Here are guides for both, depending on which "pickup" you are building. 1. The DIY Portable Piezo Pickup
Solder the center wire of your cable to the white ceramic center of the piezo disc. Solder the shielding (outer wire) to the brass/gold outer ring. Connect the Jack: simple pickup project go portable
The biggest barrier to portability was always power. You can't plug a Fender Twin Reverb into a tree stump. But today, portable power stations (Jackery, EcoFlow) and battery-powered PA speakers (JBL EON One, Bose S1 Pro) mean you can play anywhere. The "Go Portable" movement is synonymous with "Go Cordless." Here are guides for both, depending on which
You cannot just plug your pickup into a laptop. You need an interface that fits in your pocket. The current king of the “simple pickup project go portable” movement is the or the iRig HD 2 . However, if you want professional XLR outs, look at the EVO 4 or Audient EVO Start . Solder the shielding (outer wire) to the brass/gold