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I installed a Gitty rod piezo with an in-line active preamp sitting directly on the guitar top under the saddle and the guitar sounds much too bright with lots of string noise and feedback.

I'm wondering if I should have routed out the bridge and left some wood between the bottom of the pickup and the guitar top rather than have the direct contact?

Is there a way to tone down the string noise and overall brightness with an under saddle pickup?  Maybe insert some sort of cushion under the rod?

I'm playing through a micro cube and a 2.5 watt Gitty amp.

Thanks!