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GraphTech PQ500000 TUSQ Electric Guitar Nut, Fender Style Slotted
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Brand | Graph Tech |
Color | White |
Material | TUSQ |
Style | Modern |
Item Weight | 4.54 Grams |
About this item
- Package Weight: 0.014 kg
- Product Type: Instrument Parts And Accessories
- Package Quantity: 1
- Country Of Origin: United States
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Product information
Item Weight | 0.16 ounces |
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Product Dimensions | 1.69 x 0.13 x 0.2 inches |
ASIN | B00126E3Z4 |
Item model number | PQ500000 |
Customer Reviews |
4.7 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #20,742 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments) #49 in Electric Guitar Nuts |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | September 1, 2009 |
Color Name | White |
Material Type | TUSQ |
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Product Description
The PQ-5000-00 is a perfect option to replace and upgrade the nut in almost all Fender style electric guitars. It will work in both a flat bottom or curved bottom nut slot due to it's ingenious design. It is pre-slotted to make for a quick and easy install.
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Customers like the quality, fit, ease of installation, value, and tuning stability of the nut. For example, they mention it works awesome, fits perfectly, and is easy to work with. Some appreciate the value for money, saying it makes hundreds of dollars of difference.
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the product. They mention that it improves tone and sustain, and is easy to install. Some say that it works awesome and is almost dead on for intonation right out of the box. Overall, most are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"...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." Read more
"...the guitar I have, so can’t use it on this one; but can tell it’s great quality and very well made. Gonna save it for another guitar" Read more
"...The result was a much, much brighter tone (I suspect the strings played a part in this as well as the nut)...." Read more
"...Material was easy to work with and shape with sandpaper. Good improvement in sound over stock Squier but." Read more
Customers like the fit of the nut. For example, they say it fits perfectly on their 2014 Squier bullet Strat, and Fender bullet guitars, and that it requires no sanding at all. Some mention that it's easy to shave to fit and has a greater sustain on open strings.
"...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..." Read more
"...the slot width or sometimes both but they are easy to sand and make to fit properly. Great Deal!" Read more
"...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...." Read more
"...After that it fit perfectly. It raised my strings very slightly but I like it." Read more
Customers find the installation of the nut relatively easy. They mention that the material is easy to work with and shape with sandpaper. Customers also say that the ring is easy for them to tune up.
"...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...." Read more
"...Now the guitar holds tuning extremely well and is also very easy to tune up. Pretty much a must have for cheaper guitars...." Read more
"...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." Read more
"...Material was easy to work with and shape with sandpaper. Good improvement in sound over stock Squier but." Read more
Customers like the value of the nut. For example, they say it's a great deal, a worthy cheap upgrade, and a good replacement.
"...Great Deal!" Read more
"...level the frets, intonate and set it up, this $12 nut makes hundreds of dollars of difference. I won't play without one." Read more
"...well with my pickups, and ended up sounding too bright with no low-end definition...." Read more
"...Sounds good, great bargain. Recommend using pencil to add graphite with each string change for flawless tuning stability at the nut." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the tuning stability of the product. They mention that it holds tuning extremely well, and is easy to tune up. Some say that the product helps with tuning on guitars with Fender style tremolos.
"...Now the guitar holds tuning extremely well and is also very easy to tune up. Pretty much a must have for cheaper guitars...." Read more
"...string spacing was perfect and the slot height was amazing and needed no adjustment. Open string tone is much brighter and more resonant...." Read more
"...I noticed an immediate difference in tuning stability and sustain...." Read more
"I now have these on almost all my guitars, they really help with tuning on guitars with Fender style tremolos...." Read more
Customers find the product easy to sand. They mention that it fits properly and does not require any extra scrubbing or filing.
"...nut to accommodate the slot width or sometimes both but they are easy to sand and make to fit properly. Great Deal!" Read more
"...Fit my Fender bullet perfectly right out of the box. No need to sand, no need to glue...." Read more
"Slid right into my MIM strat and needed no extra sanding/filing. I recommend these to all my customers and have installed several in guitar repairs." Read more
"Worked great for a Squier SE and Squier mini, no sanding needed." Read more
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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.
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2018
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.