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View Poll Results: Results of Bone saddle upgrades ... multiple choices allowed | |||
Cedar Top - kept the Bone | 19 | 35.19% | |
Cedar Top - reverted to Tusq | 3 | 5.56% | |
Sitka Top - kept the Bone | 37 | 68.52% | |
Sitka Top - reverted to Tusq | 6 | 11.11% | |
Adirondack Top - kept the Bone | 8 | 14.81% | |
Adirondack Top - reverted to Tusq | 0 | 0% | |
Englemann Top - kept the Bone | 8 | 14.81% | |
Englemann Top - reverted to Tusq | 2 | 3.70% | |
Koa Top - kept the Bone | 2 | 3.70% | |
Koa Top - reverted to Tusq | 0 | 0% | |
Other Tops - kept the Bone | 7 | 12.96% | |
Other Tops - reverted to Tusq | 0 | 0% | |
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 54. You may not vote on this poll |
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Tusq vs Bone
OK ... cut me some slack ... this is my first attempt at a poll ... just wanted to get an idea how many Taylor owners were pleased with a Bone upgrade and how many went back to Tusq ...
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Bone sounded better to me than the Tusq.
Ken |
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Cool poll, Scriptor. I voted for Spruce, kept the bone, but in reality I'm not yet decided. I like certain things about the tusq tone, and others about the bone.
In general, I like what bone does to the trebles - rounds them out beautifully. As for the wounds, I feel like bone makes them more fundamental, with a slightly less complex sound. But I did notice on my last swap from T to B that it markedly increased the sustain on the low E. So for now, I'm with bone. Might change at some later point. I think other confounding factors on the whole tusq to bone thing include string type (80/20 vs PB, coated vs uncoated) and playing style. JD
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I've had good luck with Bob Colosi's bone saddles over Tusq in a variety of guitars, not just Taylors. But I also recognize that not everyone is happy with bone, and thank goodness, the experiment is always reversible.
- Glenn |
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I'm with Glenn. I put bone on three guitars so far, and I've kept it on all of them. I'm sure I'll be putting it on the last one soon.
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I may be the odd man out. I voted back to Tusq.
I first put a Colosi bone saddle on my GA3 and didn't care for the thin sound. I traded the GA3 for a GA4 and again, same results. I also purchased a GS4e ltd (Tas/Sitka) and again I thought that the guitar sounded better with the Tusq. My GS4e ltd was traded for a 414ce ltd (RW/Sitka) and in all fairness, I have not put a bone saddle on this guitar. I like the way is sounds and I haven't had very good luck with bone on my Taylors. I think that it depends on the guitar. My other guitars have benefited greatly from the bone saddle. |
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What!!?? Mahogany is an afterthought? Also-ran? "Other top?"
Just mildly kidding. Koa topped GC: kept the bone; rounded it out, sounded like a bell, sustain ++ Spruce topped 355: kept the bone; sustain and separation / clarity Mahogany topped Baby Taylor(s) (2): kept the bone; increased the overall quality of the tone significantly Mahogany topped Alvarez entry-level: kept the bone; increased the overall quality Mahogany topped Taylors: went with WAHI rather than bone because Bob said the mahogany could handle the increased trebles; kept the WAHI - increased sustain, "color" or the tone, "roundness" of the notes; decreased "sharpness" of tone Rainsong OM: I have the bone but haven't replaced the Tusq yet. I'm expecting much the same - increased sustain, roundness of note, bell-like quality. Cheers, Phil |
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Sorry Phil ... no disrespect intended, mild or otherwise, for Mahogany ... thanks so much for your feedback ...
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JD
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