recommend some good piezo equipped guitars for under 1000

[TwangTwangTwang]

I like the idea of them.

I am a complete n00b.

bridges and pickup system? which one's the one that sounds like an acoustic?

I want to try some out to get the feel of them.

thanks.

[bjcarl]

Only acoustic simulating guitar I've ever owned was a Godin XTSA..retail about $900-great guitar.

 

Peavey's Custom ACM guitar is, I think, around $600 and looks pretty cool...

[Alchemist]

Godin's are probably the best all around for the money.

 

Do some of the import Parkers come with piezo as well? If so they should be a good choice as well.

 

Theres always carvin, as well as Peavey.

[_pete_]

These guitars are killer. Swap out the Duncan Designed pups and it's perfect.

 

 

http://www.schecterguitars.com/spec.asp?id=12

[TwangTwangTwang]

^ I actually think duncan designed pus on some schecters i've played sound great.

i'll check that out.

[ylwledbetter68]

Yeah some of the import parkers do have piezo bridges. Those are the ones I believe around $600-700 new.

[Zadillo]

Not sure if it would be quite what you have in mind, if you're really looking to replicate an acoustic sound, but I've really been happy with the piezos on the Steinberger Synapse TranScale:

 

http://www.steinberger.com/

 

At least with normal strings, it seems to not so much replicate an acoustic sound as much as let you add some new tonal charactertistics to the sound (it has a blending knob, similar to the Parkers, I believe, so you can either play all piezo, or mix it in with the EMG pickups).

 

Although for what it's worth, it seems like some people have managed to get some very acoustic-like sounds out of it, by actually stringing the TranScale with acoustic strings:

 

http://www.steinberger.com/news.aspx?NewsID=281

 

There's an mp3 on that page of the same guy playing on a Taylor 315CE and a TranScale (with Elixir NanoWeb acoustic strings strung on both). Elsewhere on I haven't tried actually putting acoustic strings on mine yet though.

 

There's a few other audio clips, etc. at http://www.steinberger.com/multimedia.aspx which demonstrate some of the possibilities you can get using the piezo.

 

Again, not sure if this would specifically work for you; the TranScale is pretty different as guitars go, so it probably doesn't fit if you're looking for a more traditional piezo-equipped guitar. And you also have to deal with the fact that it has a longer scale-length (you keep the capo on the 2nd fret for standard).

 

I figured I'd mention it though just in case, since it does seem to fit in your price range (at around $999). Personally I got mine as a B-Stock for $799, and have been happy with it (as near as I can tell, the only thing that makes it b-stock is that there was a scratch in the back of the neck that was painted over, something I can definitely deal with for a $200 price reduction).

 

-Zadillo

 

P.S. Aside from the piezo, the Synapse has active EMG 81 and 85 pups.

[bdegrande]

I own a Parker and a Godin, both would be good choices. The piezo pickups mixed with the magnetics sounds great, IMO better than either of them separately. The Fender Nashville Power Tele is another good option.

 

On any of these guitars, the "acoustic" sound of the piezo alone is OK, but not ideal. It is good enough, for example, for doing one or two acoustic songs in an otherwise electric set without carrying another guitar.

 

If you want something to sound as close as possible to an acoustic, I think the acoustic models on the Line 6 Variax are much better than anything else I've heard rather than a real acoustic. They start under $500. There are clips at www.line6.com.

[tlbonehead]

Hamer Duo Tone has a nice sounding piezo system.

[pink freud]

you might be able to do a carvin build like that for 1K.