret/string clearance from the top of the eighth right to the bottom of the. low E is now 2.5mm

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much for sharing your experience with us and for the nice comment. I a happy seeing that what I do can help.

[@camp0017]

Actually, sanding down the bottom of this saddle will ruin it (contrary to every other saddle) - it is shaped in such a way that any deflection from the factory shape will deteriorate contact with the pickup and some strings will either not sound at all or be quieter than the others.

[@jcstevegigs]

Now I finally know how to say it..."peeaaaayzo!" I've been saying it wrong for 30 years. Great video - very enjoyable to watch

[@alexmarkowski3859]

Excellent! Thanks for the look inside. I am trying to fix a problem where my High E does not play through the pick up. This look inside has given me some idea what may be wrong.

[@guitarstruggles3140]

Great job Cesar! You have my favorite accent on all of KZbin! Cheers my friend!

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks Bill - as I said to Simon the comments about my accent don't annoy me, on the contrary. But there was a very nasty comment that I had to delete...;-)

[@dongillette]

I've gone insane the past 3 weeks looking for a video or any info on the buzz/cutting out coming from my 1989 Takamine FP360S's Parametric Equalizer. I was about to take it to a luthier here in Nashville (there are only a million of them) when I decided to reach inside the guitar and check the connections. First cable I touched was connected to the EQ by a Hosa-style mini-male plug and I got all kinds of static from the amplifier when I touched it. On a whim, I loosened the strings, unplugged the cable from the EQ, and shot the female part with electronics cleaner. 3 minutes later, I plugged the mini-male cable back into the pre-amp, plugged the guitar back into the amp, and I'm back in business. I'm guessing dust, gunk, bourbon, smoke, etc. over the last 28 years needed loosening up.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much for sharing! I am sure your feedback is going to help many folks going through the same thing....

[@TheScully55]

Thank you.... I have a EG523SC and the output was 'crackling', so I followed your lead, and removed everything and a cracked solder joint was my problem at the output. All good now. As for your accent.... "what accent; I don't hear no stinkin' accent".... they're all jealous Cesar.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Heheheh Thanks so much! Happy to know it was useful. BTW - ladies love the accent LOL

[@cmabrigo5871]

My guitar problem was also with the pickups but my pickup is different from yours but it still helped me a lot by understanding how it works. Like tapping to see if there’s any sound, all in all I was able to fix mines using this video even tho my pickups are different.

[@georgewocosky]

I'm glad it was a simple fix ! * Better to have a small connection problem than to have a major component failure , * especially if that component is sealed . . . or from a proprietary source that is unavailable ! ! ! Well done ;)

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks for the comment ! Yes...for a moment I thought it was the preamp...but thank God it was just the Piezo. Great to see you here!

[@Toni56.]

Well done Cesar, as you know I like to follow you, in particular when you show this nice MacGyver solutions. "You are the best" 👍👍

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks for the nice comment! heee McGyver lol!

[@eagle49]

you did a fantastic job of explaining your every move and I'll watch once more before I do my own. Pickup doesn't work over G-B-E strings. on used guitar I bought. I tried putting piece of aluminum across piezo but that didn't work.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Hello! Thanks for watching! Try putting a thin piece of paper underneath the piezo so it pressure the piezo against the saddle.... good luck!

[@brianbasile1973]

I am having that same issue...were you able to fix?

[@eagle49]

@@brianbasile1973 I cut a couple of strips off a THIN pick and put them inside the bridge to lift the piezo closer to strings but now I can't hear G as much as the others. I'll eventually but a new Piezo for $10-15 and use that. They plug right in to wire in sound hole. Good Luck.

[@RandySchartiger]

Very good work Cesar! This will help a lot of people who have problems with their piezo, a good video on how to get it working again. Very good stuff my friend!

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Many thanks Randy, coming from you means a lot to me. I hope all is good there - Yesterday we saw the disaster while watching CNN cable here,,,say safe please!

[@motogitmo3655]

Thank you so much! The step by step is so clear and detailed. You really helped me a lot here.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Glad it helped!

[@RGalindoM]

Fue de mucha utilidad tu video ya que mi guitarra es una Ovation y son del mismo fabricante. Al ajustar la altura del puente y volver a armar, ya no obtuve señal en el amplificador ni en el afinador, por lo que sospecho que algo desprendí. Voy a revisar que todo esté haciendo buen contacto y que no haya yo desoldado algo. El puente tenía dos aumentos de baquelita debajo y se los retiré para bajar la altura delpuente. No tuve problema con tu explicación en inglés, ya que yo lo hablo. Pero ya que eres bilingüe, recomendaría exponer tu video en español y luego poner la traducción con subtítulos en inglés, así aumentarías tu audiencia, visitas y recomendaciones. Saludos desde México.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Gracias y tengo el feedback em cuenta. Me alegro de que haya sido util!

[@lundsweden]

I have a Applause (cheap Ovation) guitar with pretty much the same issue, and very similar passive piezo pickup mounted in the same position.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks for watching!

[@iroffman]

I wish I saw this before I took my saddle apart. It took a while but I found all 6 crystals, one on the floor and one actually inside the guitar. LOL! Great video!

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Happy if you liked it! When the piezos are the "open" type one must be really careful with the " crystals"...If you watch my videos on the SLG's ( The Yamaha Silent Guitars ) you will see they have enclosed piezos... Thanks fro watching and welcome back anytime! The channel is full of covers, demos, set ups...I hope you enjoy!

[@michaelmacareno4712]

I had this while driving and the honking in the begging had me thinking it was coming from the cars around me hahah.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

LOL

[@alokebanerjee1990]

Thanks a lot man .... I cured my pickup issue by watching this video .... Cant express my gratitude in words man .... thanks a lot .....

[@Bywoner]

Very informative - thanks. And you have just proven that someone with a foreign accent can speak perfectly good English, in fact, probably better than that of your critics.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much for the nice comment! Happy you found it useful. And my accent - girls love it too so I am ok 👍

[@Bywoner]

I watched your video to get info for the problem I am experiencing, which is a dead or dull spot on the high E strings on my 12-string. Do you have a video for that?

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Not quite sure I understand well your issue...

[@Bywoner]

When I arpeggiate the strings while amplified, the high E string pair plays at a much softer volume than the others.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Ok now I get it. It can be the piezo is not close enough to the saddle. Put a thin piece of paper underneath the piezo so it pushes against the saddle. I have a video where I show the piezo on the Yamaha SLG200S and you can get the idea...

[@LogonBob]

I know this is old now but still timely and just seeing how it comes apart was useful. My Ubass just quit, Passive version no Preamp or EQ. Somehow the 2.5 mm jack unscrewed itself and the tiny center wire unsupported broke. Soldering that tiny wire ( yeah for magnifying glasses ) was a fun job but it all Ohm'd out with no shorts and back in business.

[@jvargas45]

Thank you so much for this video. It helped me to fix my Takamine working bad with my Hartke ampli!

[@richardleemusic]

Genius! Thank you for the brilliant video.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Glad it was helpful!

[@PipeCat1965]

That is a CP100 piezo, the same one my Ovation Celebrity uses. And I had the exact same problem, to a tee. Same fix. Nice.

[@MartinJG100]

This is excellent. I have just bought the Mahogany model but the action was too high so I had a look and found three plastic shims underneath the metal Piezo base. Thought I might have to file down the saddle which is a relief. After refitting it, the D-G-B-E strings were not being picked up clearly so I thought I had done something terrible even though I was extremely careful. Thanks to your video, I now realise the saddle was not fully inserted into the metal base which was causing a poor contact. Many thanks - PS The Spanish accent is just fine :)

[@thecelt5831]

Wow!!!!! THANK YOU! Although my problem is a bit different, you have given me the idea on how to approach the problem. My issue is that the high E string is not coming through at all. The other 5 are perfect. Now.... let's see if I can fix this.

[@antonioalmeida8099]

Olá Cesar -eu entendi bem teu inglês e teu castelhano. Sou português !! Muito obrigado pelos ensinamentos , parabéns pelo modo de trabalhar simples e eficaz. Entendi agora um problema de minha Takamine e já sei como irei resolvê-lo. Muito Obrigado. Muchas gracias ! Saudações António Almeida -Porto

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Obrigado Antonio! Me alegro que te haya servido! Gracias por ver mis videos!

[@philipchaplin116]

You absolute dude. Just found this to be the issue on a vintage ovation I am about to sell. Just need to peel off a bit more cable to re-solder back on to the outside of the saddle. Certainly hope it will work. Haven't used a solder iron in prob 25yrs though lol

[@philipchaplin116]

Job done. Was both the saddle & input jack that needed attention. Saddle was a bit of a pain in the arse to get it done good, but a few hrs of back & forth tinkering & it's all good. Emergency over, can ship it off confident...& relieved..that I put it right,ready for the next owner. Thanks again for this vid.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Happy to see it worked, man! Thanks for watching!

[@oscarguajardo9268]

Hey thank you I got my guitar Jack adjusted just by watching your video so helpful good trick to hold the Jack from the inside

[@marthadelcastillo2551]

Your video has been the MOST HELPFUL so far. Question: if I try to "patch" the wire to that "prung" [I don't know the name but where the jack goes in], will it blow it up? Because the are 3 prungs but only 1 still has the wire attached. Does it have to be a "specific" positive or negative prung? It was just SO EXCITING to heaar my guitar with reverb! Thank you.

[@maurice3chordskid456]

Muchas gracias por su video Cesar! I have a ground problem with a pre owned Takamine N20, i got since 2 months. Today i found out, it had a huge hum when connected to an amp i bought yesterday. I have tested the amp in the store with my N20; no humming or weird sounds. At home i have all of a sudden this earthing problem?! The piezo works fine. The humming disappears when I touch the jack input. Gonna check it out, the way you did. Maybe a bad connection? Let’s find out!

[@mattisstordalen]

Thanks for this! I had the exact same problem, and now my guitar is working fine again!

[@philpjm6659]

First of all although you have a strong Spanish accent, your English is exceptional and spoken like a native. Secondly I have a Takamine EAN 60C with a CTP 1. It shows a red light but the tuner is no longer working and when put though an amp it was absolutely dead. Do you think it's the CTP1 or the pick up under the bridge? A new replacement preamp is very expensive. What other options do I have for either a new pick up and preamp. Obviously I don't want to be left with a big hole in my guitar. Thank you.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks for the nice comment! Try the Piezo first....it is relatively rare that the preamp fails...I am mostly betting it is the piezo ( under saddle ). There are many many alternatives in Ebay/Amazon....

[@Friedsan]

no sabia que el piezo estaba debajo del puente...al pte de mi bajo electroacustico le puse un clavito acostado para levantar la cuerda g que se habia bajado mucho y ahora no me suenan las dos cuerdas del medio cuando conecto el bajo al amplificador.....a desarmarlo de nuevo...gracias cesar!

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Seguro que lo arreglas...dime cómo va! Gracias a ti!

[@Friedsan]

Cesar Blues Guitar Arreglado! :-)

[@mickaelbolan3696]

your vidéo is very good and your accent is not a problem thank you very much

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much for the nice comment and for watching my videos!

[@catoliconoel]

amazing video Cezar! just what I needed the most. same problem that I encounter with my takamine PT106.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@UldisUlmanis]

Excellent vid ! Thanks to you I managed to repair my piezo.

[@ngonguyen-bg5hi]

thank you so much for sharing this , this is extractly what I need now, my EQ Met-B12 suddenly got the same issue 2 days ago , Im going to fix it but dont know where to start , now I can check it step by step as u did . Hope that work for me. Thank you very much :)

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much to you for your feedback, for watching my videos and commenting. Happy if it is useful!

[@alamosabill201]

A fine and dandy job Sherlock, well detected and the best accent on the tube. 🎸 👍

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks Simon! Hahahaha - The comments about my accent do not annoy me - but there was someone using ugly words so I deleted the comment :-) Good to see you around!

[@bassman4503]

I could understand every word! "Brilliant"

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much for watching and for the nice comment!

[@mcpmcp100]

Very good video , with one of the best instructor

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much for the nice comment and for watching my videos!

[@EarnestJrMeade]

I'm English and yo hablo un poco Espanol, y my Spanish accent is probably funny sounding! 😁✌ But your video was very helpful and understandable! Y mucho gracias mi guitar amigo!!

[@CesarAllGuitar]

De nada! Great Spanish Skills! Well done !

[@phillipgreen6203]

Excellent video and very well explained. Thank you. It is good to know how things come apart as lack of such knowledge can often be expensive! By the way, I love your accent. Muy bueno gracias!

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Muchísimas gracias ! Thanks so much for watching and commenting and glad if it helps!

[@crearobotics8489]

En ingles y español se entiende perfecto! Gracias por la ayuda. Me funcionó

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Gracias!!

[@BenjaminVallejera]

Thank you!!! i've been wondering why my takamine's not working when i'm using my amp. :( i was about to get this to a guitar tech. :) will try this one. Thanks a lot!!!!

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Glad I could help! Thanks!

[@cmb76cmb]

Great video! You definitely gave me the confidence to try fixing my guitar on my own. And yes, your accent is awesome as well! Great job and thank you for posting.

[@dhirenjazz8100]

Good info video by you, actually I'm facing same issue noise humm ground issue so do I need to change saddle pick up or there can be issue in pre- amp also in my case??????? What are factors for hum n noise

[@RonaldGilchristsurfer]

Very helful. Thanks Cesar. I am trying to fix my Takamine EF340s preamp and it looks like the pickup is hard glued to the underbridge area. Looks like it wont be as easy as this repair.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thsnks for Watching! Well, you are right... I am afraid it is not going to be as easy as this... let me know if I can help in any way...

[@RonaldGilchristsurfer]

Thanks Cesar, much appreciated. I may take you up on the offer if I run into difficulties. Gracias mi amigo.

[@stevenwallace122]

I understood everything you said in the video. Thank you very much. Great job.

[@tenomSAA124T]

I love your accent. And I learn something from you. Muchas gracias. From Malaysia 🇲🇾

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much! Appreciated!

[@RetroSetJoe]

Thanks for this video! My Takamine Jumbo has been having piezo issues, only works sometimes, after I hit the bridge of the guitar. Do you know what would cause only a couple strings to not work right? My other Takamine, the D and G strings (it has a split Piezo) are very quiet compared to the rest of the guitar

[@chrislittle2921]

Great video, I own a takamine, this helped a lot.. thank you.

[@yvettepage3224]

I loved it! You made it look possible to fix it yourself. I love your accent!

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much for the nice comment!

[@sum212]

You wished you had 4 or 5 hands 😂 that was funny man . Very nice and useful video.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much...Imagine 4 o 5 hands to play guitar! Cheers!

[@jimmyfrigginpage]

mil gracias por el video; estoy arreglando una guitarra y me ayudó entender como funcionan las electrónicas ❤️

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Muchas gracias a ti por el comentario!

[@chfortinz]

Excelente video amigo. Muy didáctico y preciso. Arreglé la guitarra. Gracias

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Muchisimas gracias a ti por ver el video y comentar en el canal!

[@martinlicht1969]

Tanks..you covered that repair quite well..very helpful..

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much!

[@steveharris2589]

Great job Cesar🎸🎸🎸👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😊

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks Steve!

[@YankYldz]

Best instructional video ever seen !

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much for the nice comment and for watching my videos!

[@kemuelviruetacevedo8610]

Awesome. Very instructive and profesional. Thank you very much. About the accent i fully understand you. I am an american living in Spain. 😂😂😂

[@proyectoeducacional]

Muchas gracias por aclarar este problema. Yo tengo una guitarra electroacustica pasiva, bastante sencilla. Tenia el problema de que no sonaba casi nada con el amplificador. acomodé el puente o hueso y se pudo amplificar el 200 % mejor, pero aun encuentro que no es suficiente, ya que mi amplificado es de 80 wats. Mi pregunta es si el puente tiene que ser completamente plano, porque el puente de mi guitarra tiene una pestaña muy delgada donde se apoya en el piezo. No se si es mejor raspar esa pestaña delgada hasta dejarla completamente pareja.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Hola! Gracias a ti por comentar y ver los videos... No puedo contestarte sin una imagen. Si me envías un foto te puedo decir algo...

[@TheForce_Productions]

Muy buen video! Te consulto, hay alguna mod que se les pueda hacer a estas takamines para que funcionen al estilo de las pastillas pasivas? Me refiero a poder conectarlas directo al amp y que funcionen sin depender de tener siempre una bateria funcional siempre a la mano. Gracias!

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Hola! Gracias por ver mis videos! Bueno, la unica que se me ocurre es que le pongas una pastilla pasiva, pero entonces olvidate del piezo. Hay algunas buenas en el mercado pero mi experiencia con ellas es que tienen una salida muy baja, tienes que subir mucho el volumen y hay mucho feedback. Hay algunas que ya resuelven ese problema pero son bastante caras....casi mas que esta Takamine, por cierto....

[@TheForce_Productions]

Gracias por la info! Yo mas que nada por lo molesto de eso de las baterías y esas sorpresas que uno tiene a veces cuando menos lo espera de conectarla y plaf, no hay sonido. Igualmente estas pastillas tienen un sonido excelente, pero eso de la batería si que me molesta un poco... Feliz 2019!

[@sn95_mustang_garage]

I like when you work on your guitars. Good job!

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Hi Joe - I usually don't shoot vids with repairs (I have been focusing on covers and set ups ) but i do spend a lot of time fixing things here and there. Happy you liked it and thanks as always for checking in and commenting!

[@papospepas]

Amigo muchas gracias por tu video, tengo un problema similar con mi guitarra , tiene un pre amp fishman profix blend, de el que puedes elegir entre el pickup o microfono o ambos, curiosamente tiene un ruido de tierra en el pickup, ligero pero lo tiene, y cuando switcheo a microfono desaparece, cheque la entrada del jack y el pre amp, todo me parecio en orden, pero al momento de tocar el pickup el ruido se intensifica, por lo que creo que tengo el mismo problema que tenia tu guitarra, vere si puedo arreglarlo ya que tu video me ayudo mucho, saludos y sigue asi!!!!

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Muchas gracias! Estoy seguro que el piezo puede ser el problema. Dime como te fue con la reparacion. Saludos!

[@papospepas]

pues no pude arreglarla mi buen Cesar, el conflicto es que mi piezo ya se encontraba desprendido o roto por dentro, entonces tengo que conseguir uno nuevo e instalarlo al pre amp, tu sabes cual piezo es bueno o donde lo puedo conseguir??? Saludos!!!

[@robertjohnston4785]

Great instructional vid Cesar could you advised e simple way to check the preamp

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks! Not quite sure if your question is how to check if the preamp is working or not...

[@robertjohnston4785]

Hi Cesar Yes. I need a way to test if the preamp is actally working. I have tested the piezo and the output jack and they seem to be ok I get no sound at all when i connect to my amp Regars Bob

[@tenkcliff37]

Great video very well explained it was nice that you went step by step through showing the problem finding the cause and fixing the issue 👍 subscribed

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much for the nice feedback and for the sub! Welcome on board! And I hope you find the channel interesting!

[@francisanchez59]

This video will help me a lot on my takamine. Thanks man.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks to you for watching and commenting! Welcome back anytime !

[@gabrielsaucedo2229]

hola , me sirvio mucho el video , me llego una con el mismo modelo de preamp, no tenia salida de audio , el problema fue que armaron mal el piezo. gracias

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Me alegro que te sirviese! Gracias por ver el video!

[@marthadelcastillo2551]

You're great explaining. I wish I could get in touch with you or somebody in the area of Miami, Florida. In my case, one of the tiny wires that makes contact w/the jack is torn [30 minutes ago]. It was making some contact because I could hear a thundering noise while plugging it in and for 2 days I was getting signal in my amp!!! I was so excited, But it tore when I took it out through the guitar whole. I know: "Why this this woman do all these?" Well, I did get a bit carried away with my new Fender amp, and KZbin, etc... Could you please tell where can I get somebody tan can fix it for me? I don't have a fortune to spend in repair, I'm retired but I have been "re-learning" my Spanish classical's, boleros [my son used to make me play for him to put him to sleep], on top of some "Eagles" like "Take it Easy". I have found a new motivation. This is my son's guitar who died 18 years ago. Of and overdose, [so I know he is OK]. Sometimes I think is him still trying to tell me to learn "Wish You Were Here" which he was about to teach me when he died, [from wherever he is because I KNOW he's somewhere]. From what a saw in another video, it could be something as simple as turning the nut but that's too technical for me. I've been always pretty good with gadgets [I'm an RN] and we just must troubleshoot first if we want to survive the end of a shift. I would be most grateful if maybe somebody can tell me. It might be just replacing that little part [as they used to have in Radio Shack] but I don't want to bind any wrings. The last thing I need is to blow my new Fender amp. I'm sorry for such a long explanation but, it just came out like this. And there might be a reason I went into mention how dear this guitar is to me. Thank you.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Hi Martha! Thanks so much for sharing your story and I am sorry to hear about your son. If you take a picture and send me the image I may be able to tell you exactly what you have to do....

[@marthadelcastillo2551]

I'm not TOO technical, as you can see. I'm trying to figure out how to send you the pictures. I know my daughter will know how to do it tomorrow when we meet. In the pictures, you'll see I was able to strip a little bit of wire from where it came off. I was so mad at myself for not preventing th this. I should have taped it, to avoid any pulling. But, that's what I did. Thanks for replying so quickly. Just give me a few hours. I'm most greatful you're willing to help me out.

[@marthadelcastillo2551]

I hope you got my reply. It's here in the comments somewhere.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

@@marthadelcastillo2551 sure I saw it. Once I have the picture I can understand better. Cheers

[@paolucciguitars]

where can I find the 6 piezo elements as replacements? Unfortunately they were lost

[@CesarAllGuitar]

See - several years after the video I had to replace it again and then I had to change the saddle and install a piezo - stripe like....

[@SenarPedhot]

This solved my problem. Thank you...

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks to you for watching and for the nice comment!

[@SRVACE]

awesome video, just what I needed, thankyou

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much for watching and commenting! The channel is full of setups, covers, etc... I hope you enjoy it and welcome back anytime!

[@kearnsguitars2236]

Extremely well explained! Thank you

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much for such a nice comment and for watching my videos!

[@isaacdolores4493]

I wish you could guide me A few days ago I started having problems with my guitar, it is the GD51-NAT model. I've been with it for a year and a half, when I plug it in sometimes it rings and sometimes not. And when played back it sounds like it has "cheap pedal distortion", sorry for the expression. When the sound shouldn't be that. What can be the fault? I already changed the end pin connector but it doesn't solve the problem.

[@absharahmed9175]

Great job! Even i did the same thing with my ovation guitar peizo well well when i am increasing the volume switch its sounds like distortion why? On my acoustic guitar even and also all the six string weight is equal! Is it my preamp issue? Or what help me out!

[@franciscocastaneda7060]

buen tutorial, es duro lidiar con el acento en otros idiomas... ;) eso también lo vivo a diario.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

:-)

[@donaldstraiko2106]

the person I bought my Takamine did not tell me he screwed up the priezo it needs to be replaced please tell me were to buy the piezo replacement

[@CesarAllGuitar]

tanks for watching! amazon is full of piezo under saddle....

[@user-td3kd9on1t]

MY VERY GOOD FRIEND WITH YOU I HAVE A VISIT AND YOUR VIDEO THANK YOU MUCH

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks!!!

[@TheForce_Productions]

Hola César, te hago una consulta. Estaba en labores de reemplazar saddle y nut plásticas originales de mi Takamine y cuando removí el saddle me encontré con esos escalones separados para cada cuerda que no me esperaba... Pregunta, se puede aplicar un saddle de hueso a una guitarra con ese tipo de piezo? Gracias desde ya, saludos!

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Hola... vas a necesitar cambiar el piezo under saddle....hay muchos modelos, necesitas uno plano...

[@dhirenjazz8100]

Great info I'm getting bit of humm in my electric acoustic guitar may it's pre amp when I do raise the sound it makes air kind of sound What is reason behind this??? How will be fixed???? Do help me out

[@migalito1955]

Its been 6 years but if you see this comment and have the answer I'd appreciate your comment. I have the same Takamine Kaman DJ2 pickup assembly in my EG 240. My issue is a loose wire on the preamp. How do you get the preamp out???? I can see the 4 machine screws on the inside but how do you reveal the heads on the outside so as to remove the unit??? Thanks....

[@isaacdolores4493]

I've changed the end pin jack on my guitar, but it still suddenly sounds like it had a regular distortion effect, sorry for the expression lol. What has struck me the most is that turning down all the volume on the guitar, it continues to sound, until now what has worked for me is to remove and re-insert the auxiliary input that is connected to the pickup. I don't know if I should change that cable, I mean the one with the auxiliary input and is soldered to the end pin jack. I think my case is rare, but what can you recommend?

[@sergioquiroz7402]

Cesar tengo un problema con mi Takamine GD30CE-12, pasa que esta todo en orden con el piezo y la entrada plug, pero cuando toco el piezo, de un momento a otro se escucha una especie de ruidos (chasquidos) y es muy molesto al momento de tocar con un amplificador, puedes decirme alguna solución? Te lo agradecería mucho!

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Hola Sergio! Necesitaría ver la guitarra para decirte algo correcto... pero como lo describes parece un problema del preamp....siento no poder ser más específico...

[@harmonicatoppy]

Excellent. Thank you very much!

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much for the feedback and happy you liked it! The channel is full of set ups, covers, etc... I hope you find it interesting and welcome back anytime!

[@CJ-rf9jm]

Another excellet video Cesar. I will be playing my guitars but I make no claims about being good.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Thanks so much my friend! Yeah - sometimes being good is boring, isn't it ;-)

[@angelacurrie9702]

What keeps two piezo connections from shorting? Think this is my issue. Thank you!

[@mickf3787]

great information!!! thanks!!!

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Glad it was helpful!

[@david9783]

!Excelente Cesar! Tengo casi la misma guitarra,y ahora puedo repararla,gracias a ti. Gracias por compartir a su abilidad con nosotros.

[@CesarAllGuitar]

Muchas gracias a ti por ver el video y por el comentario! Me alegro que haya sido util!