I've always loved the adjectives people choose to describe the sound of an instrument. How does something sound bright, dark, brown, flappy, muddy, jingly, raspy, layered, twangy, or rootsy, etc.? I'm not exactly sure, but we all seem to know it when we hear it.
This guitar has lots of "Schraang!"
I'm always sceptical of off-sohore made instruments, but there's always the exception which is where this one sits. Bang for buck, the quality of these guitars is outstanding.
The owner of this guitar regularly puts it through it's paces. The concern here was that the high B and E string had become quieter in the EQ when plugged in, in addition to the high E buzzing with a "sitar" effect. Inspecting the saddle soon showed where the problem was. When the pickup system was installed, there were no grooves cut in the new bone saddle to house the strings. Subsequently, the owner regularly lubricated the saddle with graphite in an attempt to alleviate some audible buzzing and/or intonation issues.
Over time, the lubricant worked it's way on to the b-band pickup under the saddle and congealed itself between the saddle and pickup surface, causing a muted response when plugged in.
