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Location: East Tennessee | Help.
I just changed the strings on my Country Artist and put on D'Addariio EJ46C Hard Tension strings.
The action when I got the guitar was real low. Now with heavier gauge strings I can get a slight buzz when i strum real hard.
I would like to add a shim but have never removed an Ovation piezo saddle before.
What am I going to find and how does the shim go under the pickup? I have shim material but am reluctant to remove the saddle. It is tight in the bridge.
I know many of you have a lot of knowledge so give me some do's and don'ts.
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Location: SoCal | Loosen your strings, reach into the guitar, and feel for the wire connecting the saddle to the preamp. Gently, push up on the wire and the saddle will come up. |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | There should be two plastic pieces on either end of the saddle that hold it down. If you can loosen the strings and get your hand inside, you should be able to feel them from beneath. Pop them out, and the saddle will come out with ease by the method Moody suggested. Shims go directly beneath it. |
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Location: New Hampsha | If you put larger strings on just let the guitar sit for a couple of days before you do anything. Quite freqently the neck will arch out a bit under the greater tension and cure the problem all by itself. |
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Location: East Wenatchee, WA | I never did it before either, and now have done it a couple of times. It is as simple as described above. In fact I just removed a shim from my 2080 and it plays much better now.
The saddle itself is a one piece "free-floating" affair that just sits on top of the shims. You have to get the strings pretty loose or they still provide enough downward tension to make you think something isn't coming loose, but it really is as easy as pushing/pulling up on the saddle, dropping in the appropriate shim, then putting the saddle on top of it and tightening the strings. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | It's not brain surgery. Just be gentle. And I'd completely untie the strings. |
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Location: Cherry Hill, NJ | Sit it on a table with plenty of light. Remove the strings from the guitar (this will make it easier, till you get the hang of it). Use a pair of tweezers to pull out the shim. That's it. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Thanks for all the advice. :cool:
I'm waiting for some shims from the mothership and I've got to get another set of strings. Really helps getting advice from others before starting. :cool: :cool: |
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Location: closely held secret | Mike, it's so easy even I have done it. Without a net or tweezers.
Rick's right, undo the strings completely from the pegs to get them out of the way. No need to toss them, though, if they're not old. And credit cards make wonderful shims. |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
And credit cards make wonderful shims. Cut-up credit cards also alleviate one of the more harmful side-effects of GAS. :) |
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Location: closely held secret | It's true. In fact, it's one of the safest ways to use them. |
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