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Are you sure you don’t have it under the pickup? It took me a few times before I realized it was there, since it blended in perfectly, same black and matte color, and I couldn’t tell it was there visually. It was only because I was checking the flatness of the slot carefully, because I had unbalanced pickup volume issues, that I noticed it and used a small plastic zip tie to lift it out. If yours really didn’t come with the strip, then yeah… I’m really curious what the purpose is for, and when Mcpherson started adding it.
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I was curious and sent a question to L.R. Baggs since McPherson has been contacted. I'll report back what Lloyd and Co. say.
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Today I received an email response about the rubber strip from Justin at McPherson.
He said that the strip helps "balance out the pickup". He said that it can be removed and change the sound of the guitar somewhat, but it would also change the way the pickup responds. As for me, I figure that McPherson has done the experimenting and felt that the rubber strip was a worthwhile addition, so I will leave it as is. My guitars all sound fine when plugged in, so I am not experiencing any problems with the pickup or the sound of my McPhersons. Tony |
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Sorry Tony, I didn't know you had contacted them about the same thing, I got the same response from Justin...I never plug in, and since it is easily reversable, I'm going to remove the rubber and the UST.
The small rubber strip helps balance out the pickup. It can be removed, and could change the sound of the guitar slightly, but can also alter the way the pickup responds.
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Justin also shared that there are some updates coming in a few weeks. Mainly looks I think.
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I asked about swapping saddle material when sending the RFI to L.R. Baggs. Here was their email response (interesting):
"Hello, Thanks for reaching out to us! We do not include a rubber/silicone strip like this with our system, it was likely added by the installer as a shim. Removal would not be detrimental, and I actually recommend it! One thing to keep in mind when switching from graphtech to bone; Since bone is a natural material, there can be density variations throughout a single piece. If these variations are present, then it will affect the string balance and take some time to dial in. We manage these issues through use of shims under quiet strings to increase the pressure in that location. Let me know if you have any further questions!"
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I did not have the rubber baby bumper under my saddle, but my Touring is one of the early 2018 models and it came with a white Tusq nut and saddle. I'll be switching those out to the current black ones, not sure of the material, but the black ones are supposed to sound a little better too. And will look a heck of a lot better which is the main objective !! I did pull the UST out from under the saddle and it sounds clearer and better balanced to me. Nothing huge, but noticeable. I'm really liking this guitar, it seems to be improving the more I fine tune it. Of course the newer strings may be just settling in too...I'm real excited to see the new models coming soon. Suppose to be killer.
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Make sure the saddle is completely flat on the bottom with 90 sides. I've seen even bone saddles that aren't square and flat that caused imbalances when amplified.
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That way, it would be a more of a fair assessment of the changes in tone, if any, than to compare without UST/strip AND with new strings. |
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