I have played guitars with Tusq nuts already installed on them, but I have never had a nut replaced on a guitar. Does anyone have experience replacing their Factory Guitar nut with a Tusq Nut? Is it an improvement?
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The preslotted tusq nuts are hollow and don't conduct as well imo. You can get solid slabs but then you have to spend a lot of work shaping it and then it's pretty tough to get right. So if you already have a decent nut in there, I would say stick with it. That said, tusq is my favorite nut material for bright/general playing, corian for a warmer sound. (The 2 materials that warmoth offers in their necks.)
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I've replaced the factory Strat nut with TUSQ and it was super easy. Gone were the buzzy open notes, and the open strings had that 'bell' quality back. I am a fan.Administrator of the SDUGF
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The preslotted Tusq nuts I've used were certainly not hollow. I've sanded and filed them down quite a bit with no issue.
I prefer Tusq to bone. It is more consistent, sounds better, and is easier to work with.Join me in the fight against muscular atrophy!
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Sound is subjective, so . . . meh. I don't see how you can argue that bone is more consistent or easier to work with though.Join me in the fight against muscular atrophy!
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I’ve got the Tusq XL on 2 guitars and couldn’t be happier. I bought the pre-slotted but had my local shop install it.
I’d recommend them to anyone.
I swapped the bridge saddles in my LP with tusq too.
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Originally posted by GuitarStv View PostThe preslotted Tusq nuts I've used were certainly not hollow. I've sanded and filed them down quite a bit with no issue.
I prefer Tusq to bone. It is more consistent, sounds better, and is easier to work with.“Practice cures most tone issues” - John Suhr
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There's a difference between Tusq and TusqXL
one has graphite, according to the literature
I believe they are an industrial material called PPS
I bought the PPS from China after seeing it listed on a Dean guitar I bought
The PPS from China has the same glass like ring when dropped on a table
In the research I did it is self lubricating like nylon
The material has all the physical properties attributed to Tusq
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The XL version is the one I have the most experience with, and certainly recommend.Administrator of the SDUGF
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The maker of Tusc - Graphtech - also makes a variety of nut material known as NuBone. It comes as standard equipment on many Alvarez guitars and a few other brands. It's available in blanks, too. It's a creamy tan color, and works exactly like bone. It even smells like bone when you hit it on the sander. I find it works much easier than Tusc. If I didn't have bone blanks running out my ears, I would stock some to use at a clients request or on my own projects.Last edited by Chris Pile; 11-08-2020, 10:52 AM.aka Chris Pile, formerly of Six String Fever
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Originally posted by ICTGoober View PostThe maker of Tusc - Graphtech - also makes a variety of nut material known as NuBone. It comes as standard equipment on many Alvarez guitars and a few other brands. It's available in blanks, too. It's a creamy tan color, and works exactly like bone. It even smells like bone when you hit it on the sander. I find it works much easier than Tusc. If I didn't have bone blanks running out my ears, I would stock some to use clients request or on my own projects..
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