Lauzon Music · Est. 1945
Graph Tech
Graph Tech nuts and saddles in Canada, from Ottawa. Graph Tech is a Canadian company from Delta, British Columbia. We keep TUSQ and TUSQ XL nuts, nut blanks and acoustic saddles in stock, with NuBone nuts.
Graph Tech buying guide and questions
Graph Tech
Buying guide
Graph Tech nuts and saddles at Lauzon Music
What Graph Tech is known for
Graph Tech started with one problem. Founder Dave Dunwoodie was playing a gig in his hometown of Vancouver when his Strat went out of tune the moment he used the tremolo, because the strings were binding in the nut. He set out to fix it, and Graph Tech dates its first self-lubricating nut to 1983. The company, now based in Delta, BC, makes nuts, saddles and bridge pins, along with String Saver saddles and Ratio tuners.
TUSQ is Graph Tech's man-made material for nuts, saddles and bridge pins. It's a synthetic, made under heat and pressure from organic polymers, with no petroleum or animal by-products, and it's uniform all the way through, so every piece behaves the same. Graph Tech says it brings out the mid and upper harmonics. TUSQ XL is the same material with a permanent lubricant built in, so strings slide freely through the slots and come back to pitch after bends and tremolo use.
The models we carry
What's in stock changes week to week. See every Graph Tech nut and saddle in stock.
- TUSQ slotted nuts. Ready-slotted nuts for Strat-style electrics, Gibson-style acoustics and Precision Bass
- TUSQ XL nuts and blanks. The self-lubricating version for electrics, slotted Strat style or as Fender-style and extra-large jumbo blanks
- TUSQ nut blanks. Fender-style blanks in curved and flat bottom, plus standard and 1.8 inch blanks, for cutting to fit
- TUSQ compensated acoustic saddles. Martin-style and 1/8 inch saddles that need only final fitting for length, height and thickness
- NuBone. A TUSQ derivative with very similar tone that brings out the lower fundamentals and overall volume, and files and sands cleanly
Buying Graph Tech from us
Graph Tech parts ship insured, free over $200 across Canada and the US, with no duty on US orders. If you're not sure which nut or saddle fits your guitar, or you're after a Graph Tech part that isn't on this page, ask us in the chat.
Questions
Graph Tech questions, answered
What is TUSQ?
TUSQ is Graph Tech's man-made material for nuts, saddles and bridge pins. It's made under heat and pressure from organic polymers, with no petroleum or animal by-products, and it's the same density all the way through, so every piece behaves the same. Graph Tech says it brings out mid and upper harmonics.
What's the difference between TUSQ and TUSQ XL?
TUSQ XL is TUSQ with a permanent lubricant built in, PTFE according to Graph Tech. Strings slide through the slots instead of binding, which helps tuning hold through bends and tremolo use. Graph Tech points TUSQ XL at electric guitars and TUSQ at acoustics.
What is NuBone?
NuBone is a Graph Tech material derived from TUSQ, with very similar tone. Graph Tech says it brings out lower fundamentals and overall volume, and that it's consistent throughout and files and sands cleanly.
Is Graph Tech a Canadian company?
Yes. Graph Tech Guitar Labs is based in Delta, British Columbia, and its founder, Dave Dunwoodie, is from Vancouver.
Which Graph Tech nut fits my guitar?
Graph Tech sizes its nuts by length first, then thickness, height and the string spacing from the low E to the high E, so start by measuring the nut you have. Slotted nuts are made a little long and a little tall so they can be sanded to a final fit. Ask us in the chat with your measurements or your guitar's make and model.
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