Reply With QuoteSince ivory is prohibitively expensive, I'd recommend bone then Tusq next. I've used graphite as well, but I prefer the tone of bone and Tusq.
Regular Fretter
Which nut
It's time to put a new nut on my 90 standard. Any recomendations on which type. Graphite or bone.
Leggo of my HoHo!
Since ivory is prohibitively expensive, I'd recommend bone then Tusq next. I've used graphite as well, but I prefer the tone of bone and Tusq.
Regular Fretter
Tone of Bone? Never heard of them, but I like their name.
Tusq was a great album. I love me some Fleetwood.
-Kodiak
Guitars:
Washburn Idol 64 DL w/GFS Dream 180 pups
Washburn X-33 w/GFS 60's-70's Grey Bottom Non Stagger Overwound
Stagg G300 SG w/GFS Power Rails
Art & Lutherie Acoustic
Regular Fretter
Bone is great nut material (gawd that sounds trashy!).
Guitars: 2008 Gibson SG Classic, 2006 Gibson Les Paul Standard LE, 2002 Gibson SG Supreme, 2001 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus, 1996 Les Paul Studio Gem, American Deluxe Double Fat Strat, Bluesville "Super" Strat Copy, MIK Fender "Limited Edition" Tele, JD Bluesville "Night Pilot", Yamaha AES 820, Steinberger Spirit GT Pro, Taylor 355CE, Ovation 1897 Adamas, Ovation CC057 Celebrity
Amps: Axe FX centered rack rig, Mesa 4x12 cab. Germino Club 40, Johnson JM150 Millennium, Johnson JM250 Millennium, Gibson Titan Medalist Frankenstein.
Effects: Tonebone Trimode, EH Holy Grail, Boss CH-1, Dunlop Crybaby Classic, Framptone Amp Switcher, THD Hot Plate, Yamaha AG Stomp Acoustic Processor, Boss BCB-60 Pedal Board.
Luke Skyrawker
If you use your tremolo a lot then go with the synthetic. Otherwise bone gets great tone. It just won't work quite as well with the strings moving over it a lot. Bone will wear faster and may hang your strings. Not all the time though. So in reality you'll be fine with either but my preference is bone unless I go with an Earvana compensated nut. Makes your guitar sound a lot better over all the registers.
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
Regular Fretter
Sounds like bone it is.
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