Graphtech PQ927600 Tusq Acoustic Saddle Compensated,- 3 Inch

I fitted this to my Yamaha fg700. 10 year old budget guitar with solid top that was already pretty good. But I was looking at more expensive guitars. It had a plastic saddle and cost £160 10 years ago. Anyway, this saddle needs sanding, particularly for its excessive height. Use low grade sandpaper to get the height down quickly as you will be there all day with fine grit. Use a flat table and just rub onto the sandpaper evenly by hand. It took me 25 minutes to fit and I you are patient there is nothing to go wrong. Afterwards I was shocked by how much louder the guitar seemed. The plastic saddle had a definite damping effect on the guitar. I have had to adjust my playing style. The sound seems now more open a bit like a martin. Only it is not a martin as you can hear the difference. Overall my experience has been very positive. I will hang onto my Yamaha now, its like a new instrument and I feel I can grow more with it. Recommended upgrade for cheap plastic saddled guitars.

Got this becauxe my old saddle kept breaking strings and I thought it had a burr. Change for this because the difference in price isn't much once you decide to change it anyway. Very satisfied, you hear the difference in volume, tone quality and sustain, way easier to get heard in the street with it. Can't testify if it is actual Graphtech saddle, but if it isn't, it's a pretty good imitation and I'd buy it again!

Seems high quality. Got no noticeable improvements over the original plastic one… but I had a compulsive need to upgrade. Spent a get hours sanding down and setting up..

Bought to replace the worn plastic saddle on my 2004 Tanglewood Tw28-st (spruce top). In the hand it feels far superior to the original in hardness. At 3 inches long was a direct replacement, albeit with some light sanding to compensate for tolerances, and of course a reduction in height. Perfectly flat at the bottom I now have full saddle contact across the length, and with the additional hardness the guitar rings like a bell. If you have a £2-300 guitar, this will be a far superior saddle than the one you have. Speedy delivery too!

Needs a little sanding to fit the new epiphone j200s, but worth the bit of effort.

Bought it for my Yamaha f310 acoustic guitar. Was big length wise, breadth wise and height wise. You definitely need a sand paper, if you have the same guitar model. Reduced height, breadth and length from both sides, matching to the stock saddle. Tusq is lot easier to reduce with sand paper, when compared to bone saddle. The sound with tusq saddle and nut was far better that the plastic ones (urea). I like bright sound for guitar by the way, as I sing with cappo on fretboard.

Perfect ... good result ... I do hear an improvement in the sustain and tone of my Yamaha LL500 which inexplicably comes with a plastic nut and saddle .

The best on the market. Easy to fit and has my Dean sounding great.

My guitar comes with a bone saddle. I tend to keep 2 saddles (summer/winter). Needed a bit more action for Winter. This safdle is the perfect replacement. It is compensated nd just needs filing for optimal height.

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I used this to upgrade the bridge on my Yamaha FG800. It took some shaping and it is quite a bit too tall, but not too much work overall. It is a bit wide and thick as well. That said it is the closest fit for the tusq line so if you have a FG you want this one. The change in tone is dramatic. The guitar is immediately brighter, louder, and has more sustain. There is also more definition between notes, and there is a noticeable increase in sympathetic harmonics happening. Comparatively, the stock bridge is dark and mushy. It took some getting used to but the tusq is a superior sound. I upgraded the bridge, nut and bridge pins on the fg800 all to tusq and it has really transformed this guitar into something more like $1k instrument. The bridge changed the tone the most but everything was worthwhile and very affordable. I also picked up a cheap set of fret erasers and polished the frets up. Huge playability difference with that little bit of work. This fg is my camping/beater guitar and now it is quite nice. I also have a d28 and while the Martin is still superior these minor upgrades have got the fg a lot closer.

Perfetto, esattamente ciò che mo serviva. Dovevo sostituire la selletta della mia Epiphone Himmingbird perchè il lavoro fatto in precedenza dal luitaio non mi soddisfaceva. La vecchia parte ballava nella sede del ponte e poggiva su piezo spessorato con un foglietto di cartone, insomma un vero disastro. Seguendo le istruzioni del video del costruttore, con un minimo di manualità, si può installare correttamente la nuova selletta. Ho eliminato anche il pickup piezo in favore di un'amplificazione differente. Sono davvero soddisfatto di questo upgrade sulla chitarra, percepisco un aumento di volume e un miglioramento della trama armonica. I prodotti in Tusq della Grap Tech sono sempre una garanzia. Non mi resta che cambiare liutaio!

Lo compre para ajustar la altura de las cuerdas de mi APX600 para no tener que modificar la selleta original en caso de que me quedara mal el trabajo, requiere que se desbaste en los 3 sentidos para que encaje, lo hice con una lija de grano fino 220. El sonido mejora pero no en exceso, al menos no en esta guitarra. Es importante que quede perfectamente plana de la parte que sienta para que el piezo eléctrico del afinador no se deje de presionar. Espero te sea útil la reseña!