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

Material is easy to work with and file down. Had to take off the center knub on the bottom for it to lay in the guitar’s nut slot (Squier Affinity Series Tele). Also, after placed and centered I had to file off a little from each side down to match the width of the neck. Nice improvement overall.

Dropped right on to my strat neck. I can't speak highly enough about these TUSQ nuts.By far the cheapest and easiest way to upgrade a guitar and enhance the tone (no more string bind or slipping!).Bone is a good material but is incredibly painful to work with. This tusq nut drops right in and works as-is for most guitars. Of course, you might need to do a little sanding on the bottom for the desired string height and filing on top for string depth-- for earnie ball 9s (pink), I didn't have to do anything!

I originally purchased this for a Squier Strat (SSS) made in Indonesia. As this was the curved nut, it did not fit my Squier as I needed the flat nut (which I ended up purchasing separately (great service from Amazon on this one).To remove the old nut, I cut into the edges of the old nut using a razor blade (X-Acto knife) to loosen it and then used a small block of wood that I tapped on either side of the nut to loosen it more. Once the old nut started loosening, it was cake to remove. I then cleaned the space of old glue (mine was gummy) before pre-fitting the new nut. The new (flat) nut was a perfect fit and lined up perfectly with the old nut I removed (when I put them side to side, holding them up). I glued it using a small amount of wood glue that I brushed in. Just to make sure it cured well, I left the guitar alone for a couple days before I strung it up again (I was also busy).So, was it worth the effort to change the nut? Absolutely! First of all, it's really easy. Second of all, I no longer have strings binding and twanging loudly as I'm tuning. Tuning is much smoother and it has increased the sustain somewhat. As for the extent of the sound change/sustain, I'm not sure how much was due to the nut and how much was due to the new GraphTech saddles or GFS Steel block I installed. But, after doing these things, I can say the sound and sustain was dramatically better. I can attribute better tuning and smoother bending to this nut though.

On my Player Mustang, this was a good fit and required very little to make it work. The little tab at the bottom is there in the event that your guitar has a flat bottom for the nut. On my Mustang it was arched, so I just needed to file the tab off with a tiny little file. The width and thickness needed to be adjusted slightly to fit properly. I used a piece of medium grit sandpaper flat on the granite countertop and moved the part on top of it to keep it exactly flat to trim the thickness slightly. The guitar is tuning a lot more precisely and smoothly now. Being in tune is super important in the end. You will sound better tuned precisely with a guitar that is intonated properly.It was worth the money to me and there is no real need to pay someone to do this for you if you are reasonably handy.Take care with removing the stock part. You’ll want to score the edges with an exacto knife to remove it cleanly. On my guitar there was some finish on the nut that kind of glued it in place. Once I scored the edge it came out with just a very light tap.

I put this nut in a partscaster I’m building. I did have to sand off the small tab at the bottom and the sides of the nut to get it to fit properly. After a little trial and error it fit nicely. I did not have to file any string slots. When sanding be careful not to overdo it. Take a little off and try to fit it again. But once I installed it, it is everything it’s supposed to be. It gave me better tuning stability, better sustain, and increased harmonics. I didn’t really notice a difference in tone though. Great product all in all. I highly recommend this upgrade

Sharp corners, stupid nub on bottom, little too wide, please expect quite a bit of elbow grease sanding this every which way for a successful install. Make sure you don’t just sand the width down on just one side or you’re apt to have the string too close to the fretboard edge.I also filed the string slots down on my particular instrument as they were a pretty high but I expected that.