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Your cart is empty.Sounds so good it must be illegal! Man made ivory. Compared to standard materials, you'll hear crystal clear bell-like high end, big open lows, and a noticeable increase in overall sustain. Unlike natural materials such as bone and ivory, TUSQ is consistent from piece to piece. Without a doubt, this is the best synthetic material on the market, and it cuts and files beautifully.
Customer
2025-08-31 11:59:43
Material is easy to work with and file down. Had to take off the center knub on the bottom for it to lay in the guitar’s nut slot (Squier Affinity Series Tele). Also, after placed and centered I had to file off a little from each side down to match the width of the neck. Nice improvement overall.
C
2025-08-29 11:52:26
Dropped right on to my strat neck. I can't speak highly enough about these TUSQ nuts.By far the cheapest and easiest way to upgrade a guitar and enhance the tone (no more string bind or slipping!).Bone is a good material but is incredibly painful to work with. This tusq nut drops right in and works as-is for most guitars. Of course, you might need to do a little sanding on the bottom for the desired string height and filing on top for string depth-- for earnie ball 9s (pink), I didn't have to do anything!
Ian McCutcheon
2025-07-30 15:57:58
I originally purchased this for a Squier Strat (SSS) made in Indonesia. As this was the curved nut, it did not fit my Squier as I needed the flat nut (which I ended up purchasing separately (great service from Amazon on this one).To remove the old nut, I cut into the edges of the old nut using a razor blade (X-Acto knife) to loosen it and then used a small block of wood that I tapped on either side of the nut to loosen it more. Once the old nut started loosening, it was cake to remove. I then cleaned the space of old glue (mine was gummy) before pre-fitting the new nut. The new (flat) nut was a perfect fit and lined up perfectly with the old nut I removed (when I put them side to side, holding them up). I glued it using a small amount of wood glue that I brushed in. Just to make sure it cured well, I left the guitar alone for a couple days before I strung it up again (I was also busy).So, was it worth the effort to change the nut? Absolutely! First of all, it's really easy. Second of all, I no longer have strings binding and twanging loudly as I'm tuning. Tuning is much smoother and it has increased the sustain somewhat. As for the extent of the sound change/sustain, I'm not sure how much was due to the nut and how much was due to the new GraphTech saddles or GFS Steel block I installed. But, after doing these things, I can say the sound and sustain was dramatically better. I can attribute better tuning and smoother bending to this nut though.
Jim
2025-06-28 10:49:41
I put this nut in a partscaster I’m building. I did have to sand off the small tab at the bottom and the sides of the nut to get it to fit properly. After a little trial and error it fit nicely. I did not have to file any string slots. When sanding be careful not to overdo it. Take a little off and try to fit it again. But once I installed it, it is everything it’s supposed to be. It gave me better tuning stability, better sustain, and increased harmonics. I didn’t really notice a difference in tone though. Great product all in all. I highly recommend this upgrade
Randomguy
2025-06-27 11:14:08
Seems the spacing is a little off on the top fret might just be 1 in a million. Like the sound, ordering another and will seeread if you care about the spacing:Update: I had written to the company about how the spacing was off compared to my standard fender nut... well they reimbursed graciously and I'm writing this because I'd like to inform everyone about where to find the technical info about the companies products so you can make an informed purchase... The exact specs for spacing of and height and tone are on their website... I didn't look because I guess I was stupid and have been doing much more research before purchasing anything. The spacing on these (PT500000) part at the bottom strings slightly where as the PQL-5010-00 space out towards the top of the nut. Even the 42mm nut for fender has slightly different spacing than the regular nuts though I've LOVED the PQL-5010-00 because the size and shape of my fingers gives me a low spot right below my knuckle on my pointer finger (with normal nuts) which makes me have to press extra hard when doing bridge chords. These fix that issue for me (amazing how a few .00 of an inch can do that) and I've been using the PQL5010-00 and cutting them to size because I rarely slide off on the top string though often do with the (high E / bottom string (probably gravity...)). The sound difference is noticeable between the raised PT500000 and the flat PQL5010-00 so everything the website says is true from what I can tell. I've purchased another one in faith of the company to replace on my neck for my Stratocaster and I've purchased the barrels for a tele and saving for the Strat bridge... The only thing that is annoying for me is the time it takes to sand down the height of these nuts LOL. They are much stronger and durable than bone nut or plastic so I recommend using 220 grit sand paper (wet sanding..., also clean off the paper with water once you get a build up of Teflon) when getting it close to the height you want and maybe a good file for the beginning shaving because it takes a while to file down if you like low action. Or take it to a Guitar Luthier and they can work it out for ya. It's easy to go past the mark and waste $15-17 so once you get close go slow. Either that or you have to add paper which kinda defeats the purpose of physics point contact vibration.
James D
2025-06-10 17:07:08
On my Player Mustang, this was a good fit and required very little to make it work. The little tab at the bottom is there in the event that your guitar has a flat bottom for the nut. On my Mustang it was arched, so I just needed to file the tab off with a tiny little file. The width and thickness needed to be adjusted slightly to fit properly. I used a piece of medium grit sandpaper flat on the granite countertop and moved the part on top of it to keep it exactly flat to trim the thickness slightly. The guitar is tuning a lot more precisely and smoothly now. Being in tune is super important in the end. You will sound better tuned precisely with a guitar that is intonated properly.It was worth the money to me and there is no real need to pay someone to do this for you if you are reasonably handy.Take care with removing the stock part. You’ll want to score the edges with an exacto knife to remove it cleanly. On my guitar there was some finish on the nut that kind of glued it in place. Once I scored the edge it came out with just a very light tap.
Steve B
2025-05-19 10:37:14
What I didn't know is that you CAN get this tusk XL nut in the ivory colour!But I kinda like the black now it's in...It didn't affect my tone that I could hear, the last one was just plain tusk, not the XL. Where I used pencil graphite to keep the strings moving. Of course with XL it's intrinsically self lubricating via what it's made of.This particular nut is pretty cool because you may not know if you have a flat or round bottom without removing the old nut.Well I work out, so I have a flat bottom.Where you just leave the tab on.If you have a round bottom, you can easily file the tab off.One thing!If you have a flat bottom, then with this nut, not all of your bottom will touch the timber.This when Graphtech say that their nuts have better tone because there's no cavities in them, like with bone etc.Well, with this nut you have two big cavities either side of the tab?Okay so, on my Strat this is the third nut, the first, the original nut was plastic and it was hollow!! It was okay...The next was one of these but just tusk not XL.It improved the tone!!The current one is the XL the tone didn't seem to change?Context: I also have the Graphtech metal body saddles with PTFE inserts.Now those DID improve the tone to a surprising degree! They put a smile on my face. And they are GREAT!Hardly any string breakages, more stable tuning.I think that the nuts don't notice as much because when fretting you aren't playing through the nut. You're playing from fret to saddle?And .. Concider Floyd Rose Guitars!They have a metal nut, and they still have great tone.So, will I buy the flat bottom version ?No... I'm happy with this one.I think that the flat bottom would only amount to a teeny improvement when playing open strings.I think that Graphtech are a great company!They don't make false claims, and they really believe in their products, I saw one of the founders on line.It's refreshing!So... That's it my review... Where I'll just say it one more time 'bottom' 😅
akai_fr
2025-05-12 10:54:16
l'original ! parfait !
JMGA
2025-05-07 09:25:11
I've used these before on my electric guitars & love them so they've become my default nut. Several styles available to fit many guitars. Material is some kind of ceramic with a kind of lubrication internally to cut down on friction sounds almost glassy when tapped on a hard surface. Very consistant quality always good. Definately worth using.
baryton
2025-03-21 18:39:33
It needs some sanding adjusting, but if you are careful it is manageable to get it to measure. Replaced nut on my Fender Performer HSS Strat. Works well.
Laura
2025-02-10 15:09:40
Montato su una Squier Stratocaster SE del 2004, sostituendo il suo originale (con parecchia fatica, dato che in questo esemplare c'era TANTISSIMA colla che mi ha costretto a frantumare il precedente, tagliarlo con una lametta ed estrarlo a pezzettini con una pinzetta).Personalmente, ho limato un po' la parte centrale (circa metà ), sia per farlo entrare meglio nell'alloggio, che per avere un'altezza delle corde inferiore (gusti personali), e dopo l'installazione ho limato le parti sporgenti laterali di circa 1-2mm totali (ricordate sempre di mascherare con del nastro la zona intorno alla parte da lavorare con la carta abrasiva).Risultato molto soddisfacente! Tenuta dell'accordatura notevolmente migliorata (non ancora perfetta, ma le meccaniche sono le colpevoli), altezza delle corde sensibilmente più bassa di prima, e, adesso, conforme alle specifiche Fender.Colore piacevole (personale), anche in vista dell'installazione di nuove meccaniche autobloccanti nere.Decisamente consigliato, con 11 euro date nuova vita a uno strumento economico alzandone di parecchio la qualità percepita.Forse installazione non proprio per tutti, ma sicuramente non complessa (la parte più difficile è sicuramente la rimozione del precedente)
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