rileyismycopilot
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Hello gang,
Now that I'm thinking of it, all my ukes with compensated saddles have a less than stellar intonation.
The worst ones are the Kiwayas / Famous that I've had. My current Famous FS-6 is a beast of a uke, but it doesn't sound right when I play a C chord in the G shape.
Compensation on this uke is quite extreme (typical Kiwaya KS-1 / KS-5 black plastic saddle with C and E slots pushed way back).
I also have a Mahalo LTD 2 that has a compensated saddle (although less extreme), and... same thing, only not quite as bad as the Famous FS-6.
On the other hand, my vintage Martin Style 0 and Bruko with straight plain jane saddles are dead on, all the way down to the 12th fret.
Any of you feel the same with compensated saddles doing actually the opposite of what thery're supposed to do?
PS. I'm about to change the saddle to a straight one on the Famous FS-6. I think CF Martin did it right the first time and there's no need to fuss with the design.
Now that I'm thinking of it, all my ukes with compensated saddles have a less than stellar intonation.
The worst ones are the Kiwayas / Famous that I've had. My current Famous FS-6 is a beast of a uke, but it doesn't sound right when I play a C chord in the G shape.
Compensation on this uke is quite extreme (typical Kiwaya KS-1 / KS-5 black plastic saddle with C and E slots pushed way back).
I also have a Mahalo LTD 2 that has a compensated saddle (although less extreme), and... same thing, only not quite as bad as the Famous FS-6.
On the other hand, my vintage Martin Style 0 and Bruko with straight plain jane saddles are dead on, all the way down to the 12th fret.
Any of you feel the same with compensated saddles doing actually the opposite of what thery're supposed to do?
PS. I'm about to change the saddle to a straight one on the Famous FS-6. I think CF Martin did it right the first time and there's no need to fuss with the design.
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