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I would like to go without a preamp, less is more and I don’t want to complicate things trying to forever tweak. I think the K and K solves open wing issue and that’ll work. Simple will work for me as long as I can get sound to an amp, don’t need to dolly it up with EQ for my useage. Thanks for your input

Does the K and K you use have a preamp or such for volume control prior to amp input? Just want the ability to adjust without using amp solely for such. I like this design as I don’t want to put anything under saddle if I don’t have too. Thanks for your input.

I would like pickup opinions for Fullers Original Jumbo, this has tapered open wing saddle in bridge. So no under saddle option like most . Soundhole pickup like a Sunrise is an option but I don’t like aesthetics of design as I can run into at times around soundhole during picking movement. If anyone has experience with this type of saddle and what pickups worked or didn’t I would be very appreciative.

Beautiful guitar, loved the sneaky 63' originals that came out with maple back and sides, as too many Dove bodies made and Hummingbirds were needed, now. Yours is a solid body, while the 60's were usually laminate, or a combination. Saw a solid back and lam sides, so mismatched it was beautiful. The SP was the special production ,as these followed the Centennial Series in 1993 which was 12 months of year/special model each month. A guitar store(Colorado?) has the complete 12 guitar series for sale now I believe. During this time period those special run Epiphones came out, Excellente,Frontier and Texan. I mention this because I hade a 1994 Epi Frontier from this series with real smackin' flame like yours, long scale. Gibson was obviously dipping into some prime maple and getting their swagger back. Hitting their stride with Ren and friends, this is one of the few Montana mades' that suggests desirability because of specs/and builders involved. Of course, it's the sound that will matter to a player. My Epi Frontier sounded like crap and left shortly after. A new Epi Masterbilt covered that urge cheaply. with the sound the other unfortunately couldn't .If yours have any sentimental value keep it's not a model year you'll find again likely. If not make someone else happy.

FYI, the guitar above is my new Frontier. Don't know who Pete Cash is? TB

Just picked up the new Frontier at Long and McQuade here in Halifax. I was looking for a good guitar that I could travel with if needed. Last year I had bought a Insp Texan and was pleased with the guitar on the whole. Soundwise it was good but you really had to bang on it to get through the poly finish,soundwise.I took the Texan in to the store and decided I would trade it in if I liked the Frontier. Which I did. The Frontier had a open, looser sound by far which was good but didn't compress and get overly jangly on hard strumming., which some maple guitars do. It certainly had the "woofiness" of a good dread to combine with high end sparkle(not just high string cut) so I am pleased. That "woof" sealed the deal as it sounded like it had the goods, though new and green, to age into a real, quality guitar of sonic substance.Build quality is excellent,though I'm going to change out the compensated saddle to bone, which the original is not from the looks, just seems like Tusq, especially as it's graduated. Neck is very comfortable D profile, near identical to a 61 Hummingbird. The 12" radius is a flatter, more comfortable strummer than the Texan(14) due to this radius change. The laurel neck and bridge is new to me, and I have no issues with the streaky look. It's real wood and not richlite or ply .The neck mimics a fuller feel, yet is quick and only very slightly thicker at the 12th fret light, so it plays as fast as needed very easily. Finish is nicely done, very thin and low gloss, not tacky in the least. Tuners are gold with the slightly swirly translucent knobs which are a classy original cop. Overall I'm very pleased and think this is a great step for Epiphone to draw on their past, and build a cost effective, keeper guitar. I have pics but the size is too big to post and unsure how to shrink them for the format.

I have a 61 Hummingbird with the first version of the adjustable saddle and bridge.The solid rosewood bridge has the two pearl dots at each end of string line,and a one piece porcelain saddle. Had tried it briefly with a rosewood bridge,which changed the sound. Far less top end zing, and a somewhat smoother bass response from bass into the midrange,but the porcelain version offered more midrange/vocal that made the older Gibson's such a great accompianent singer instrument. I plan to have a one piece rosewood and ebony insert made and leave the adjustable bridge as is.