Undersaddle Passive Pickup and Saddle Problem - Please Help

cornfedgroove said:

I said TRANSDUCER, ie not an under the saddle pickup...and you glue it.

Under the saddles are a pain, and kinda unnecessary

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I must've missed something - I got it now.


-Aaron

cornfedgroove said:

I said TRANSDUCER, ie not an under the saddle pickup...and you glue it.

Under the saddles are a pain, and kinda unnecessary

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My experience is a little different.

With stick on transducers (which I've used on guitar, mandolin, fiddle and ukulele) I usually find unacceptable levels of handling noise and feedback. IMHO they are the least desirable amplification option.

A good undersaddle (which I've used on guitar, mandolin and uke) is less prone to feedback and doesn't suffer so badly from handling noise. It's just a matter of installing them right. They are fine, and they are also the standard way of amplifying fretted string instruments. Undersaddle is what you'll find in most electro-acoustic instruments.

BTW, undersaddles and stick-on bugs are both transducers.