TUSQ by Graph Tech Nut Slotted Strat Style PQ-5000-00

This was great. Firstly, I got what I ordered. It was packaged, not loose from a bulk shipment. I opted for the regular Tusq not the XL (which does NOT stand for extra large, just sayin') Secondly, I'm not a pro. Or even close. I did this in about an hour in my kitchen! These Tusq nuts come with that tab on the bottom because sometimes the slot in the neck is flat. Only the top of the nut has the arc. If that's the case you leave the tab on and the nut is supported across the flat bottom. I had my old one so I knew I needed to sand off the tab. Sanding this nut was easy. Oh, and don't be fooled by the difference in length. My old one broke off at the sixth string slot so, yeah, its shorter than the replacement. I then sanded the back side a little to make it a tad thinner. I wanted it to fit snug but it was just a little too wide right out of the package. (I just laid the sand paper on the table and rubbed the nut around on it.) Then to lower it a little I laid the sandpaper on the neck of the guitar and went back and forth with the nut to match the arc of the neck. (I think its a 9.5" radius which is pretty much standard these days) The old one looked like it was tapered a little. Thinner on the high end, so I just over did the sanding ever so slightly on that half. I didn't sand it for length. It is a hair wider than the neck. I made the high "E" side flush with the guitar and it was fine for me. I also did not use any glue. The fit was nice and tight. It doesn't fall out when unstrung. I also thought it would be easier to shim if I discovered I had over sanded somewhere. I strung the guitar, played it for a while and am very pleased with the result. Again this was not an "upgrade" this was a necessary replacement of a broken piece. Any difference in sound could be from the new strings, I don't know, but I have no issues with the nut or the process of installing it. A little common sense- make sure you put the wide slots on the low end and the narrow ones on the high!- and being just a bit handy and this is really simple. Had the arc of the new one not matched the old (7.25 vs 9.5) then I would have returned it. I had a hard time finding out what my particular guitar's neck radius might be. Finally I just went for it and it turned out fine.

LONG story kinda shortend... All Graphtech nut and saddles are a high-pressure laminate material that have excellent sonic transfer and are easy to install and cut. The more expensive Graphtech TUSQ products are impregnated with PTFE (Teflon) to make them extra slippery, more so than Graphtech's XL line, even though both work excellent on any non-locking and no trem guitars. Like the tone woods your guitar is made from, all Graphtech material is tuned- if dropped on a hard surface, the nut or saddle rings a musical note, instead of a thud, like bone or plastic. This add an extra element of musical tone which is unlike bone nut and saddles found on vintage and high-end guitars. Both bone and plastic (plastic on inexpensive guitars) are opaque to the sonic transfer, meaning they can mostly add sustain qualities, but they don't help to color the sound at all. Many high-end guitars need no help in this way, but inexpensive to medium-priced guitars certainly do. That's where Graphtech shines the most... on virtually all Strats and Teles and every Epiphone ever made. Many guitars come from the factory with Graphtech, too. It's GREAT stuff and worth switching to.

I had a guitar that came from the factory with a plastic nut. The the fit of it was beyond questionable as there was a gap across the entire thing along the back side. Strings g, b, and e had a super annoying ringing. Changed the original nut to this one and the problem is gone. It fit perfectly on a Telecaster without any additional modification. This is a cheap and easy upgrade that will really make a difference.

The only reason i don't give it five stars is it is not self lubricating, i really like the sound of this nut but it comes down to personal preference i tried a brass nut before this one it sounded great too but i wanted some thing a little warmer and the pq 50000 is doing the job very well.. i'm placing a graph tech string saver bridge on this weekend, when i'm done i will decide weather to switch to a roller nut or a self lubricating nut, then again if the tuning is real stable and the sound remains warm maybe ill sick with the pq.. In the end our sound is based on nut saddles and pick ups .

Tusq nuts are my go to replacement nuts. Assuming you purchase the nut for the correct model of guitar, as everyon should, I find that they are properly slotted and their radius is correct. The strings do not bind. Definitely recommend

This nut fit perfectly on my 2014 Squier bullet Strat. I rubbed some pencil graphite into the slots, and tuning stability is spot-on! I would totally recommend this as a replacement for a bullet Strat at least. Fitment was perfect, aside from 1/2 millimeter excess on each side, however the string spacing was perfect and the slot height was amazing and needed no adjustment. Open string tone is much brighter and more resonant. I am very surprised by how great of an upgrade this is, for only about 12 bucks.

Measured my guitar and ordered this nut. The original nut was plastic and cut in a way that the strings were binding often. It was very difficult to get a good tuning, and the nut string heights were slightly off. Following graphtechs video for install and using a capo on the 3rd fret I was able to nail the exact measurements. I used 1000 grit sandpaper on my countertop to custom fit the nut. Now the guitar holds tuning extremely well and is also very easy to tune up. Pretty much a must have for cheaper guitars. Theres no reason to spend on locking tuners because this solved my tuning problems

Na veel schuurwerk aan de zijkanten blijkt dat de topkam te laag is voor mijn Squier strat.

Eigentlich das Non-plus-Ulra, wenn man sich das mühsame (und geruchsmäßig sehr unangenehme) Feilen von Knochensatteln sparen und gleichzeitig den Sustain erhöhen will. Der Sitz in der Halsfräsung (Strat kompatible Hälse) ist mit wenigen Feilenstrichen perfekt, der Radius ist optimal und die vorgefertigten Saitenkerben passen von der Saitenhöhe ohne jegliche Nacharbeit. Dass TUSQ wirklich auch einen klanglichen Unterschied macht, erkennt man, wenn man den Sattel einmal auf Betonboden fallen lässt. Ein Plaste- oder Knochensattel macht einfach "bopp", TUSQ macht "kling". Also eher wie Metall, aber im eingebauten Zustand nicht so "brassig" wie ein Messingsattel. Einziger Kritikpunkt ist der Preis - der (offenbar weltweit einzige) Hersteller lässt sich das kleine Teil königlich bezahlen.

Funciona bastante bien, uso mucho el tremolo y la afinacion se mantiene

Le Tusq est une matière synthétique qui améliore significativement le son des cordes à vide . Il n'y a pas photo . Prêt à l'emploi , facile à poser , et je crois que l'os est peut être politiquement correct pour la grande lutherie , mais d'un autre âge pour celles en dessous ( ce n'est que mon opinion ) .

Since I purchased my Fender Stratocaster from new back in 2018, it's suffered a major tuning issue on the G string (When the string was bent to increase pitch, it would detune around a quarter tone and when diving the tremolo it'd reach normal tuning again). This obviously pointed to a snagging issue somewhere. I replaced (Deep breath); - Removed string trees - Bridge saddles with graphite saddles - String trees with graphite trees - Standard tuners replaced with locking/staggered tuners - Plastic nut replaced with bone nut (This was done at PMT Southend by a professional) And the issue STILL persisted. Unhappy with "professionals" being unable to solve the issue, eventually I decided to investigate and on researching how to properly replace the nut I found that the "Professionals" had filed my current nut way too deep with incorrect break angles for the strings. The initial issue was compounded by the fact that the nut was incorrectly installed. Now for the review of THIS product. It solved all my issues, I filed the nut down using sandpaper taped to the 1st fret of the neck and sanded this to the proper height, fitted the nut with a tiny bit of appropriate glue and ran through a full set up of the guitar. It sounds awesome, there are ZERO tuning issues and I'm enjoying playing again. So much so that I'm going to be replacing the nuts on my Dean Z, Dean Vendetta and my Fender CD60 with TUSQ nuts. Great sound, great stability and I didn't even need to file the string slots down at all. Awesome product.