Musiclily Basic 42mm Flat Bottom Bone Slotted Nut 42x3.5x4.5/3.5mm 2Pcs

This is a good quality bone nut that is nearly a perfect fit for an imported Tele style guitar that I’m in the process of upgrading. In my 50+ years of playing and repairing guitars, I have rarely put a pre-slotted nut in without having to do some level of sanding and/or filing on it. Not the case with these Musiclily bone nuts. These nuts fit perfectly in the nut slot and are exactly the right length. The string spacing is identical to the existing nut. They are slightly shorter in height than the existing nut but the slots are not cut as deep so the strings are sitting at just the right height. This was a quick and easy replacement with no adjustments required. The pic shows one of the new bone nuts installed in the guitar and the other lined up against the plastic nut I replaced for comparison. The guitar sounds great and plays well. The sustain issues I had with a couple of open strings are resolved. These Musiclily bone nuts are a good value.

This bone nut worked great for me. I used to get the unbleached nuts from another seller but I didn’t like the color. It blended into the maple fingerboard too easily so I bought these, which I think stand out a bit more. It took to my nut slot files very well, sanded down, and polished to a high gloss shine. It was the perfect size being just a smidge larger in both directions, which allowed me to custom fit it to a snug fit into my guitar’s slot with just a few swipes of sandpaper. Overall it worked great, looks great, and most importantly sounds great.

I installed this nut onto my 2017 Gibson Les Paul, the classic version in t-green. It fits but was too high. I filed it down to the right height & it is quite nice now. The strings are a little further apart than they used to be with the original nut but I don’t feel or hear any problems with it, it actually makes a little more room for my sausage fingers. Filing & installing took about an hour & a half

These are a great product almost a perfect match.

This nut fits my Squier/China-made Strat correctly, and the string spacing matches the original nut on that guitar. However, this 42 mm nut is too narrow for an American Strat. American Stratocasters use a wider nut and wider string spacing than this part. On my Squier Strat, the nut required a small shim (about two layers of paper) to achieve proper nut height and eliminate open-string buzz. After shimming, it plays well and first-position chords are comfortable. If you’re buying this for a Squier or China-made Strat-style guitar, it should be a good fit with normal setup work. If you’re buying it for a USA Strat, you’ll need a wider nut than this. The listing does not clearly distinguish between import and USA specifications, so measuring before ordering is important.

This is a copy of Tusq 5000-00 but it's bone so it is 1/4 the price and sounds better and you don't inhale plastic when cutting it. You inhale the essence of the beast. The diagram is dumb, it shows 35.5 mm E to E but it's the outside of the slots. Standard measurement for string spacing is from the center of the slots. So it is 35.1 just like the Tusq it's based on. It's a perfect width for a Charvel. The stock Tusq for those is about 35.3 which puts the string a little too close to the edge 35.1 is better for that but it still feels like it's extra wide, as most 43mm aftermarket nuts are 35.0. I also think the pre-cut slot radius greater than 9.5 which is good because that's how it's supposed to be in the end if you've done a good job. Any competent manufacturer would do this instead of matching 9.5 exactly. Tusq does that and it's just dumb. I just wish they'd omit the stupid center nub that adapts the nut to a flat slot. NOBODY would ever buy a new nut just to have it not sitting flush on the floor of the slot. Another thing Tusq does wrong.

I ended up having to carve this down, maybe a a few thousandths on the thickness, a millimeter on width, and couple millimeters on height. I understand having it be a bit too big to allow it to be adapted for use but i basically had to shape it from scratch with all the dimensioning. Should be much shorter, no one has a fretboard that tall.

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Bonne qualité de l'os, pour un prix correct pour 2 sillets 👍🏻 En poncant un peu les bords et en creusant les rainures pour abaisser l'action sur les premières cases, je suis arrivé à un bon résultat. En fait, ce sillet me sers pour une Gretsch Jim dandy, de 43mm mais je souhaitais un espacement plus large entre les cordes, ça rend super bien !

Las cejuelas están bien. El hueso no es el de mejor calidad pero cumple su función. De precio está bien también. Te regalan una púa de las malas. Vienen ya con los slots para las cuerdas. En mi caso, le quito el saliente central que trae y le ajusto la anchura para que quepa en la ranura de mi tele o mi strato…luego le ajusto la profundidad a las ranuras. Finalmente las pulo para darles brillo.

Bien que 44 mm, les saignées sont trop large pour ma guitare "Vintage". Heureusement que le sillet est suffisemment haut pour le retravailler et refaire le passage des 6 cordes. C'est bien de l'os et pas du plastique.

Didn't know these were made in China. Just a personal preference not to buy anything from China if I can help it, and would gladly pay extra for something made in the EU instead. My fault for not asking prior to purchase but There are 2 nuts in the package, plus one guitar pick. I'm just really disappointed these things come from China, because who knows what they actually are made of (dog bones? some radioactive material?). 2 Stars because of the China thing. 5 Start if these were made in the EU instead.

Great start to replace your nut on a strat. They might work but I want them a little lower. Measure and make sure you order the correct size. ... There was a gift, a plectrum and trying it..I say thanks. Smooth shape, nice material that makes the grip better.