Treeface
Tele-Meister
I've seen these bottles of, for lack of a better word, goop, that are supposed to be put on the nuts. Does anyone use them? I suppose they are supposed to help you keep in tune from bending too much. Do they work?
What do you put on your nut?
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Treeface
Tele-Meister
Do you literally just rub a pencil on it?
Raymond
Friend of Leo's
Treeface said:
Yep! It works fine but for better perfomance one should use the real stuff. Dan Erlewine's book contains the brand names.
skepticult
Tele-Meister
Raymond said:
But rubbing a pencil on it does work surprisingly well. If you get those little clicks and pops from a sticky nut slot, just rubbing the tip of a sharp pencil (or using a razor to scrape off some powder) will generally get rid of it.
Joe-Bob
Doctor of Teleocity
#1 pencil. Cheap, effective, and I don't have to special order it. 
Sunburst Island
Tele-Holic
This one uses a PaperMate 'Sharpwriter Pencil' (mechanical). Works great, the lead is thin and about the time you work yourself low E to high E it will almost fit down in the groove, atleast enough to get an ample bit and dust down in there. Plus you can control the length of what you're working with without shaving away at a regular pencil. Everything above will do you good.
zoppotrump
Tele-Afflicted
nut lubrificant...
hi,
i too use the sharp pencil method.
it works very well, as said is cheap and always at hand !
take care everybody
zoppotrump
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hi,
i too use the sharp pencil method.
it works very well, as said is cheap and always at hand !
take care everybody
zoppotrump
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may the twang be with you !
I've been using Big Bends Nut Sauce
It works great. It appears expensive, but you only need such a small amount and you don't need to apply it every time you change strings.
I'm a nut freak. It is one of the most important parts of the guitar IMHO.
It works great. It appears expensive, but you only need such a small amount and you don't need to apply it every time you change strings.
I'm a nut freak. It is one of the most important parts of the guitar IMHO.
petebradt
Former Member
I use baby pow.....
errr, never mind, thought y'all were talking about something else.
errr, never mind, thought y'all were talking about something else.
ramblinmike
Tele-Afflicted
Re: I use baby pow.....
hahaha i was waiting for this
petebradt said:errr, never mind, thought y'all were talking about something else.
hahaha i was waiting for this
Treeface
Tele-Meister
Yeah, I thought about putting a disclaimer but figured we were all adults here...
Anyway, thanks for the comments y'all. It's been worth the 2 1/2 year wait.
Anyway, thanks for the comments y'all. It's been worth the 2 1/2 year wait.
gtrwrks
Tele-Afflicted
Pencil lead with a very small drop of liquid telfon lubricant on top. I never thought about just 'rubbing' the pencil tip in the groove, I've always used a sharp pencil and with the conical part of the lead laying length-wise along each nut slot, 'carved' graphite shavings off into the each slot filling them up, then laying the string back into the groove atop this 'mass' of dry lube - small drop of the liquid teflon lube is probably over-kill and not needed (but I'm evidently superstitious because I won't quit putting it on there).
rcrecelius
Tele-Holic
I use pencil lead as well...I have used a mixture of Vaseline and pencil lead before but the pencil lead alone is just as good IMO.
bukowski
Tele-Meister
big bends too
I'm with terry on this one been using it for a few years and noticed a big improvement in tuning , they have a clear one I use on saddles and a dark one I use on nut and string tree ,I've been using the same little tubes for a few years and I think i need more ,Terry have they change the sauce to just one type?
I'm with terry on this one been using it for a few years and noticed a big improvement in tuning , they have a clear one I use on saddles and a dark one I use on nut and string tree ,I've been using the same little tubes for a few years and I think i need more ,Terry have they change the sauce to just one type?
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Pencil lead comes in various hardnesses (the 'H' in a 'HB' pencil stands for hardness. the 'B' for black) and the 'black' is the soft graphite, so don't use an 8H pencil as you might damage the nut itself.
I use a very soft (8B) graphite stick (it's like a pencil without the wood) available in any art supply store. One stick should last several lifetimes no matter how many guitars you have.
Works like a charm for behind those nut bends, serious whammy abuse, etc.. It does, however, make those white bone or plastic nuts incredibly filthy looking.
One of my strats has a Wilkinson 'self-lubricating' nut made of some greasy black silicon based life form. With a non-locking tremolo, the tuning is surprisingly stable.
And Pete, I've got a great instructional video where Ray Flacke liberally dusts his neck, nut & even his body with good ol Johnson & Johnson baby powder and then bends like crazy all over the place. Very entertaining and educational.
I use a very soft (8B) graphite stick (it's like a pencil without the wood) available in any art supply store. One stick should last several lifetimes no matter how many guitars you have.
Works like a charm for behind those nut bends, serious whammy abuse, etc.. It does, however, make those white bone or plastic nuts incredibly filthy looking.
One of my strats has a Wilkinson 'self-lubricating' nut made of some greasy black silicon based life form. With a non-locking tremolo, the tuning is surprisingly stable.
And Pete, I've got a great instructional video where Ray Flacke liberally dusts his neck, nut & even his body with good ol Johnson & Johnson baby powder and then bends like crazy all over the place. Very entertaining and educational.
