Model 5000-00 Nut Slotted Flat or Curved Bottom R9.5 L42.85mm - TUSQ

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.

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

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.

I did have one gripe with the nut that I received but I am still going to give it 5 stars. The nut was to short and I had to shim it with a tiny piece of walnut to get it to work. Not going to really fault them for that though as there are a billion different strat and tele models and everyone of them slightly different. I was very surprised to see that after shimming, this nut required no slot filing of any kind. First nut I've ever bought that didn't need even a little touch-up done. I have graphtech nuts on my Les Paul and I had to file the nut slots slightly on that one but this one was perfect. It was just a tad too thick to fit in the slot but a few passes on some 220 grit took care of that. Then the ends hang off a tiny bit which I'll have to sand slightly but again, not going to fault them for that. I would highly recommend this nut. One awesome feature that I found though was the radius that they put on it. My fretboard has a 14" Radius and it looks like this nut has a 10" Radius on it. My previous nut that came standard on my guitar was very flat and because of this I had to radius my saddles more than I would like. I was able to back down the radius on my saddles with this nut allowing for easier bending with a lower action. Awesome! Great Product and would highly recommend for even the novice guitar player. Thanks for the great product!

I've used Graph Tech nust before on my Epi's (a 339 and a Les Paul Special) with excellent results and easy installation. This one I installed on a Squier Bullet Strat SSS. The Squier come with a flat bottom nut that was a bit taller and thicker that the Graph Tech replacement, so I ended up filling the nut groove in the neck with a shim and then laminating the new nut with white plastic sheeting to make it thicker. Since I needed to remove all the strings to do this, I replaced the stock strings with some nickle wounds. The result was a much, much brighter tone (I suspect the strings played a part in this as well as the nut). The tuning was much easier to accomplish with no nut binding. If you own any guitar with a factory plastic nut, this is a must do upgrade.

Changed the entire feel of my Stratocaster. Fits nicely and seats well. I needed to do a teeny tiny bit of sanding for it fit perfectly, so be prepared. I haven’t had to take a nut file out yet. It fits 10s fairly snug, perfectly accepts 9s. Well worth the money.

I am a guitar tech and run my own business so quality nuts are a must! Most people want to replace the stock plastic nuts with real bone. I prefer the Tusq nuts. I have ordered them a few times and will keep coming back as long as they are available. They are cut right and are almost a drop in. May have to sand the bottom to get the action right or the face of the nut to accommodate the slot width or sometimes both but they are easy to sand and make to fit properly. Great Deal!