I put a Colosi bone saddle in my 414. Immediately noticed the difference, and (to me), it seems to have opened the sound out - less of a 'compressed' effect.
After a while, I decided that I wanted to raise the action a bit, so I bought another from Bob, and took a bit more time over it. The sound is GREAT. I can hear every string when I strum, and it's suddenly come alive for fingerpicking.
Just thought I'd say that the height of the action REALLY made a difference in how my guitar sounded - more volume and better tone with the slightly higher (a little bit higher than factory specs) action vs a pretty low action. I didn't realise this when I installed it, but I think that's pretty common - something to do with the 'break angle.'
I'd really recommend the bone saddle upgrade in your 410, especially since it doesn't cost too much, so if you don't like it, you haven't lost a heap.
Take care
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