Greetings community, happy bank holiday weekend.
I've got a Japanese-made limited run OM-type Vox 'V2000' acoustic with a standard 72mm x 3mm saddle slot, but I've noticed that the stock bone saddle is not a snug fit due to it not being wide enough (measures about 2.5mm), and as a result it has a slight but noticeable lean towards the direction of the sound hole due to the tension of the strings. Have a slight hunch that this is also the cause of a lack of lower-end response.
As an acoustic 'novice' of sort, is it a general rule of thumb that the saddle needs to fit snug and flat in the bridge slot? Do find it odd that the factory would ship it out with the wrong size saddle.
Many thanks in advance,
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A forward lean is generally bad news, not least of all because over time it can cause your bridge to crack.
Sounds like you need a new saddle!
yeah as lewy said - snug (push) fit + dead flat bottom = max contact and 90 degs to the guitar top.
I'm concerned u think .5 to 1mm forward tilt on the saddle would cause a lack of lower frequencies !!!?.
Response is a different thing.
A forward lean can sometimes crack the bridge, or more often the saddle, because the force is concentrated on too small an area of both - and will usually put the intonation a bit out too.
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