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Taylor Expression System 2 (Movable piezos?)
I read on Taylor's site about the ES2 system and there are 3 hex screws to adjust the piezos to your liking. I don't see how you're able to move them at all and what's up with Taylor being so vague about this? With this and the mottled "ebony" fretboard I may have to scrap going in the direction of a Taylor guitar just for the sake of finding a 1 7/8" neck width acoustic/electric.
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Taylor's sites only mention of the 3 hex screws is this: "Three pickup sensors are installed behind the saddle, through the bridge, with three tiny Allen screws that calibrate the position of the sensors in relation to the saddle." Can we agree this is vague? My take by the above quote is once you loosen the screw you can reposition the pickup(transducer/piezo/sensor or whatever other name they decide to rename it to next week). Am I wrong? You mention the screws just loosen or tighten the piezo to the saddle but they aren't on the saddle at all but behind it and I'm assuming (since they are so vague but giuve no actual pictures of how it is installed) it is just like a K&K Mini setup with 3 transducers but their unique spin on it is the transducers are placed behind the saddle where most transducers usually place them right beneath the saddle location. Also I don't think there would be any audible difference whether the transducer was tightened or loosened to the soundboard other than if it's not tight enough the volume will be lowered which is undesirable. I'm still thinking you're supposed to be able to move the transducers left/right or forward/backward somehow. That's how I would expect it to work. Last edited by Fusion01; 01-20-2016 at 09:04 PM. |
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Also is there any tech geek explanation from Taylor on how this works and the components of it? I don't really get what the white apparatus is that holds the copper colored piezo near the saddle. Or is the white thing the actual piezo? So many questions so few answers.
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Think of it as a hybrid between a K&K (3 transducers) and UST but installed on its side behind the saddle. ES2 is a better mouse trap, in my opinion. The screws are off center, so you are pressing them closer to the saddle with each 1/4 turn.
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It's a 0.50 hex tool that you use to adjust it. I contacted Taylor a few weeks back about the ES-B on my big baby and they are both adjusted the same
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Taylor's reasoning is that by placing the sensors on the side of the saddle the pressure exerted can be adjusted and doesn't need to be as tight. One of the reasons for piezo quack is the uneven relationship between string volume and signal level and the reasoning is that less pressure on the pickup produces more signal and less extreme level spikes (quack!). As the ES2 has 3 contact points on the saddle it makes sense to be able to adjust the amount each section presses onto the saddle. If it sounds good and balanced out of the box then don't adjust it. I was pretty sure there was more info on their website than you've been able to find - if you're really curious check out some of the videos explaining the ES2. The K&K pure mini is also piezo-electric but as they are not under pressure at all they give a more even and stronger response. I would argue that any level differences are due to positioning during installation, or sloppy glueing (I had this problem, replied one sensor and it made a big difference!).
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As to your statement on the 'mottled' ebony fingerboards - if you read up on the Taylor website (and they have had numerous articles about it in 'Wood & Steel their quarterly magazine), the decision to use this wood has meant being able to offer a sustainable wood product, lower costs and help the villages harvesting and processing the wood. Previous methods were wasting a large percentage of the trees. The company set up (by Taylor) still sells the non-variegated ebony to other guitar manufacturers who want it, but at a higher price. Note that some manufacturers apply a dark stain to their fingerboards to give the common 'all dark' look.
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From Taylor’s website: Expression System® 2https://www.taylorguitars.com/guitar...ssion-system-2 |