jt Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 My Cargo is at least four years old, but it came with a fully-compensated saddle. Maybe they figured out early on that it was problematic. I don't worry that much about intonation on acoustics, since the only time I play much above the ninth fret or so is when I do scales. Fortunately, my electrics have tune-o-matic bridges, which have (and need) a lot of range for compensation. It's amazing how important intonation is if you're playing "straight" notes up around the 19th fret on an amplified guitar. When I was a kid, I never could figure out why most electrics sounded so bad when played up the neck. Well, I play less and less up the neck. But, I still play some Joplin pieces that have complex chords and counterpoint all the way up the neck. When I first got the Cargo it hurt my ears to play it. A bit of carbon fiber dust later and I was a happy camper. I'm about to head out west for a week of talks. So happy to have this little, indestructible guitar to drag along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 . Interesting - quite a difference in some of those lengths. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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