TUSQ XL Man-Made Ivory Self-Lubricating Slotted Strat Style Guitar Nut PQL-5000-00

Fits height wise perfect, so good In fact on the 2020 Mexican fender neck the string height was perfect. Just needed width and depth adjusting to the exact guitar dimensions I’ve been using these for years. They are so much better than most factory nuts and even some bone nuts. Essential for any guitar

I was bought a lovely looking Fender Player series HH Telecaster for Christmas 2019. It looked good, sounded good but had an annoying buzz when either the A or D string was played unfretted. I did a complete setup, starting with the truss rod, checking all the frets for level and then setting the action to Fender’s recommended height. Still there was an annoying buzz on those two strings. Checking the clearance between the strings at the first fret with a capo at the third fret, it became clear that the problem was with the factory fitted nut. The slots had been cut far too deeply on every string, but the A and D had no clearance at all. After a little research and watching a few videos, I decided to buy a Graph Tech TUSQ nut and replace it myself. Removing the OE nut was straightforward. The nut slot was cleaned and the fretboard masked off in preparation. The string spacing on the Graph Tech was perfect and the slots nicely formed. I had to file off the bottom peg as my nut slot was curved. The peg is there so it can also fit a flat nut slot. The Graph Tech needed sanding a little thinner to fit the slot, which I did with fine wet or dry paper taped to my table. The ends were also slightly too long and these were filed to shape. Once I’d checked the height was spot on by restringing the high and low E strings, the nut was refitted with a little drop of PVA glue and the guitar restrung and left for the glue to dry. I’d love to say I noticed a world of difference to the sound qualities of the Graph Tech nut material, but I can’t. What I can say, is that I found it easy to fit and a perfect replacement for my dodgy Fender item. Well worth the money and a straightforwardv DIY job using the simplest of tools. The guitar now plays perfectly.

It doesn't fit a Squier Stratocaster 40th Anniversary. The string spacing is too big on this product (The strats has 33.5mm, this one has 35.18. Still adding 5 stars as I know it's a great nut, just thought about leaving a review for future folks who were wondering if that would fit a Squier Stratocaster 40th Anniversary.

I've not used it yet...and am curious as to how it will work...will I use it in a flat slot (thereby keeping the little levelling tab on the bottom)? Or will I file off that tab and cut a curved nut slot to follow the radius? I don't know - but I can't help thinking that a nut with just three points of contact as this would be in a level (normal) slot won't contribute as much to sustain as one that makes contact all along its length...who knows?

I have a cheap tele copy, which I love, but it came fitted with a bad plastic nut that made anything on the first few frets play like a nightmare. The nut slot was flat, so I got this Tusq and left the underside as-is. Some sanding of the front and sides was required to get the correct fit, then I applied wood glue to the corners and the middle tab and set it in place. Some finer sanding of the front at the top and bottom was needed to get rid of any sharp edges for comfort of playing. Initially I thought that having this nut be "floating" as it were using the corners and middle tab as struts might cause a problem for a flat slot. It's no problem at all. Things immediately felt nicer when played open, and the first frets were now a lovely place to be. A side effect is how stable the tuning has become. I find myself going into my tuner after a session and thinking "that can't be right" when I see that not a single string has gone whack. When dealing with something as variable as guitars, your experience might vary. For a tenner and a limited amount of handiwork, the results have been stellar for me.

Great replacement nut, I used this on a Squier Tele to replace a cheap plastic nut. Needed some a good amount of filing and measuring to get it set up right. After this and a few other mods the tone and feel of the guitar seems better. This isn't too hard to fit with the right tools but it is certainly worth researching what it involves before deciding whether you want to do it yourself. There are lots of videos online showing how to do it and also information available from the manufacturer.

Please be careful when ordering this as it does not fit Fender type guitars. The nut is correct to the part number, but this does not match the description or pictures, instead it is an Epiphone type nut.

Some nuts are lacklustre. Some nuts are flippant. Others are pointless. This is the wisest of the nuts. A nut of unimaginable intelligence. The pinnacle of nutiness.

Fini la corde qui accroche au sillet et les désaccordages intempestifs ! Avec ce sillet on retrouve une stabilité d’accordage parfaite et on peut enfin utiliser le vibrato de sa Stratocaster sans craindre le désaccordage (surtout avec des mecas a blocage)

I had a hard time figuring out if I needed the curved or straight bottom version for my 2009 Highway One Strat. The curved one (this one) was the correct fit. I had some buzzing in my old nut. This one has no buzzing. The slots are cut very nicely (I use 10-46 string size). It has better sustain and a slightly cleaner sound than my old nut. I confirmed nut buzz vs. fret buzz because I could pinch the strings on the tuner side of the nut and make the buzz go away. I bought a set of needle files for shaping. I had to file the little tab off the bottom, and I had to file the thickness slightly. I think they make them a little thick on purpose so you can file to a perfect fit. File a little at a time, and don't force it into the nut slot - just file a little more for a snug fit that you can push in with your thumb. If you don't have the right files to file off the tab, don't forget to order some. It's an extra $5 well spent on a set of diamond needle files. This works without lowering the slot depth, but the action is higher than ideal. Expect to need some fine tuning of slot depth. You're either going to pay for a luthier to do it or buy the proper nut slotting files to do it yourself. Where I am, paying for the adjustment would be cheaper than paying for a luthier to make a whole new nut. I'm buying some nut files to adjust the string height myself. The way I look at it is that for the cost of nut adjustments on two guitars, I can get the files and learn to do it myself. The cost is a wash in the short term, but I always lean toward investing in tools and learning skills vs. paying for one time services. On an acoustic Tusq I bought previously, I thought I'd be clever and sand down the base to set the string height. That was not a good approach. I ended up with a couple of strings too low and a couple too high. I shimmed it and tried to fix the mess with a torch tip cleaner. Overall - I wasted $10 and 3 hours. I'm back to the factory nut on my acoustic now. I really recommend you plan to get the right tools (nut files) if you're going to do this yourself. At a minimum, look into the DIY feeler gauge file. I'll be in business with low string action on both guitars in another week when I get the files!

Buena calidad. Facil de adaptar lijando hasta conseguir la medida. Blando. Para Squier Stratocaster es perfecta. Solo lijar un poco la longitud y el terón inferior para q baje a su sitio. Hacerlo poco a poco y probando para no pasaros y q quede hueco

Habe den Sattel in einer Affinity Tele verbaut. Da diese Tele weder eine gekrümmte Nut für den Sattel noch den typischen Zapfen hat war ich etwas überrascht. Habe den Zapfen abgefeilt und den Sattel, der auch etwas schmaler war dann in die Nut geklebt. Ach ja die Länge musste für die Tele etwas gekürzt werden. War in wenigen Minuten mit der Feile erledigt. Das Resulat war für Preis und Aufwand richtig gut. Kein Festhängen mehr beim Stimmen und ich musste weder bez. Saitenlage und Bundreinheit etwas anpassen. Das Entfernen des Altsattels hat ca 30 Minuten und das Anpassen bzw. kleben des Neuen ca. 10 Minuten gedauert. Das war mein erster Sattel aus diesem Material, einen Unterschied zum Knochen konnte ich vom Ergebnis her nicht ausmachen. Klare Kaufempfehlung.

Just what I was looking for. Very little adjustment needed and no problems so far. Great product, fast delivery.