Guitar nut materials tone test

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Does guitar nut material affect your tone? I compare a brass nut, plastic nut, bone nut and tusq nut to see which gives the best tone. In fairness, your guitar nut tone seems to be greatly increased if you don't use a plastic nut and instead opt for brass, bone or tusq.
What was unexpected is just how much additional sustain is achieved from having a brass nut, although it could be argued that as soon as you fret a string, this s removed from the system so this is somewhat irrelevant.
Surprisingly, a brass guitar nut seems to have more done. So if you're thinking "do brass nuts have better tone" then yes, a little. Well, when compared to a platic nut anyway.
Do bone nuts have more tone? compared to a plastic nut, yes. There are also substitutes for bone which are a vegan alternative such as tusq. A tusq nut sounds just as good as a bone nut so if you're wondering what sounds best, tusq or bone, they're similar enough to not worry. Tusq vs bone can be solved by choosing whatever you can get hold of the easiest, preferably pre-slotted and cut to size.
In summary, a plastic guitar nut sounds the worst but a brass guitar nut, bone guitar nut or tusq guitar nut sounds better, so choose a brass nut, bone nut or tusq nut over a plastic nut for tonal happiness.
What's the best guitar nut? Which guitar nut has the best tone? these can be answered within this video. Listen and let me know what you think. Personally I think Tusq nuts are best because I don't like the look of a brass nut and a tusq nut is easy to buy pre-slotted to all specs.
So which guitar nut is best? or What is the best nut? All of them. Just not plastic. Plastic guitar nuts seem to ruin the tone. And sustain - but that's another video...
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@TheLordcasio 2 года назад

I f#cking love RU-vid for this reason. I wanna know how nut composition effects tone and this “nutter” made a vid. Thanks my dude.

@guitarforall262 3 года назад

it’s 1am and i wondered in my head what a brass nut would sound like; this video is great!! just random thoughts at 1am.. i had to know. EDIT: i upgraded most of my guitar nuts to tusq nuts and it’s the best thing ever. i can tell a lot of resonance going through especially when i play high gain amps. rings out much longer.

@PherotoneStudios 3 года назад

Love it. Hope the video helped. I do the same thing as you, wonder strange things at night and have to researxh

@ralual 2 года назад

*me in the exact same situation at precisely 1 am*

@themarcarts 2 года назад

I'm here at 2am wondering about bone nuts

@andreprinsloo3572 2 года назад

@@ralual Dude snap what is with this??!!

@Sebastian_Aravena 2 года назад

The same!, But at 12 am

@kevinteo8453 2 года назад

Alright, time to get brass fingers for more sustain.

@toamaori 2 года назад

after getting his fingers removed and replaced with brass ones, Kevin realised that the point of contact was actually the fret and not his finger. From that day forward Kevin swore that he was only ever going to play fretless guitars

@kevinteo8453 2 года назад

@@toamaori Well shit how do I get my real fingers back HAHA. But good point 😆

@toamaori 2 года назад

@@kevinteo8453 fretless guitars for life Kevin xD

@squirelova1815 Месяц назад

Play with thimbles.

@gearoftones8585 3 года назад

Bridge saddles are more important than the nut imo. They're always in the equation.

@bencarrdus9583 Год назад

That's a lot of work, mate. Thanks for doing this.

@GlennMarshallRocks Год назад

Tone Test Sustain Test 0:53 Brass Nut 3:17 Brass 39s 1:04 Plastic Nut 3:55 Plastic 24s 1:16 Bone Nut 4:21 Bone 25s 1:32 Tusq Nut 4:47 Tusq 31s Well, that solves part of the mystery for me. I bought a Firefly Les Paul and the decay was only about 3-4 seconds (unamplified) when I got it. I changed out the bridge for a roller bridge, and now the sustain is about 7-8 seconds, but still way-y-y-y-y too short. Listening to your demos, I thought well, that decay with the plastic one in yours sounds like this guitar, so I looked up the specs, and sure enough, it's got a plastic nut. So, now I've got hope I'll be able to make it right. Personally, I like the brass nut the best, but not because of the brighter tone or the longer sustain, but because of the far more even decay over all of the others. With the bone and the Tusq, you can hear them "step down" as they decay, which bothers me. That brass nut though, it just is so even, and there's no "stepping down" at all as it decays. I just don't know if I'll be able to find anyone to put a brass nut on it, so, I'll likely have to chose between the Bone and Tusq simply because I know I can get someone to put one on for me. But the Brass is the best all the way around, while plastic is just a vampire, sucking the life right out of the strings like instantly.

@WillVRam Год назад

Could you edit the 1:32 to 1:31 and maybe 3:55 to 3:56? Thx

@ramencurry6672 2 месяца назад

Tusq is the best in my opinion. However any material even plastic can be great.

@nitroxylictv 3 года назад

brass always has tons of sustain. Being a player that uses open tunings and open chords I would rather have a brass nut.

@nguquaxanguyen5224 2 года назад

it wears fast also which leads to intonation problems later on

@Yeti.Goose.Creature 2 года назад

@@nguquaxanguyen5224 I have a brass nut on a guitar that I bought new in 1982 - hasn't worn, intonation correct - still playing it. ;)

@nguquaxanguyen5224 2 года назад

@@Yeti.Goose.Creature how many hours do you play per day and how many days per week. if it's durable i might consiider it

@Yeti.Goose.Creature 2 года назад

@@nguquaxanguyen5224 It's difficult to put a number on it. When I first got the guitar in 1982 I was playing 1-2 hours per day for 2-3 years, then moved to keyboards, then back to other guitars. Started playing it again 2 years ago. Things have moved on since the 1980s - today I would recommend TUSQ XL every time.

@OddTimeMan 10 месяцев назад

@@nguquaxanguyen5224 Brass doesn't wear fast at all. My 2008 LP copy has a brass nut and that's been my regular go-to guitar for 15 years.

@timnichols7183 2 года назад

Man, that’s nuts!

@Inaros404 Год назад

Subscribed because you went as far as to putting a slide by slide seconds apart to help us differentiate the difference

@Yeti.Goose.Creature 2 года назад

I upgrade plastic nuts to TUSQ XL - but only because PTFE helps the strings slide through the slots, avoiding tuning issues when pitch-bending strings. I also have one guitar with a brass nut and three with graphite nuts. Like you said, when fretted the nut material make no difference to tone. Plastic nuts are the only ones that seem to cause problems for tuning, apart from on a bass guitar where it doesn't seem to matter. ;)

@ricardoa5626 Год назад

excellent job buddy, its actually helpful, thanks for this video

@skgate 2 года назад

just ordered me a brass nut, sounded so clean and louder

@CaptDan-zk4tt 2 года назад

I just ordered one yesterday for my Telecaster to match my new saddles and open Hipshot tuners. I just thought it just looked cool, Thanks

@whynottalklikeapirat 2 месяца назад

Perfect video on this - thanks great job

@elbergonzalez6020 2 года назад

3:16 brass 3:55 plas 4:21 bone 4:47 tus

@guitarguy3221 2 года назад

Incredibly useful thanks!

@scottbrower9052 3 года назад

Very helpful. You have a new subscriber.

@robertlevasseur8896 8 месяцев назад

Have always been a tusq fan. Every now and then I'll go back to bone, but I love the clarity the tusq gives and always go back.

@Gevo2112 3 года назад

Great video!

@josippongrac3040 2 года назад

Great video, thanks

@kostasbk741 Год назад

I would like to hear fretted notes as well. The nut is still part of the vibrating system so it is not impossible that it will affect tone.

@GranulatedStuff 2 года назад

Brass just has a touch of crisp in the pick attack. Incidentally the extra brightness I suddenly got with brass pins on my acoustic was quick striking.

@JunkBondTrader 2 года назад

Switching to brass. I go from medium strings to quite light... and once you notch grooves in plastic, you get buzzing putting smaller strings in there.

@rowanmurphy5239 2 года назад

I think the best tone test would be for you to tune the strings so that they play a chord when you strum it open, like DADGAD tuning or whatever. TUSQ sounded the best.

@BeamMonsterZeus 2 года назад

That's not really a practical test. You're going to utilize maybe a couple open strings in your chords at a time in typical playing. I will say though that the unique sustain of the brass nut does make the different tunings more attractive for me...

@mihailmilev9909 Год назад

@@BeamMonsterZeus ig true

@mihailmilev9909 Год назад

@@BeamMonsterZeus yeah same

@Andre-bk6jp 10 месяцев назад

A really scientific test would be to repeat the experiment a few thousand times. A stoner test is what we are seeing.

@misturceeyt Месяц назад

Very Helpful! Thank you sir! : )~

@jerbear1601 Год назад

That harmonic richness face though, right after hitting the string. I actually hit Subscribe right after that!

@allstringron 2 года назад

Thanks for this video. I've been thinking of trying a brass nut for some time. Not for the tone. Rather because I hope it's a once and done task. Also the nut height can be adjustable with brass nuts. I didn't do it because I don't want a massive tonal difference. To my ears, on this video, it sounds fine.

@jstmsnu1 2 года назад

If you are playing a combination of open and fretted notes the brass nut gives the same sustain across the board on an electric guitar, it also gives more even glide with a tremolo system

@trevors7062 6 месяцев назад

Plastic nut for the win.

@hansbrehm7102 Год назад

I changed the nuts and saddles on a few guitars. And yes, it makes a difference. Also I changed the tremolo block on my Stratocaster. The tone is much better, sustain is amazing. Sounds like much more expensive guitars.

@tarZenization Год назад

The saddles make a HUGE difference and always will. But the nut, like he says, only affects open notes. It's not always ideal for open notes to sound different from fretted notes either.

@audioware1 2 года назад

Very good shootout, I tottally agree on your results but regarding your theory on the fretted length it is not so simple. Once you fret a note there is a vabration between the saddle and the fretted note + a "sympathetic" vibration of the length between the nut and the fretted note which contains overtones and they have a minor contribution to the final fretted tone.

@tarZenization Год назад

Takes a dog to hear that "minor contribution".

@guitarsbymetaljay 2 года назад

I have two identical Strat style guitars and I installed the Fender Yngwie Malmsteen brass nut on one and did my own comparison. So much more sustain and clarity than the old one so I'm ordering another

@samarth1906 3 месяца назад

Great Video! I actually did something similar for a Physics report in school analysing the effect of nut material (same ones as in your video) and potentiometer resistance on sustain. To make the comparison as scientific as possible, I made a "see-saw" like contraption with a ruler, taped a pick to one end, put it under the string and dropped an eraser from a predetermined height to play the string and get as little variation in force. I found that they all actually performed very similarly, with a variation of about 3-4 seconds. Now tone wise, I didn't hear much difference, but everyone is different, so if you prefer one over the other that's perfectly fine. Your nut being cut properly is far more important than the material in my opinion!

@callfourzero1931 Год назад

January 2023 I replaced the stock hard plastic nut on my 2010 Squire with brass. Stock was 8 out of 10, brass is 9 out of 10. Really happy with it, shaped it to fit very tight, no glue tap in.

@ThePowerman121 2 года назад

This video is nuts!

@squaredtony 10 месяцев назад

I think youre right in regards to bone, brass and tusq. I am however a Tusq fan for thtrr reasons. Tts quite consistent, easy to shape and drop in but most importantly, Tusq has superior tuning stability. Especially black Tusq

@carlosguerra6668 2 года назад

Great video! What is the purpose of that second humbucker?

@CA10Z Год назад

Excellent test and report. However, I'm having enough trouble with the Phrygian scale. So, all taken with a grain of salt. I am looking forward to your next video.... Thanks

@replicated 3 года назад

Nice demo. I like the quick cuts to compare the tone. Why don't more people do that?

@PherotoneStudios 3 года назад

Thanks mate. Couldn’t agree more

@jorgeandrescoppiano.5715 2 года назад

Tone wise, from lower end to higher end: Plastic, Tusq 1:32, Bone 1:16, Brass 0:53. Trying to keep it simple, the sound starts with certain tone or frequency range (say low, mid, or high), then another one of those freq ranges, then finishes with another shade for most of the sustain. Or maybe more of those swings. And we could compare materials in terms or how may swings they have on those freq ranges.

@bigbasil1908 5 месяцев назад

It's not pointless once you fret the first fret. The nut is still part of the equation and helps to transfer the vibrations and frequencies into the guitar body which in turn resonates with the strings, making them ring on for longer. It's not as direct as the open frets but it still makes a huge difference. An electric guitar string has 4 or 3 points of contact with the guitar. Where the ends of the strings are seated, where the bridge meets the string, where or if a string might be fretted, and the nut.

@An2oine 3 года назад

If you are playing, why would you need 25 secs of sustain? Unless you are Arena guitar soloing, but then you would use feedback.

@davidharman4078 2 года назад

Bone wears very well and can polish up nicely.

@ulissespacifico Год назад

Awnsome video Brother!!!!

@ricky4214 3 года назад

I never thought about it that once you're not playing open the nut doesn't matter, it makes too much sense, I was thinking about switching from tusq to brass and now I lost my interest in that

@JunkBondTrader 2 года назад

some nuts offer better tuining stability though and some don't wear, allowing you to switch from light to medium strings without creating a less than ideal setup. Also the sustain created from hitting open notes vibrates into the rest of the body and imparts tone onto succeeding notes.

@BryanClark-gk6ie День назад

If you want to keep a consistent tone on the open notes same as the freted ones you need to use the same material for the nut that the frets are made from.

@thuhaib Год назад

I think the best to test the nuts are acoustic guitars or classical guitars. also, I would like to advise for Carbon Fiber nut which i am using right now in my guitar and it sound amazing.

@JeremyJames_studio 2 года назад

I wonder if the LSR roller nut would be comparable to the brass….

@johnlucasey3964 4 месяца назад

In my opinion it's between the brass and tusq. Although the brass was a bit brighter tusq was a warm but subtle option that may match better when you are fretting and not using the nut. I am curious with the brass option if having open strings they stick out too much from fretted chords. But again, the plastic just sounded dead. Thanks for doing this test.

@lraffucci 2 года назад

love the last one

@lraffucci 2 года назад

brass is my favorite

@nevertoolate5325 Год назад

Would have to be brass for me having seen this. But I saw somewhere that nuts have a bearing on tuning? To do with how much they grip a string?

@WillVRam Год назад

Its almost all about the atack on strings (angle, strenght, depth of pick through strings) 6:30 good point

@rhiwderinraytube 6 месяцев назад

The nut makes a difference as follows 1 - when you play open strings 2 - when you use a tremolo (especially a Bigsby or even more so a Cheap Chinese copy)

@curtisy6234 Год назад

why do you have a humbucker mounted to your guitar near the control plate?

@grego15 6 месяцев назад

I was really surprised to find that the bone nut was clearly a fuller tone.

@nickjoseph5224 2 года назад

In my experience changing the nut changes the tone across the fingerboard not just the open strings. On an Epiphone Les Paul I made an unbleached bone nut which solved the tuning problems and gave the guitar a brighter overall tone. The plastic composite they used was much more mellow. I also found Graphtec to be somewhat harsh in the highs compared to bone.

@Thoracius Год назад

> nut changes the tone across the fingerboard not just the open strings Hard to believe.

@nickjoseph5224 Год назад

@@Thoracius Absolutely does. The tone will change. You might hear it more unamped. Also depends on the change. Bone to graphite etc. I changed the nut on a Hagstrom f20 from their graphite composite to a Graphtec and there was a noticeable difference on the overall tone: less bass.

@FuckPedophileBiden Год назад

@@Thoracius Sympathetic overtones from fretted finger to the nut.

8 месяцев назад

Sorry nick but your perception may not make it necessarily true. We gotta be a little more scientific here - at least record and show your experimentation. Our senses are exceptionally good at deceiving us.

@nickjoseph5224 8 месяцев назад

@ it was absolutely as I said. I'll see if I can record a sound sample at some point.

@lone-wolf-1 2 года назад

Swapped the plastic nut on a Harley Benton LP with a brass nut: instantly more sustain and brightness snd harmonic content on fretted notes. So, the nut has for sure an influence on the fretted notes! Simple test: put a hair tie in front of the nut and play fretted notes, then push it behind the nut and play same notes again. You can hear the difference. There is even a subtle difference in sustain and high frequencies with the hair tie behind the nut or without any.😎

@ThomasDeLello 8 месяцев назад

I have brass saddles and tremolo block on my Korean 1997 Squire Stratocaster that I have set up for slide playing in either open 'D' or open 'G' tuning. I'm thinking that maybe I should have the brass nut too. What do you think.

@oguzhanaldemir 3 года назад

I have a big exam tomorrow morning, yet I am watching this video.. cool.. awesome content keep doing bro.

@vladpopescu7776 Год назад

The brass one sounds pretty neat ngl

@mattomon1045 3 года назад

Yes when you play the fret turns into the nut the reason for this is you are bending the string over the fret . in doing so you have taken out the nut.

@rusty6314 7 месяцев назад

I think the brass is just a tad brighter but I wonder how tuning stability would be compared to the TUSQ.

@oceanastronaut 2 года назад

Hello i need help. Im using a 2017 Squier Affinity Tele with stock single coil pickups. Im playing kinda post rock ambient songs or trying to. Do you think i should upgrade the stock pickups? I was looking at Fender Twisted Tele pickups that cost me around my guitar price at the time i bought it and the other one is Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound pickups. Should i change to either one of these pickups or just buy a new guitar. Im looking at 2021 Squier Affinity Tele Deluxe with humbucker pickups. Someone help me please 😔

@SilentNightBodomNight Год назад

The plastic nut stood out a lot, and for obvious reasons lol. The rest sounded pretty identical though. You brought up a good point though, it kind of is pointless when a guitar is played by fretting it. Another thing you could test is, stability or the ability for the strings to stay in tune vs the others ones? I know that's a huge reason alone to make people swap nuts (LOL) on their guitar.

@bylikethepastry 2 года назад

What type of nut does Slash use? Or on a typical les paul model guitar?

@normalmusician9761 3 года назад

The tusq nut really had the harmonic when sustained

@BrunoNeureiter 3 года назад

Too much imho

@codforlife Год назад

any thoughts on tremolo tuning stability with brass nut?

@kareemgalaroza822 Год назад

Are nuts actually like tonewoods? I was thinking about some of the best materials like a granite.. can we make a nut out of a granite coz it's actually a really good tone material..😅

@riharrds 3 года назад

Thank you for such an inisghtvul video!

@dheeraj3945 Год назад

I'm not sure if this comment makes any sense. I am using IEM's equalised by Wavelet autoeq settings at 1080p. Imagine a plain, and for my ears, it seems like the sound from the brass nut is coming out of a deep ditch under the surface like it's evolving and along the surface with the plastic nut as if it is cruising, converging to a point in case of Bone and it seemed like the sound is encircling as if it is going around me in circles in case of tusk. Especially in the tone test part

@DavideSchachterJazz 2 года назад

Ok that was a fair testing however if you do the same testing with a fretted note instead it's going to be very interesting...because many believe that doesn't make any difference but honestly the string is still transmitting vibrations through the nut even if the note is fretted.

@HBSuccess 2 года назад

I don’t think there’s much impact for the typical electric player. 99% of the time your fretting hand is dampening any vibration behind the fret. The exception would be intentionally open chords etc.

@-processdrone- 3 года назад

I'm listening on studio monitors, I was right with you when you sarcastically introduced "the rich harmonic content of the tusq nut" and then my jaw fell when I genuinely did hear far more high harmonic content ! I was like "nah the marketing's got into my head, let's listen to that again" and every instance confirmed it. Basically I'm thinking about building a guitar and I think you just accidentally sold me a tusq nut.

@PherotoneStudios 3 года назад

I was shocked at the dead plastic nut. Glad the video helped

@MiguelGebremedhin 2 года назад

I was thinking the same thing ! I scoffed at the "increased harmonic content" and then I actually heard an overtone. It's subtle but it's there.

@-processdrone- 2 года назад

upgraded plan; fretless guitar and tusq fingers.

@Chaplin835 2 года назад

Gracias 😎

@cpamiseso 2 года назад

I'm glad I open this one, apparently it affects open strings and most of us would then play in frets so frets win I guess?

@johnmartin5153 4 месяца назад

great video! this was just what i was looking for. I'm listening with some apple headphones, and I feel that the brass is bright. Bone is neutral . Plastic is dead. Tusq is neutral yet has warmth and bloom to it. The biggest point is how like you said as soon as you do a chord up the neck the nut is no longer in the equation so in a way it's pointless but id still say swap out a plastic nut for a tusq just so your open chords sound better, if someone was a nashville style chicken picken open chords on a tele, or someone who used open tunings, id recommned the brass, but outside of that there's no reason to change them.

@clammaster4 2 года назад

wow the tusq sounds like its going to distortion quicker

@lesd2633 11 месяцев назад

How about the other 5 strings

@oscarestrada72oe 3 года назад

Thank you for sharing your wisdom i am was looking to see if there was a difference between brass and plastic neck nuts... I play bass guitar and my bridge has brass saddles, brass frets and I just got a brass neck nut. I am looking forward for your next video. Thank you

@JunkBondTrader 2 года назад

On acoustic, where strumming open notes is far more common, I imagine its more important.

@MrPastorlarry 10 месяцев назад

Does the nut make any difference if you are not playing open strings?

@jsd8981 10 месяцев назад

When played open to my ears the brass comes in first in every case only just,,the tusk comes in second,,is practically nothing in it between the brass and the tusk,,but your are right when you fret the difference doesn't really matter...but after watching this video,if I where to replace the on strat I would go for the brass nut,,but I would need to have it done by a specialist as it's a lot more involved, for me anyway...

@jimmylandasan3607 Год назад

I tried fiber string nut from old handle of 1kg mallet, but its tone & sustain great better than 3 except brass.

@dr.stevenpennym.d.3241 3 года назад

I have a brand new D'angelico Deluxe Atlanta. I'm having trouble with the g-string. It has a tusk nut. The angle from the tuning machine to the nut is large. Can you help me out and give me a tip or two so the guitar will stay in tune?

@charliepin4501 2 года назад

Yes, take it to a decent luthier and have them either finish the nut or make a new nut for you and the way you play. If the height is ok, the nut on your D'Angelico may just need a little shaping to keep the G string from binding. In the last decade or so, most guitars come from the factory with good, but very low action. Not ideal for all playing styles. But once you have cut the nut low, you usually need to replace it to go higher again (sometimes a shim works, tho). Historically, many guitars came from the factory with the action very high at the nut, e.g. Gibson. This allowed the buyer to get it set up they way they like it.

@mikec6733 Год назад

What's the long thing?

@jayz6008 3 года назад

Oi m8 this was brilliant. Cheers

@PherotoneStudios 3 года назад

Thanks mate

@gypsylee8908 2 года назад

Thats crazy i hear a slight subtle difference in the brass, but to my ears the other three are the same

@rdevlinf 6 месяцев назад

I have a Tele that is my primary guitar for slide playing. I'm thinking a brass nut for this guitar.... I don't get the impression that the slide completely removes the nut from the equation

@alexraia1377 5 месяцев назад

Right. The nut still has an effect on tone even when you’re fretting notes. Our fingers and guitar slides still allow the string to vibrate on the nut side, even if it’s slight, you can definitely hear the difference. I owned a guitar with a brass nut and everything I played on it sounded brighter than my other guitars. Now if you add a capo into the equation that’s a different story.

@nayaleezy Год назад

that plastic nut sounds amazing, such character and dynamic range.

@Ihavegivenup825 5 месяцев назад

you're kidding right lol

@algorithm007ify Месяц назад

lol

@sparrowhawk81 2 года назад

well the thing is my guitar has gold hardware so i gotta get a brass one. nothing i can do about it

@demodeiowa 2 месяца назад

what about stone nuts like say Jade? i've never seen that being used before? my wild guess is that stone isn't great for longevity and stability?

@BryanClark-gk6ie День назад

They make a pre-cut pre-slotted one made from porcelain.

@Camerasecurityreviewscom 5 месяцев назад

You could put a pink eraser at the nut and see if fretted notes sound different. I may have to try that. My gibson had a B string much lower than the E n G so im trying a bone upgrade from plastic.

@mbplove 2 года назад

I’ve always preferred bone nuts but use graphtech saddles so

@TruthMan1234 Год назад

What about a brass neck plate, bridge, saddles , and block ? Also

@ashscott6068 2 года назад

Brass nuts are pretty noticeable on guitars with stainless steel frets. Or rather, they're LESS noticeable. I mean there's less of a sudden change in tone between a fretted note and and an open string

@treishtrei 3 года назад

A big thank you. And of course that your body absorbs vibrations. The nut is important for djent...010001110000011100000000

@RainMakeR_Workshop 2 года назад

I like brass nuts, but its because they sound more like a fretted note. Making open string and fretted notes more similar sounding.

@Gratefulman1965 2 года назад

I just purchased an intonated brass nut from axe masters for my 78’ Guild D-25C. It’s cut with a V groove at the GB&E strings. So when you play an open C chord and suddenly tuning sounds off. This nut is designed to eliminate that odd occurrence. We will see.

@jmdean_ 2 года назад

Wow that makes my day to read -- I have an old Guild as well, a '65 T50 that was converted to a 12 string at some time -- It does that terrible sour C chord, which is the worst to hear on 12 string, I think it's mostly the G strings -- I wasn't thinking of that guitar watching this video but that is very helpful, thank you

@Gratefulman1965 2 года назад

@@jmdean_ Glad to be of help. If you buy one of the brass nuts be sure and measure out your original nut and write down the specs. Use a dial caliper or trace around it on a piece of paper so you have a record for the new one. You may need to remove some material from the new brass nut and a reference point is good to have. As a drop in mine sat too high. Using specs from old nut makes it easy peasy 👌

@gammaraygem 3 месяца назад

So I got here after googling "metal nuts for acoustic guitar". Because I notice that with a capo the tone is so much nicer on my acoustics. Not so much the sustain, but the clarity of the tone. I play open tunings a lot,and the open strings ring out much nicer with a capo. So, I guess I am going to try a brass nut. It is much more convenient than tuning down half a step and using a capo on the first fret. As for bone nuts:I think a nut from the skull of a tibetan monk would be the best. They make necklaces of it, so why not guitar nuts. As long as you dont play metal. Subbed.

@Tootluminary Год назад

I think the material of nut should focus on durability rather than sustain. I've seen parts of a nut fall off after years of use. (It was either plastic or bone) And I wonder if the value of the nut is how firmly it holds the strings from strong picking or bending.

@kevinharris6484 3 года назад

I thought I could tell a difference for sure, the brass and the tusq seemed brighter and more open sounding. Brass definitely sustained longer, bone was my pick for the best but it wasn't, surprised me. I love videos like these- keep up the good work.

@kennethkimbroug8087 2 года назад

Did anybody think that bone nut is way better than synthetic bone nut ?? Or just a tiny bit better ?

@rakusin 9 месяцев назад

Hi there, guitar tech here. The nut material is not only about tone and sustain but also about tuning stability. If you tend to bend or use whammy bar a lot, bone and tusq are the ideal choice. Or graphite but all depends on your style. The tonal differences are way more recognizable on acoustic guitars, especially with the saddle material.