Consistency of PU/Preamp Output Levels in A/E Guitars
I have four guitars with UST PU's and onboard preamps. Of the four, one has a lower output level than the others. Using a Fishman LB Mini as reference, three of them only need the gain set at about 9-10 o'clock, but the one with the low output needs to be at about 12 o'clock for a comparable volume. I've not played with other guitars to know if there can be a variation in output levels. I had changed out the saddle a few years back on the guitar in question and I'm fairly sure I got the bottom as about as flat as possible to maximize contact to the PU. The individual string volumes do seem fairly balanced.
The low output guitar is an older Ibanez AEF18E with an SRTn w/B-Band system. Not an expensive guitar, but does sound OK ampped.
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