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https://youtu.be/tcNWvD-i5eA

A video of adding a piezo to my 4005XC. This should work on most semi hollow Rics with Ric O Sound and the standard bridge plate. I know it’s not for everyone, but I think the best hybrid guitars out there have been under our noses the whole time.

And here is the late night test through the iPad
https://youtu.be/DEsXxXAzJm8

Here’s a quick clip of my 370WB “Il Mostro” with the piezo. https://youtu.be/5L5jOuW_wq8

Short history, this was my main since ‘94 then I switched to a modded 350 a few years back. By ‘97 I had 3 HB1’s MV, MT, 2 coil faders and mid volume. Thought I preferred the HB mode. Did some alterations to add the piezo then it was time for a new harness around 2010/11ish. Let’s add Brian May OOP, Clapton’s woman tone and Jimmy Page tap mods and a piezo in a stock looking Ric! So I asked Dane to wire up a monster and he did a great job. It’s all push pulls in an effort to look stock. Don’t get me started on the years of demo attempts. Dane warned me and I knew going into it that it was overly complicated. It is, hence the 350. Simplest part about this guitar are the pickup master volume and the piezo on the 5th knob.

https://on.soundcloud.com/Bnd3L1oXtUPkxd9K9

YouTube will not link to my SoundCloud so I’ll add it here…it’s an improv live track track I did ten years ago. Drums, vox, piezo bass and one mic. Song came outta nowhere and surprised us all at the time.