riachuelo
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Greetings. I recently came into a 1972 S-100 and absolutely love the guitar. But I have a minor issue with the saddle on the first string, the high E. I don’t use a pick and on upstrokes I am used to sorta grabbing the strings a little. On this guitar, as a result, I sometimes yank the string off the saddle (pic below). In the past I almost exclusively played Teles, which need a little more rasslin’ with than this guitar does. Obviously, I can learn to be more gentle with the Guild. BUT, I am also wondering what I might do in terms of the setup to help that string stay put! I have tried raising the action a little to create more tension, but it didn’t make much of a difference. Anyone had this problem before? Anyone know of a smart fix? Thanks.