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I swear by Graphtech saddles. They sound great and definitely reduced my string breakage. It's not a particularly expensive proposition, either. They're usually the only modded components on my guitars. I know, I'm a fuddy-duddy.

I have been putting the Graphtech Tusq XL nuts on my recent projects think they are good. I put a Babicz FCH bridge on my Les Paul and it made it much more resonant and Louder when played unplugged. https://www.fullcontacthardware.com/users/49443/photos/photo/49443_1113803.jpg Not to mention it allows better control over the radius of the bridge and intonation is set and forget.I also have been putting the Planetwaves Trim Lock Machines on some, 18:1 no extra wraps tunes easy and stays there. Nothing magic , just better parts to improve guitars more or less.It's that whole preference thing,you have to actually try new tech to see if it works. Anyone done the Evertune yet , potentially the best new idea for guitars this century.

I have the Hipshot Tremsetter on my '86 Ibanez RG450 equipped with an Edge tremolo (their equivalent of a Floyd Rose). I've had it for about 10 years, and it works very well to create a better "Neutral" zone for the string tension.

I would recommend this, or one of the newer trem stabilizers that are easier to install. There is an excellent website dedicated to these: https://joe.emenaker.com/TremStabilizers/

Quote from Oinkus on August 18, 2012, 05:26
I have been putting the Graphtech Tusq XL nuts on my recent projects think they are good. I put a Babicz FCH bridge on my Les Paul and it made it much more resonant and Louder when played unplugged. https://www.fullcontacthardware.com/users/49443/photos/photo/49443_1113803.jpg Not to mention it allows better control over the radius of the bridge and intonation is set and forget.I also have been putting the Planetwaves Trim Lock Machines on some, 18:1 no extra wraps tunes easy and stays there. Nothing magic , just better parts to improve guitars more or less.It's that whole preference thing,you have to actually try new tech to see if it works. Anyone done the Evertune yet , potentially the best new idea for guitars this century.

I've made a few GraphTech nuts. I can't claim I hear a real big difference relative to bone, and since I don't use heavy trem, prefer big-ass strings, and usually play with my fingers, I like never break strings. (Like maybe, one every year or so.) So I can't really comment on the lubrication aspects of GraphTech. But they sound good, they're easy to work with, and they're less stinky then bone when abraded.

I don't think there is a noticeable sound difference with the nuts they just come already made in a bunch of shapes and sizes.Very little work left to fit to your guitar and very consistent material.Now I am waiting Gary gee whiz ?