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j.Brown
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Just wondering if any of you have used the Tusq nuts and saddles and what your opinions may be.
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j...I routinely use Tusq bridge pins and really like them. They have a consistent density, are as hard or harder than bone and "ping" when dropped on a table.

I have also tried one Tusq nut but prefer bone nuts and saddles.

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I've used Tusq nuts before, they are a lot like micarta to me, better than plastic but not as good as bone.
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I ahvent used them, but the reviews on them I have seen are of players complaining about "string zing"


I just stick to the bone.

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Ken, what is "string zing"?

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Excuse me please Ken if I answer Joe. Joe "string zing" is a sound that a player hears that sounds very much like a Chef's knife being sharpened on a steel.
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String zing is a noise that can sound like a wolf whistle too. The reviews I have read on the tusq products have alot of these complaints. Of course there may be millions of people happy with them also and all I am seeing is the unsatisfied ones.

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I've never heard that term used to describe that sound. Would the nut really contribute to that sound?

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The nut is the worst for it. I havent seen that many complaints for the bridge pins causing it, but the nut and saddle are the worst for string zing.

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Is Tusq similar material to the Graph tech string saddles used on Tune-O-Matic bridges?
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npalen wrote:
Is Tusq similar material to the Graph tech string saddles used on Tune-O-Matic bridges?


Nelson...Two different animals:

Tusq is a molded ceramic material used as a bone substitute in acoustic guitars for nuts, saddles and bridge pins.

Graphtec is a molded polymer intended to have low friction probably from a graphite substance in the plastic. I've seen nuts and saddles as you listed advertised for electric guitars.

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