I got a Variax from ebay a few days ago. It seemed to be in perfect condition and I'm very satisfied. When fixing intonation I realized the D string started to cut out/get quiet and produce noise. I jiggled it a little and it seemed to subside.

Today it came back really bad, and I had to keep lightly tapping the saddle to get it to stop messing up. It still was persistant and I was afraid to even palm mute.

I noticed the wire under the saddle that connects to the piezo, and I pushed it back a bit with a screwdriver and I've been patting the saddle and all to see if it will mess up, and so far it seems all good now, not to jynx it.

I was wondering if this problem persists, what should I do? I heard you can buy a new piezo, and I really appreciate Line 6 for doing some support and repair options to old models while the JTV is out.

I heard that cleaning the piezo with contact solution helps, but after moving the piezo's wire, I doubt that's the problem and solution to the situation.

So should I buy a piezo element to keep at hand if it dies out? It really scared the heck out of me.

Thanks.