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Interesting thread. I have some guitars that just came with UST and I don't typically need them, some with nice bone saddles too. I will have to experiment with pulling them out and replacing some saddles. I did not think there was a wide consensus that acoustically it made much of a difference as there appears to be.
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https://www.larrivee.com/shop/end-pin-chrome They also have them in gold if you prefer. I used two on Gibsons recently.
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I just had the Sonitone pickup removed from my IBG Hummingbird. Instead of shimming, I asked them to make a new bone saddle for me. Did it make the guitar sound better? I'm not sure. Maybe a little. It wasn't a huge difference, but I'm glad I did it.
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There's a good deal of confirmation bias regarding UST's and their removal/impact on acoustic tone. Many will swear that a UST kills acoustic tone. Many others (like me) find UST's have little to no effect on acoustic tone. FWIW, many years ago I experimented with this on 2 guitars (both had Baggs Elements in them and they're easy to remove). I recorded the guitars acoustically (with fresh strings) and the Element in place. I then removed the Element, shimmed the saddle (Bob Colosi Ebony shims), put on fresh strings, and recorded acoustically. I could not tell any difference (blind), nor could my long time playing partner, when listening (blind) to the recordings. Guitars sounded the same. PS. We all hear differently. I am not suggesting that my experiment is the end all/be all. As always...YMMV
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