Bone Colosi saddle on 814ce

[dcopper]

Hey all,
Just added a bone saddle from Bob Colosi and I have to say that his directions and emphasis on "patience" made the sanding, fit and end product well worth the effort. I wanted a little more depth and bottom end on my 814ce TB short scale and I am very happy with the results. The sanding and fitting process went easily and with patience, a perfect fit and finish. My 814ce is a 2012 with the CV bracing and I think the guitar approaches what I hear in a 914ce, but as we all know, no two guitars are alike. Just wanted to encourage anyone who is looking to try a new saddle, that it is easily done - took me about an hour or so, with gentle sanding and constant checking the fit and comparison with the stock tusq saddle.
Well worth it - thanks again to Bob for such an excellent product.
Now I may try the second one I ordered in my 814ce cocobolo 2012 Sp LTD or perhaps the 2012 Fall LTD Quilted sapele...
davidc   

[asguitar1]

A good bone saddle makes a huge improvement in tone over a Tusq saddle and Bob makes the best products with the best service.

[UberJohn]

Have you tried bone bridge pins as well?  They will accentuate the effect you are seeing with the bone saddle.  More overtones, mids, volume, and sustain.  More "girth."  I just added a bone saddle to my 2015 814CE which already had bone bridge pins.   With D'Addario EJ19 light top / medium bottom Phosphor bronze strings, it is a whole new guitar.  It has definitely moved a long way towards the Martin end of the tone spectrum.  I'm going to try Elixir HD Lights for the next string change.