Was wondering if anyone has a schematic of the Acoustiphonic system, not the wiring diagram that is provided, but an actual SCHEMATIC of the board itself. I requested one from Graph Tech, but they have not responded. I am curious to know exactly what they are doing with the circuit. I'm seeing some ...

OK here is the "verdict". The Fishman switchjack works exactly opposite of the switch included in the Acoustiphonic kit. It will not work if you wire it in. I put a switch in to simulate the jack in the kit, and the guitar works fine. IF I switch the switch "closed", it distorts ...

The Fishman jack is the problem. I removed the switch wire from the Acoustiphonic (effectively turning it on) and my pedal board was a happy camper.

Going to slap a push button on/off switch in so I don't have to alter the electronics cavity in the Parker.

I am a bit perplexed by something. According to the "Parker Electronics Technical Bulletin", the Fishman Endpin Switchjack can be used in place of the stereo jack supplied with the Acoustiphonic system. The jack supplied with the system has a CLOSED contact that opens up when the jack is i...

I used Excel to calculate and it calculated FROM 1/1/98, so you would be correct. That makes mine 11/3/98 a Tuesday.

Yours would be 12/10/98, a Thursday.

Wow, my Fly is 307078BP, that translates to 11/4/98, a Wednesday.

Just measured the voltage on the output with a DMM, got -1.8V across the tip and sleeve.

Not good.

Did some testing today at work with an Oscilloscope. When I plug in the passive pickups only (NO ACOUSTIPHONIC), I get about a 250mv peak to peak waveform. When I plug in the Acoustiphonic, the scope showed a -2V bias immediately. Still got a 250mv peak to peak, but it was around the -2V bias. We ch...

I did some testing with the guitar plugged directly into my Mackie mixing console. I set the channel input gain to zero on the level meters. I then plugged the guitar in using the jack I directly wired to the DiMarzio's and got HALF the levels as the Acoustiphonic. So, the Acoustiphonic is overdrivi...

My understanding is that the pot is ONLY to adjust the piezo output to match the passives. The board is supposed to pass the passive signal as a unity gain. Obviously, that is NOT what is happening. When I get time, maybe I'll try turning the pot and see what happens. In the meantime, I'll reach out...

Wired up another jack directly to the DiMarzios. The output from the Acoustiphonic is definitely HOTTER than direct connection. I believe there is an impedance mismatch between the Acoustiphonic and the SS-20. The Acoustiphonic is overdriving the SS-20 and turning down the volume on the guitar and/o...

Well, got the retrofit done, guitar sounds great except for one problem. The output is now too hot for my AMT SS-20 tube pre-amp on my pedal board. It compresses heavily them swells as the initial strike dies down. My Strat, Gretch and Epiphone acoustic, don't exhibit this behaviour. I play straight...

And just as an note: I also owned one of the B5 basses, curly maple top. That thing had teeth! Had a growl to it when I played it. I ended up selling it when I was unemployed just to keep my house.

Kicking myself now.

Yes, it is the POSTS. Remove the circlip, unscrew the hex bolt and out comes the bridge. The bushings seem fine. I was just playing around with the amount of tightening and noticed it makes difference on how much up tuning you get on the tremolo. I don't use the tremolo, so no big deal for me, just ...

First off: GLAD I FOUND THIS PLACE! 1998 Fly Deluxe, original owner. Bought it at East Coast Music When Ed Roman owned the joint. My Fly had developed this kind of oscillating/whistle when plugged in. I noticed it when I went direct into the mixer to do some acoustic tracks. No matter whether it was...