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25/11/2006 10:48 am
I bought a Fender acoustic here in Korea with the Shadow P7 pickup on it. I tried it in the store thru an amp and it was working fine. I brought it home, restrung it, and now when I try to play it thru an amp or try to record thru my m audio fasttrack, both E strings are not picked up. I can hear the A, D, G, B strings fine, but the e and E strings aren't being picked up. It's odd. I have the guitar basically apart trying to figure it out, but it seemed everything was plugged in right and there are no hanging solder joints anywhere from what I can see. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Kevin
25/11/2006 1:15 pm
that is odd. you should return the purchase asap. hopefully, you didnt void any warranty by opening it up to see what was wrong.
25/11/2006 2:17 pm
If you can't take it back, you might trying making sure that the saddle is seated correctly in the slot. Sometimes when changing strings, the saddle piece will bind a little bit and the bottom of it won't make good physical contact with the transducer. I found this pdf http://www.shadow-pickups.com/images/P4-P7%20Manual.pdf
It shows that sometimes the saddle tilts a little, again making it not make full contact with the transducer strip underneath.
Hope this helps.