L.R. Baggs LB6 modification
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6 жыл бұрынA series of videos as a study aid for the students of my guitar making course.
In this episode, we replace the LB6's saddle with one made of bone, in order to get a good acoustic sound.
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@rombsix Жыл бұрын
Great work :)
@oldbuggerhunting1206 Жыл бұрын
Interesting video which intrigued me as I have a few old ones in the box. I love bone saddles and enjoy the LB6 and 12. After a bit of research LR Baggs states the piezo is cast into the brass body and the saddle is epoxy glued to the body. I heated one up and was able to easily remove the saddle and this shows a stainless steel fine micro mesh between the brass body and the saddle material. I assume this assists with the adhesion between the two parts and possible assist with providing an even pressure across the joint. This joint is what you could see during your video, which was not the piezo element. I was able to easily bond a bone saddle back onto the brass element and al is good! This may help you in the future, cheers
@scottmoreau3478 4 жыл бұрын
In terms of epoxy, what did you use? I want the LB6 in my Taylor but I have found that Tusq sounds best. I am tempted to try this with a tusq saddle. I am surprised Baggs still uses Micarta as it seems to have the most impact on the unplugged tone.
@arlindovmjr 5 жыл бұрын
Just great! Do you have any demo of the sound of the pickup?
@RichardHeeres 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Arlindo. No, unfortunately, there wasn't time to do a recording. Next time. Or maybe somebody else wants to follow up on that.
@fruitmatedynasty6834 5 жыл бұрын
I looked your vid already Mayiask that where and how did you install the lbsix with the endpin?
@RichardHeeres 4 жыл бұрын
Tanks for your comment. The endpin is in the tailblock.
@fruitmatedynasty6834 4 жыл бұрын
@@RichardHeeres another question? In your preference do you think it quite suites to fingerstyle playing style?
@KenjiKitahara 5 жыл бұрын
very cool. how close to the glue-line do you sand it down? dankyval
@RichardHeeres 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Kenji, I sand the original saddle down to about 1 mm from the brass bottom. Good luck!
@KenjiKitahara 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Richard. You're too kind for replying to my comment since you mention it in the video... I should pay attention!
@LuizRock 4 жыл бұрын
Is the lb6 good enough without preamp?
@jakelondon 2 ай бұрын
No. I have one. IMHO, much better with the pre-amp.
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