New nut on a P, Bone or Tusq?

[bullshark]

Title says all, bone or tusq and why?

 

[John Wentzien]

Tusq.
It won't splinter like bone...and sounds better IMO

 

[bullshark]

Was wondering about the sound, the goal being open string notes sounding as close as possible to fretted notes. So, Tusq is better for that?

 

[praisebass]

I choose Tusq - more consistent material than bone - sounds better - great stuff!

 

[JLS]

Was wondering about the sound, the goal being open string notes sounding as close as possible to fretted notes. So, Tusq is better for that?

I doubt if anyone could tell the difference....

 

[ByF]

Tusq, because when you file or sand bone it smells like when the dentist drills your tooth.

Ed

 

[Getaway Driver]

I'm partial to the carvin graphite nuts, cheap too, but they only come pre-slotted and they're an unusual size. Graphite nuts are nice but I'm curious about the synthetic bone ones too.

 

[stratovani]

I've got a Tusq nut on my P and my Stratocaster. They sound good and do the job.

 

[AltGrendel]

How about brass?

 

[JLS]

Again, I doubt very much that anyone can hear the difference.
I'm thankful that fad has pretty much died out.

 

[ByF]

I'm partial to the carvin graphite nuts, cheap too, but they only come pre-slotted and they're an unusual size. Graphite nuts are nice but I'm curious about the synthetic bone ones too.

Actually, Carvin uses Black Tusq. It is impregnated with Teflon, not graphite. I like it too, and last year I made a nut for my Ibanez out of Black Tusq.

Ed

 

[Craig_S]

Use the stock material. The nut material really doesn't make that much of a difference. You might never notice a difference. It really only affects open notes.

 

[John Wentzien]

Still vote for TUSQ for durability, easy to work, consistancy and tone..
I really beats them all IMO

 

[Craig_S]

Still vote for TUSQ for durability, easy to work, consistancy and tone..
I really beats them all IMO

You would never convince a builder of fine acoustic instruments on the tone issue. Bone and ivory are the materials of choice, for the most.

 

[John Wentzien]

You would never convince a builder of fine acoustic instruments on the tone issue.

They can feel free to KMA!

 

[Craig_S]

The can feel free to KMA!

That's really nice of you.

 

[John Wentzien]

I kid!

 

[Craig_S]

I've used TUSQ for nuts before. It's a good material. The saddles I've made for acoustics have all been bone. Bone is a better material in that case, almost always.

 

[John Wentzien]

I got tired of putting hours of work in a pefect bone nut..just to have the last pass of the file chip-out a weak spot in it.
This doesn't happen with TUSQ.
Or have a string slip out of the slot...taking a chunk of nut with it...

 

[John Wentzien]

Seems to me like the real bone nut "blanks" have really gone down in quality. especially the bleached ones..Much "grainier" than they used to be IMO.