3 string slide guitar

Step 4 Pickup

the pickup is just a copper coil wrapped around a magnet.
a real guitar pickup will work better here but almost any coil of a decent length will work {experiment first before you start}
the two leads from the coil go to the jack located on the lower edge of the board
first use a hole saw to cut a circular pit in the wood where you want the pickup(cut it the shape of your pickup or coil) dont cut all the way through or you will seriously weaken the wood.
run the wires back through a trench cut in the back{should be a nice neat slot . mine looks like a trench} to the pickup slot which should be located past the bridge to avoid too many holes and voids in the stressed part of the neck
after its wired and tested glue the pickup in the cavity and cover with the powerade cap{or any non metallic cover} glue in place if necessary.

Comments

[madrobot3600]

would a piezobuzzer work?

[omnibot]

Yes and No, the piezo would pick up vibrations from the guitars body instead of directly from the string, resulting in a less than electric sound. If you really want to use one I know Risa uses this method in their uke-sticks. Try placing it in the stall instead of under the strings.

[lennyb]

right.
a piezo buzzer picks up the sound of the strings while a magnetic pickup has an electric current induced in it by the steel string moving in its magnetic field.