This is a great pre-amp/integrated pickup unit, perfect for electrifying your standard acoustic guitar or cigar box guitar!

For standard acoustic guitars, this pre-amp gives you an on-board equalizer and volume control and helps boost and clarify the signal before it goes to your amplifier. For cigar box guitars, using a pre-amp like this one is guaranteed to make your CBG sound better, compared to wiring a piezo straight to a jack. The rod-style piezo can be built to go under the saddle on standard guitars, and can be built into a bridge or placed directly under the bridge for optimal vibrational pickup on cigar box guitars. Many players feel that the longer rod-style piezos give better tonal range than the standard disk-style ones.

This is a great pre-amp at a great price, and is sure to help you take your builds to the next level!

It includes a number of great features:


Please be aware that the flange (the upper plastic rim/housing that mounts flush against the guitar wall) of this pre-amp does have a bit of a curve to it (it is made to conform to the curved side of a guitar), so some alteration may be necessary to get it to mount flush against a straight cigar box side. The plastic is flexible enough to allow it to be screwed down tightly, though two additional screws in the middle may be necessary. Also a wood, foam or some other material spacer could be used as a shim to help seat the curved portion against the box side. 

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Be sure to check out my other listings for many fret wire styles & sizes, fretting how-to guides, tools, electronics components, decorative hardware and more. We have many items perfect for instrument work, including cigar box guitars. Thank you for looking, and I hope to do business with you soon!