Taylor says that Micarta is used on saddles for ES2 equipped guitars, because they feel that it works better with the ES2 than other materials. That said, you probably would want to hear for yourself. It's a small investment. If you don't like the resultant change, you can simply switch back to the Micarta saddle. Taylor can also install a bone saddle (as they have done on several of my guitars, all but one of which are equipped with bone nuts and saddles). It happens to be my preference, but you'll have to decide for yourself. Hope this helps...