I'm a happy camper once again.
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I picked up my Graphtech TUSQ XL Nut and Black TUSQ XL string trees 3 hours ago from LBC. Installed it an 1 hour after I got home. I worked on my guitar for about 1 hour. I removed the stock plastic nut from my Squier telecaster, and all I can say is that the nut was crap. It broke after I removed it from my guitar. I sanded a portion underneath the graphtech nut that I would use to replace the plastic nut. There's a really big difference in plastic nuts and Graphtech. They just feel more solid.
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The TUSQ XL nut was a bit lengthier than the stock plastic nut, but i didn't sand it anymore. Maliit lang naman talaga yung excess. It doesn't bother me. I held it with wood glue and a capo while I sanded my fretboard with steel wool, and applied lemon oil afterwards. The fretboard looked very dry before, but now it looks better. Installed the Black TUSQ XL string trees. One of the screws was a bit short, so I used the stock screw from the previous string trees.
Same results that I had before.
1. Better clean tone
2. Increased tuning stability
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