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Originally Posted by Petty1818
I was close to ordering one of these pickups but was put off by the need for shims. Are users of the Soloist finding that they need shims to get the saddle to the proper height or were you lucky enough to avoid this?
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I did not need a shim, but obviously it depends on the guitar. I don't see shims as a big deal as long as you use good quality material. The Barbara does have the potential to change the acoustic sound of your guitar - you'll be changing from some other material, bone or whatever to the Barbara integrated system. I believe the tone changed in my guitar, tho it's impossible to AB properly, so who knows, but I don't think the tone is worse, maybe just somewhat different. But as long as you're willing to make that change, I don't think a shim should be a deal-breaker.