Peavey EXP Generation AMC-PIEZO ISSUES

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JohnPippo
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Peavey EXP Generation AMC-PIEZO ISSUES

Post by JohnPippo » Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:07 pm

Hi, I have a Peavey EXP generation AMC (with piezo system) HSH for about 10 years. I love her, she is truly versatile. However, I've been having problems with piezo for a few months. As you may know the guitar has a selector to select only the HSH pickups, a mix pickup + piezo and only piezo. I have noticed that the piezo is not working properly, the sound seems dirty, distorted and weak.
I checked all the wiring and they look ok, the 9v battery is new. Could there be a problem with the board? has anyone had a similar experience? can you help me?

* a second question: if the problem is the board, can I replace it with an identical one? I looked for what kind of board system it mounts but I didn't find any information. In that case one of the Graphtech could go?

Thanks a lot :)

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Re: Peavey EXP Generation AMC-PIEZO ISSUES

Post by JohnPippo » Thu Jul 01, 2021 11:42 am

no answer after a year ... i still have the same problem. some idea?

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Re: Peavey EXP Generation AMC-PIEZO ISSUES

Post by studiodtk5 » Sat Sep 18, 2021 2:51 pm

I have three of these guitars. I have not had the issue in the past. Two of the systems are on the Generation guitar. The third I custom installed on a Firenza.

In the Firenza I started with the GraphTech preamp. I did not like the tone of that circuit as well as the Peavey ACM. The ACM board is not available. I found a guy who ripped the circuit out of his Generation. I bought that and put it in the Firenza. It was worked well for me. On the Firenza I’m using a GraphTech bridge and piezo pickups.

If you want private message me and maybe we can work in more detail on helping you.
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Peavey stuff I have: Masterpiece 50, Custom Shop 212, Stereo Chorus 212, T-60, T-40, Signature Select, Odyssey II Prototype, Generation Custom EXP, Firenza P90-ACM, VB-2, Stomp Boxes, Radial Pro 1000, lots of mics, etc...

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