Guessing 1 is bone, 2 is tusq Thanks for this semi-reboot video. I remember one you did awhile ago comparing these in a guitar. The plastic sounded ok, tusq was quite bright (too much for my taste, at least what was heard on my sound system), and bone sounded full, mellow/rounded and just right. Kind of like a nice steak. You can pan cook it on the stovetop (plastic: decent, will fill your belly), grill it over charcoal (bone: Supreme Yum! factor) or do sous vide, where there is no variation that my tongue n nose can discern, which gets pretty boring quicklike: tusq. To each their own taste, but my ear likes bone. At least on my Blueridge 5-string banjo that started buzzing on the high D string, and the tech showed how the plastic nut had been cut through by playing and normal tuning tension. Sounded tons better after replacing factory plastic with bone nut. Fuller, richer, better sustain 👍👍
Randy, just wanted you to know that I bought a knock off tele recently. It needed lots of work like fixing all the sharp fret ends, polishing scratchy frets, install strings trees,, adjust action, intonation and fingerboard staining and rolled edges. I learned a lot of that stuff from watching you over the years. I finally got the nerve to work on my own guitar, lol. Now I won't dare touch my J45, lol. Thanks for all that you share!
I have two guitars with bone saddles and nuts and one with Tusq. Had a plastic saddle long ago when I started playing. Guitars deserve the best. The difference between bone and Tusq? Omg... lol, I can't tell. I'm a pathetic tone deaf guitar player...only when I get the wrong chord. Lol. I know it's a shame...but I always enjoy your fruitful videos. Be safe, my friend! 🎶🎶🎶
haha know what ya mean! the camera didn't really pick up the differences like I hear them hear, this probably is gonna run over into another video later lol thank you dear friend for watching and commenting! :)
Randy you're such a loveable goofball sometimes.... Here's my answer --- both are plastic, the table is bone AND Tusq.... Oh, sorry, that was biden-speak. Seriously, I couldn't tell if you were dropping 2 bones, or 2 Tusqs, or one of each. They 'dance' the same also. But plastic plinks instead of plunks, and doesn't dance. Players, if you 're going to spend 8 or 10 bucks to replace your plastic saddle on your acoustic with bone, spend the 4 or 5 bucks more and get Tusq. It's man-made to ensure uniform density throughout. I sold off my last guitar in 2014, didn't play a note on any instrument in 10 yrs. June last year decided I had to again. Got a nice Alvie a/e in a hardship sale. Replaced both plastic nut and saddle with bone. Got a 12 string a few months ago. That had Graphtech's 'Nu-Bone' nut and saddle. Talked with a luthier who convinced me to go to Tusq. Went to Tusq saddle on the 12 and also on the Alvie. The sustain is great on both guitars, ( I went to Tusq on the saddles only, left the nuts as they were., bone on the 6, NuBone on the 12. I did also replace the plastic bridge pins in the Alvie6 with bone. That guitar never sounded this good. I paid 140 for it. I wouldn't sell it for less than double that cause that is the minimum i'd had to pay to get something that sounds near as good. If you got a plastic nut, replace that, and bone is fine on the nut, & for bridge pins also. Tusq saddle if you want sustainnnnnnnnnnnn........
Tusq is a man made material, so the density should be controlled and uniform, where bone is a natural material and the density will vary throughout the piece - being nut or saddle, as well as vary from nut to nut or saddle to saddle. It would be nice if you could make a nut out of tusq and one out of bone, as well as saddle and drop them in your Martin to compare tones of the two different materials.😀
You're absolutely correct.. being man made would equate to a dependable uniform response..as tusq is baked under high temperature..you would expect less variables!! However.. I'm in the bone camp!!!!! An organic material..(prefer to synthetic..😁) so every piece sounds different..(like a Martin D18.. They're all made equal, but there's good d18's and GREAT D18'S) I WOULD ALSO ALWAYS OPT FOR UNBLEACHED BONE, NOT BLEACHED..AS IN MY OPINION.. THE BLEACHING PROCESS AFFECTS THE DENSITY, AND THEREFORE TONE OF THE NUT/SADDLE!!!
@@mojo6778 also I feel that slightly more tonal benefits would be gained from the saddle (in terms of material) than the nut!!! And I'm sure the jedi master himself (RANDY) alluded to this on one of his videos.. tusq has it's benefits.. especially if using an under saddle pick up!! 👍
Just found this channel tonite, watching another one of Yer vids, believe the song by Buckcherry should clue Ya which one it was.....Crazy Bitch! anyway, I've made & switched nearly all nuts & saddles on mine & other's acoustics, electrics, banjos, ukuleles, ect, from deer antlers, & Your right, you'll find some density/porosity inconsistencies, but You can mostly determine that before starting on one, & always better than what it's replacing, which is plastic! Good Stuff....I'll be Back Peace Out...& Rock On Beyond
I have plastic on my bridge I live the bottom end and it warms the bright. What about the nut I have bone but why capo is rubber and when you fret it's out of the equation
Hey i just watched a battery video ,saw a wv license plate in your garage,Are you from wv?If so like to say hello 2 a fellow natuve ,love your stuff keep ot comin im from fayette co
ah very cool! yes wv is where I am, you might know the folks that owned Paynes funeral home in Fayetteville? I used to play a lot of music with them and became good friends. Another old guy I knew from there used to camp and fish with all the time by the name of Benny Colagrosso but he died a few years back. thanks for checking out my videos!
Guessing 1 is bone, 2 is tusq
Thanks for this semi-reboot video. I remember one you did awhile ago comparing these in a guitar. The plastic sounded ok, tusq was quite bright (too much for my taste, at least what was heard on my sound system), and bone sounded full, mellow/rounded and just right.
Kind of like a nice steak. You can pan cook it on the stovetop (plastic: decent, will fill your belly), grill it over charcoal (bone: Supreme Yum! factor) or do sous vide, where there is no variation that my tongue n nose can discern, which gets pretty boring quicklike: tusq. To each their own taste, but my ear likes bone. At least on my Blueridge 5-string banjo that started buzzing on the high D string, and the tech showed how the plastic nut had been cut through by playing and normal tuning tension. Sounded tons better after replacing factory plastic with bone nut. Fuller, richer, better sustain 👍👍
Bone is my go to but even plastic can sound good on the right soundbox.
Randy, just wanted you to know that I bought a knock off tele recently. It needed lots of work like fixing all the sharp fret ends, polishing scratchy frets, install strings trees,, adjust action, intonation and fingerboard staining and rolled edges. I learned a lot of that stuff from watching you over the years. I finally got the nerve to work on my own guitar, lol. Now I won't dare touch my J45, lol. Thanks for all that you share!
Hang in there brother. ✌
I have two guitars with bone saddles and nuts and one with Tusq. Had a plastic saddle long ago when I started playing. Guitars deserve the best. The difference between bone and Tusq? Omg... lol, I can't tell. I'm a pathetic tone deaf guitar player...only when I get the wrong chord. Lol. I know it's a shame...but I always enjoy your fruitful videos.
Be safe, my friend! 🎶🎶🎶
haha know what ya mean! the camera didn't really pick up the differences like I hear them hear, this probably is gonna run over into another video later lol thank you dear friend for watching and commenting! :)
Do a test on bone, tusq, horn, and nylon. That would be interesting
Great video,real helpful,yea lawn mowers and mowing sucks,that's what did as a kid to make money,beer and cigs,mowing is work!
Randy you're such a loveable goofball sometimes....
Here's my answer --- both are plastic, the table is bone AND Tusq.... Oh, sorry, that was biden-speak.
Seriously, I couldn't tell if you were dropping 2 bones, or 2 Tusqs, or one of each. They 'dance' the same also. But plastic plinks instead of plunks, and doesn't dance.
Players, if you 're going to spend 8 or 10 bucks to replace your plastic saddle on your acoustic with bone, spend the 4 or 5 bucks more and get Tusq. It's man-made to ensure uniform density throughout. I sold off my last guitar in 2014, didn't play a note on any instrument in 10 yrs. June last year decided I had to again. Got a nice Alvie a/e in a hardship sale. Replaced both plastic nut and saddle with bone. Got a 12 string a few months ago. That had Graphtech's 'Nu-Bone' nut and saddle. Talked with a luthier who convinced me to go to Tusq. Went to Tusq saddle on the 12 and also on the Alvie. The sustain is great on both guitars, ( I went to Tusq on the saddles only, left the nuts as they were., bone on the 6, NuBone on the 12. I did also replace the plastic bridge pins in the Alvie6 with bone. That guitar never sounded this good. I paid 140 for it. I wouldn't sell it for less than double that cause that is the minimum i'd had to pay to get something that sounds near as good. If you got a plastic nut, replace that, and bone is fine on the nut, & for bridge pins also. Tusq saddle if you want sustainnnnnnnnnnnn........
Tusq is a man made material, so the density should be controlled and uniform, where bone is a natural material and the density will vary throughout the piece - being nut or saddle, as well as vary from nut to nut or saddle to saddle. It would be nice if you could make a nut out of tusq and one out of bone, as well as saddle and drop them in your Martin to compare tones of the two different materials.😀
You're absolutely correct.. being man made would equate to a dependable uniform response..as tusq is baked under high temperature..you would expect less variables!! However.. I'm in the bone camp!!!!! An organic material..(prefer to synthetic..😁) so every piece sounds different..(like a Martin D18.. They're all made equal, but there's good d18's and GREAT D18'S) I WOULD ALSO ALWAYS OPT FOR UNBLEACHED BONE, NOT BLEACHED..AS IN MY OPINION.. THE BLEACHING PROCESS AFFECTS THE DENSITY, AND THEREFORE TONE OF THE NUT/SADDLE!!!
@@mojo6778 also I feel that slightly more tonal benefits would be gained from the saddle (in terms of material) than the nut!!! And I'm sure the jedi master himself (RANDY) alluded to this on one of his videos.. tusq has it's benefits.. especially if using an under saddle pick up!! 👍
I probably can't tell the difference, but my favorite guitars have had bone... so that's my preference.
I'm a fan of zero frets, myself.
Just found this channel tonite, watching another one of Yer vids, believe the song by Buckcherry should clue Ya which one it was.....Crazy Bitch! anyway, I've made & switched nearly all nuts & saddles on mine & other's acoustics, electrics, banjos, ukuleles, ect, from deer antlers, & Your right, you'll find some density/porosity inconsistencies, but You can mostly determine that before starting on one, & always better than what it's replacing, which is plastic!
Good Stuff....I'll be Back
Peace Out...& Rock On Beyond
Bone has overwhelming tone
I have plastic on my bridge I live the bottom end and it warms the bright. What about the nut I have bone but why capo is rubber and when you fret it's out of the equation
Tusq number 1 Bone number 2
corrrect!
I heard you do this before. It did not sound as obvious this time to me…
Hey i just watched a battery video ,saw a wv license plate in your garage,Are you from wv?If so like to say hello 2 a fellow natuve ,love your stuff keep ot comin im from fayette co
ah very cool! yes wv is where I am, you might know the folks that owned Paynes funeral home in Fayetteville? I used to play a lot of music with them and became good friends. Another old guy I knew from there used to camp and fish with all the time by the name of Benny Colagrosso but he died a few years back. thanks for checking out my videos!
One is tusk , two is bone ?😃😃🙂🙂
you are correct! :)
and a little mexican lettuce?lol