Warmoth nut selection on website
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AirCap said:
Maybe I'm wrong, but my take on the question from Scobass, is that he is merely asking Ramblify why he dislikes Graphtech. Not in an attempt to condemn Ramblify's reasoning, but because Scobass has one on order, and is perhaps concerned that he may have missed something about Graphtech that would change his mind about choosing it for his project.....
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Personally, I think Graphtech's TUSQ material is great. I use it almost exclusively. It machines/works/polishes/wears well. It's surprisingly hard for being a composite material. If you take a handful of them and shake 'em in your hand like dice, they'll tinkle as if they're glass or something, so there's little fear of absorbing vibration like you'd get from plastic.
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I love GraphTech.
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I love GraphTech too...it's my favorite nut material.
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Rick said:
Whoa grap tech saddles? Like the same stuff they use for their nuts? that's cool! It just goes to show you that we all like different things. a lot of people like The Beatles even tho they' ve never had a #1 download
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Rick said:
Yeah, my yellow Strat has those saddles, and my current Strat build will have 'em.
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The string savers are interesting in that they are not a solid chunk of tusq, rather they are steel with an insert. I liked the solid ones, but I found they imparted a woody tone, and warmed up the sound, and I like my sound to have more high end, so I tried the string savers and got the best of both worlds (for me). I got the sound of metal saddles with the glide of tusq (or whatever that graphite impregnated super hard plastic is called.
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I never knew guitar nuts could be so divisive lol. I literally don't care if we disagree or if someone doesn't like them, doesn't mean we can't calmly discuss why we hold those opinions in an attempt to learn from each other. I was honestly hoping for someone to post a critique or comparison of why some other material is better, etc. Oh well :dontknow:
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scobass said:
Hey scobass! FYI, guitar nuts aren't all that divisive, and "we" can calmly discuss them. There was a single person who was having trouble with it, and that person is no longer a part of this conversation.....so I'm officially sounding the all-clear to discuss guitar nuts in a safe and nurturing environment. :icon_biggrin:
My main experience is between bone and GraphTech. I prefer the latter. I find bone nuts have a pingy tone that I don't care for, they are inconsistent in density, they need to be constantly lubed, and they stink. (so many punchlines, so little time.)
GraphTech addresses all those issues.
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"My main experience is between bone and GraphTech. I prefer the latter. I find bone nuts have a pingy tone that I don't care for, they are inconsistent in density, the need to be constantly lubed, and they stink. (so many punchlines, so little time.)"
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Thanks for the reply Aaron. My only experience is with bone and synthetic bone (of which I'm not 100% sure of the exact material - very well could be graphtech) on basses.
The nut would only affect the tone when playing open strings, right? If so, I could see why guitarists would care more about their nut material. As a bassist I very rarely use open strings unless I'm sight reading.
That said, i do prefer the synthetic bone tone better, although ultimately I chose graphtech for my current build because I assumed it would be more durable and wouldn't need replaced for a long time. (No comment on the lube and stench hahah)
The nut would only affect the tone when playing open strings, right? If so, I could see why guitarists would care more about their nut material. As a bassist I very rarely use open strings unless I'm sight reading.
That said, i do prefer the synthetic bone tone better, although ultimately I chose graphtech for my current build because I assumed it would be more durable and wouldn't need replaced for a long time. (No comment on the lube and stench hahah)
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I prefer Graphtech. Tone isn't such a big deal to me with nuts as I feel that they are so subjective, I just leave that topic alone.
I do feel that the Graphtechs are just more easily workable. Some bone nuts are too brittle to work with. I've never had an issue with a Graphtech at all. I have some friends that use brass, but you are talking a lot of work to get setup to where you want it, and that is not profitable for a business to turn out in a production pace. I would have to upcharge for working on brass to a degree that is not affordable to the consumer.
I do feel that the Graphtechs are just more easily workable. Some bone nuts are too brittle to work with. I've never had an issue with a Graphtech at all. I have some friends that use brass, but you are talking a lot of work to get setup to where you want it, and that is not profitable for a business to turn out in a production pace. I would have to upcharge for working on brass to a degree that is not affordable to the consumer.
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