Graph Tech Saddles and other products? - aberdeen-music

Tav · 24-12-2004, 18:43

Anyone use/used these? I have a Graph Tech Nut and String Trees on my new Telecaster. Thinking about perhaps getting a nut for my troublesom PRS SE. What do people think of them?

Does anyone have any other tricks for keeping strings moving smoothly through nut?

P.S I am selling some saddles for telecaster in wanted and for sale. Brand new and boxed.

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iain44s · 24-12-2004, 21:59

rubbing the grooves of the nut with a pencil whenever you change the strings is good...probs doesnt look that great but im told it does the job...

David · 25-12-2004, 16:06

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Originally Posted by iain44s

rubbing the grooves of the nut with a pencil whenever you change the strings is good...probs doesnt look that great but im told it does the job...

that is basically a quick cheap way of doing the same job as the graphtec saddles, you are just adding a bit of graphite to where the strings move to lubricate it all, teh graphtec stuff is just a more permanent way to do it...

it shouldnt look any different from normal, unless you are useless at colouring in and end up doodling all over the rest of your guitar... you only need to put graphite where the strings touch remember

as for the graphtech stuff, i have no idea how good/bad it really is as i have never used it personally, seems to get good reviews though

David

craig deadenstereo · 25-12-2004, 18:49

I have used both soap and vaseline to good effect for this job.
3 in 1 oil - I have no idea what that woyuld do.

Anal lube might be brilliant, but I am yet to try it.

Tav · 25-12-2004, 20:35

There is proper nut lube. The tech at sound control put some on and it worked well for like a week. Must get the slot filled again and pick up some lube...or just get a new nut...I want some trem action!

craig deadenstereo · 26-12-2004, 09:03

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Originally Posted by Tav

There is proper nut lube. The tech at sound control put some on and it worked well for like a week. Must get the slot filled again and pick up some lube...or just get a new nut...I want some trem action!

I hope I'm not the only person who is reading this an entirely different way.

GraemeC · 26-12-2004, 11:08

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Originally Posted by craig deadenstereo

I hope I'm not the only person who is reading this an entirely different way.

Yes....yes you are.

Tav · 26-12-2004, 18:00

Wow I just read that back...I do apologise! lol

David · 27-12-2004, 10:10

for using a trem a graphtech nut would probably be the best permanent way about it, as it would be a permanent method, whereas lube or putting pencil lead (ie graphite) in the nut grooves arent permanent methods, so you would need to redo it with every string change to keep the nut smooth

if you are having trouble with the strings sticking in the nut, it might be because the slots arent cut as well as they should be, so maybe getting the nut recut could help alleviate any problems. a badly cut nut can be a pretty common source of tuning problems, especially with trems

David

imprinted · 28-12-2004, 15:25

david, do you find that you have times when your nuts aren't cut as well as you'd like?