Thank you for this video. I had replaced a broken bridge saddle on my Fender Acoustic and it was too tight and uneven resulting in a tinny treble sound and occasional loud bursts when strumming hard. I evened out the bottom of the saddle like you suggested and made it a bit thinner so it would "slide" into place and it now sounds much better. I am glad you took the time to teach how to install this properly.

I didn’t think i did anything because everything was flat and there was no discernible dust or anything but it works now, like magic. I greatly appreciate it

Thanks so much - you fixed my exact problem in 2:09 minutes. My saddle wasn't seated properly, didn't affect normal acoustic playing but recording on Login Pro, all I was getting was the bass strings.

Some angels work repairing acoustic guitars, thank you so much! I bought a used martin and the volume was very low, didnt notice the saddle was placed wrong.

Dude, thank you! I have been playing guitar for 50 years and I've never had this kind of problem. I just bought a Martin with this pickup. It was perfect when I got it home. I quickly changed the strings, played it for awhile unplugged to break the strings in, all good. Got to my gig, plugged in to the PA and the higher strings had no volume at all. Came home from my gig, watched this video and all better. I was ready to give the guitar back to the dealer.

THANK YOU! My saddle had gradually shifted so only the top couple strings were sounding. When tapping on the saddle only those areas made any sound. Loosened the strings a ways, pushed the saddle back, it clicked into place, voila. Took all of 5 minutes!

This is pretty much spot on. The Fishman under-saddle pickup was not something I was familiar with till I picked up a Martin Jr 10E recently. It is very sensitive to the contact of the saddle. The saddle must fit in easily … I had to sand a little of a Tusq which was too tight a fit. The surface of the underneath of the saddle must be perfectly flat too.

What about grounding issues?, on my guitar there's a loud 60Hz hum that I can't get rid of, only by touching the end of the cable jack it disappear but when I touch the strings it's still there, Is there a way to ground properly electroacoustic guitars? Mine is not cheap, it's a Martin DC1E with a Fishman Presys+ preamp

Thank you so much, I’ve been needing my guitar for worship and I couldn’t use it because only 2 strings played on the amp!!! Thanks!!!

Recently I had a problem with my Yamaha APX series original pick up. Strings 1, 2 and 3 sound so thin while the other half of the strings sound louder. I found your video here very useful, thank you for sharing

I want to let you that this was such a helpful video. I had the problem of having low volumes on the bass and high volume on the treble strings. Just the first 3 minutes helped me solve it within minutes. A problem I had niggling for the last 6 months and I was so down that the guitar had this defect. And in India, you don't know where to get it done properly. I could do it at home by myself. Thanks!!!!

Dude, you saved me lol I have a solo gig in a few hours and now I can go make my money! Thanks a bunch 🙌

Thanks brother. Your insight and knowledge saves us common folk a lot of money and time. Most of these music stores are gouging us and there is always a long wait list to get a repair.

Thank you very much… Excellent video… I love the tip about putting the capo on the first fret… everything you said worked perfectly fixed up my pick up pretty darn good thanks to you man! Well done!

I didn’t see a link to converse privately and just wanted to inform you that the guitar string winding tool has a half circle cutout for removing bridge pins out easily and non marring to the bridge and quickly I might add. Even ones that have been inserted to tightly. Just wanting you to get the most out of your tools in the least amount of time as sometimes tools do not come with details of uses. Have a great day and enjoyed your videos

Thank you so much! 👍👍 It's just what i needed right now... I sanded the saddle when i changed my guitar strings. Now the two middle strings has no sound on the amp. I hope it can be fixed with this method.

This is great is nothing’s wrong. If there is a problem with the jack or the electronics you don’t say do.

Huge thanks for this video, it saved my life for a gig !

Very helpful video, thanks for recording it

I had to put a couple shims under my saddle on my Gibson g45 because it came from factory way to low for some reason. At first I had super loud bass strings, so I made new shims from old credit card, and it worked perfectly, all strings sounded even. But unfortunately I needed to add another shim because it was too low, and now the top e and A bass strings are the opposite of before, I can barley hear them compared to treble strings. Sucks cuz the string height is perfect right now, but now I got to go fool around with shims and piezo. This will be like Fourth time I’ve had to take all strings off. Omg! Problem is, can’t tell if it’s gonna work right until I got all strings back on….geez, if only Gibson had made sure my saddle was proper height. Idk if they make adjustments to the saddle, like sand some off, or if they are all a universal size…kinda weird, cuz normally saddles are either perfect height, or too tall on new guitar from factory. It took me lot of truss rod adjusting, I even took it my local joke of guitar tech, who gave it back to me same as I brought it in. I mean, I strum really hard so I need slightly high action, this first guitar I’ve had to mess with “shims” cuz of low saddle hieght….god I wish I had a good guitar tech in northern Michigan, I could just have them put a new saddle in it, but instead I’m putting strips of a credit card under my saddlle on my new 1200 dollar guitar….grrrrrrr. My 500 dollar PRS parlour guitar, came freaking perfectly set up…My cheap 200 dollar gretch Gin Rickey came perfectly set up…but my Gibson, that is causing me a huge pain in the ass. And this is my 2nd one, I returned the first one because it had huge blemish on the face, and velcro battery pack was hanging out the sound whole. The thing is, the guitar sounds freaking amazing, it really does. And it smells super good too. Lol

I recently discovered via a stage monitor that my top 3 strings play loudly while the bottom strings barely register by comparison. I removed the saddle and, with the guitar plugged in, I gently tapped on the pickup strip and found that the last inch of it (the portion that would be under the high strings) yielded a much louder response than the remainder. Seems weird. Has anyone else had the same problem? (It appears that Klos didn't respond to any of the questions in the comments.)

Hey thanks for sharing knowledge. I have a Fishman INK3 in a Faith guitar. The tuner comes on but there is no output. If there are no loose wires, is it done?

I have a Breedlove that uses a fishman Presley pickup system. It’s never worked fully and I never took the time to return it. It constantly cuts in and out.. it almost sounds like a bad input cable, but I’ve tested multiple. The tuner works fine and it sounds great when it works, but it only works for about 7 minutes at a time. What would you guys suggest I do for this? I appreciate any feedback

Cool Beans. Thank for the info

Very good. Thank you !

big like! the saddle was the problem! thanks!

Hello friend ...please I need you help ...I have a presys AF03 imitation new .....the problem I have with the AF03 is the hum noise ...I understand is a ground problem ...when touch the jack 1/4 connector the annoying sound goes away...my guitar is spanish clasical Nylon string ....you can say me how repair my problem please ?

When I'm playing my acoustic through an amp I sometimes get no sound until I press down on the saddle,after watching this video I'm guessing it needs checking as you have demonstrated the guitar is a Fender T Bucket 400 CE with Fishman pickup.

What can you do if the end of the pick up wire isn’t even? my problem is six string, much louder than the rest

Hi, I have a Fender villager 12 string acoustic guitar I was just wondering why I get a delay in my fishman tuner when tuning. The led does go green but there' are times when it flashes red even when the guitar is in tune for example when I pluck a string or strum a chord to check the tuning it will go green when I check it a second time it goes red then there will be a delay and it flashes green again I need to keep doing this several times so I know it's tuned correctly it also does this when I tune individual strings it's confusing when you are tuning I just put a new battery in the guitar the battery wasn't a heavy duty one but it sometimes does this with either type,? could you help me with this, thanks 🤩🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

some great advice thanks

Amazing job! I would like so much to see a class like these with Fishman F1 Analog. If someone knows, help me.

Hi, so I have a farida j10ce jumbo acoustic guitar, suddenly the end pin jack isn’t picking up any sound coming from my amp and just wont work, any ideas on how to fix this ?

Nice video.. I am using fishman on my guitar, but recently i found that my bass strings E and A are not sounding loud compared to the rest. What should i do?

I have picked up a high pitch shrill and now have no sound coming from the guitar strings. Any idea what this might be. BTW I tried to separate amps with two separate guitar chords and change the battery.

Thanks very much for this video. Very good tips indeed. What happens though if the jack becomes loose? How can I reach comfortably inside the guitar to tighten the nut? I don't have a relatively thin arm. What size is this inner nut and with what type of tool do you use to tighten this jack-plug nut? This cannot be accomplished from the outside when the inner nut turns simultaneously. Also, turning the jack hole from the outside may risk over twisting the jack cable.

Can you tell me when i tune my guitar by clicking tuner bottom and when i then it off bottom isnot working properly not for tuner but for the sound when i pug into the amp

Hi! I have a problem with my Fishman 501T pickup. When I connect it to amp there's no sound at all. After 10-15 minutes the sound starts to grow up but it's distorted and low level. After 25-30 minutes it's almost the desirable level and cleaner. What would you advice to do?

What if the knobs are loose I can’t feel or see anywhere to tighten anything 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

that element under the saddle is it easy to replace a bad one with a new element ? thanks

The tuner is working but no output when cable is inserted

Can you help me? My fishman won’t on and is it normal that the “thing” under the saddle is brown?

Does anyone know the size of the nut on the fishman sonitone jack end?

Question: My Fishman Matrix was installed in 2017 and used on stage nearly every week (used in the recording studio during 2020/2021). I recently noticed a buzz / humming sound never present before and it wasn't after a string change. When I touch the guitar cable the buzz is reduced but still present so I'm assuming there is a ground issue. Any trouble shooting suggestions or is it time to replace this system? (changed the battery a few times & the buzz is still there)

So my Fishman pickup(exactly like the one in this video) on my Martin works fine, but the glue that holds it inside the body wore off and now the knobs are bouncing around inside my guitar. Any recommendations on what to use to re mount the the volume and tone knobs on the inside?

Hi there , i have a question , i have a fender cd60ce with fishman pickup , sometimes when i plug it in , it sounded okay but sometimes the sound somehow disapear and appear again . Ive change the battery but it still having the same problem . Do you know what might be the problem?

Thanks, but you have to be a bit careful with your choice of words when expressing an idea for a fix. Fortunately I know what the string break angle is and the concept of cutting a slot between saddle and pin hole so as to increase the angle thus increase the pressure of the string on the saddle. You actually said something like, cutting the slot & lowering the angle. I bet you were actually thinking your lowering the edge of the pin hole and in doing so increasing the break angle, but to one who was new to the concept at best they would be confused.

I have a Martin Aura acoustic, I think the pick up went bad with a grounding noise ( maybe break in wire low E string) It has a red thin line originally but Martin sent me a gold one. Would you go with the gold one or original red one?

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well if your saddle slot it made right there should not be any movement in saddle. if you have a saddle the movement forward it can crack you bridge for sure.

Does it mean my amp has failed.. As the connection of the jack cable shows connectivity

Dont you think the camera was too close..

this is a vid on how to change strings? lol just how is this troubleshooting? wasted my time. is this a Fishman prefix? I didn't see it on the guitar. Why put a kapo on to change strings.... basically all you did was changed the strings and brush of the undersaddle pickup. not mention of the mic pic up are ANY other thing about the system. ARGG!!!