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Some years ago I bought the Graphtech hexpander board and acoustiphonic board and various bits that go with them. I used them for some time but then the guitar fell out of favour, and when I eventually did pick it up I couldn't remember what all the knobs and switches did! Basically I had knobs for piezo volume, midi volume, magnetic tone and volume. 3 way switch for magnetic pickups and 4 mini switches - piezo/mag/both, midi on off, midi up/down and mag coil split. Too much for my simple brain!
Anyway, this is my question: I'm building a midi only guitar (no magnetic pickups at all) and I'm thinking of using my Graphtech parts BUT, I want minimum controls. It's a long shot I guess but I'm wondering if it would be possible to wire the two boards to a single volume pot? and also a single 2 way switch that gave you either midi or piezo but not both together? I want the minimum amount of controls possible, ideally just those two items. Anyone know if that can be done?
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My solution to the problem of having too many knobs and switches was to control the midi from a floor pedal. Just have a volume on the guitar, and change patches with your feet.
That’s possible, although I’d suggest keeping the “both” option. You can get a good effect by finger picking the piezo, and fading a string or synth pad up behind.