Bone Nut and Saddle vs Synthetic Nut and Saddle Acoustic Guitar Comparison
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- Опубликовано: 18 авг 2015
- I replaced the existing synthetic nut and saddle of my S Yairi YE-40 acoustic guitar with Bone nut and saddle. Can you hear the difference in tone? I did not replace the strings for this test.
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I made a bone nut, saddle and guitar pick, threw it all together with elixir phosphorus bronze strings and holy hell, it sounds incredible !
Try adding bone bridge pins too, it will be even better! I found good ones for around $13 on Amazon.
Do you play only open strings? Think about your frets and fingers too! The nut is 200% useless when you press the string on a fret or the fingerboard (when you got the guts to play fretless).
Build a guitar out of bone! Human bone sounds best, I was told by a cannibal guitar player. His name is Slasher for good reasons. You love bone, don't you? Amputate a leg for you instruments? How far does your love go? Bet you don't love animals a bit.
@@voornaam3191 so? Lots od open chords playing acoustic...
@@voornaam3191 triggered son of a bitch you are there broda
Headphones on:
* original saddle & nut had a plastic kind-of sound -seriously obvious.
* the replacement bone presented an immediate difference -sound not held back as with the original saddle & nut. Much brighter & clearer / cleaner.
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Thanks for this vid. Definitely got me into bone'n up on all saddles & nuts from here on out.
thanks for sharing
WOw that bone nut has so much more warmth! Time for an upgrade!
Cheers
As always excellent demo. I prefer the synthetic nut and bridge. I have them on my Taylor A12.
thanks for sharing
Thank you for sharing. I did not notice much difference. I was not crazy about the sound of that guitar. It was a little dead toned.
I think it had some kind of laminate there, but ok for practice.
thanks
@@Edwin-E I think the guitar sounds good
01:35 bone
00:01 plastic
I did seem to hear a slight difference when he played open cords. The bone seemed to give it a slightly warmer tone, not so bright and sharp. From what I have read, they say bone is much more slippery then man made materials. That would be an advantage to lesson string friction and hang ups as the strings cross over the nut. In turn, better tuning stability. Just that in it's self would be worth changing over to bone! I'm going to do my Fender Stratocaster first, it has a wiggle stick. Curious to see if it stays in tune better when using the whammy....
I guess you could use a pencil and put in some graphite in the slot to help with the problem. Anyway, the bone in the video sounds too mellow for me. It seems to significantly stifle the sound. Would be interesting to hear about your opinion after your "bone" transplant.
Bone gives more bottom end/warmth. But that guitar sound terrific with either!
Hi Edwin, do you have any tips to be able to tell if my acoustic has a synthetic nut/saddle or a real bone nut/saddle? Specs online say it's made of bone but I highly doubt it because of how it feels and looks. Thanks
I hope this other video of mine can help. ruclips.net/video/n1ZcCAVW_98/видео.html
@@Edwin-E thanks very much
Replaced my guitar's with bone, and boii, it makes hell of a difference!
cool
More balance, sustain and mids to my ears. Definitely an upgrade worth doing IMO ! Thanks for sharing !
Cheers!
To my ear, thru this phone speaker, the bone does sound better on the D-G strings for mid-range, and better on the B-E high strings, could not tell difference on the low E-A strings. Maybe I could in person. I think a lot is lost going thru your microphone and my speaker. Thanks for the video, I like it!
thanks for sharing your opinion. :)
Today i'am changing the nut and saddle from my ukelele,from plastic to bone or Nubone.
Made off solid mahogany with fluor carbon strings .
Thanks for the review.
Greetings from the Netherlands
Great! For sure it will have improvement
Dang I think the synthitic sounded more lively, get some finger ease for the squeaks?
The bone was a little more dull?
thanks for sharing your opinion
it's called warmer and refined.. not dull
yup bone is better imho for smaller guitars... gives it a richer smoother tone without harsh string sound of plastic... which can be great if you are looking for that articulated sound but most acoustics i have played with do sound better with bone... an old dreadnought might sound better with tusq saddle though to make it more articulate.
thanks for sharing your experience on guitars
Sir edwin..ask ko.lang kung pwedi yong sungay ng kalabaw or kambing..yon ang ginagawa at ginagamit ng uncle ko sa banjo guitar niya noon..nilalagare niya para gawing saddle..
Ok din yun. Hindi lang pwede gaming commercial kasi limited ang supply.
mas mahaba sustain ng bone syempre.. saka sa action mejo naktulong ng konte ung bone..
Wouldn't the nut only effect the sound of open strings? I can't see how it would play any part in the sound of a fretted string.
+Shirley G Yeah, I think so.
+Shirley G Yes, correct
Shirley G Correct, but the saddle effects every note.
Shirley G do you play guitar?
what about open string chords??
The song you start playing at 0:33 what is that it sounds really pretty and familiar
I used the chords of "With Or Without You" by U2.
does it effects on a being in tune for a long time?
It mainly affect the tone. But bone is harder material and makes string slide easier which may help in tuning issue a little bit.
thanks for answering.
no worries
Opps I meant to say saddle not bridge. Pardon my goof
no worries
is worth in money do the upgrade bone nut and bridge? I mean in begginers guitar.
If you have a really cheap plastic saddle on the guitar, I think it's worth to replace with bone even for beginners guitar. But if you already have Nubone, Tusq or similar good quality synthetic bone, I think it depends on the tone preference.
The music store tell me is plastic. If is good quality plastic I should I have ask that. My guitar is yamaha fg800.
Yeah, most likely it is just a plastic. I have worked on FG700 and the saddle was plastic. I guess it is the same with FG800. I would recommend that you record the tone before and after saddle replacement. I am sure you will hear a difference.
Yes, as long as you don't pay the conman charging you 200! It probably makes a bigger difference on your beginner guitar than on an expensive one. Definitely worth doing, in my opinion.
For a quick comparison....Plastic @ 0:04 and Bone @ 3:10
10 daum 4 Shirley G damit you won big time on that!~
Thanks for the video anyway hell, it was entertaining,.
The music store is wanted $200 for do the upgrade from plastic to bone. I cant afford do that upgrade now. Is there any company brand do better bone or any bone bridge and nut is good.
Really $200? I am not sure about company brand for bone. I guess there are better quality than others. I heard a lot of good feedback on Colosi bone.
Haralabos Lukatos Hey, go to amazon and look up, bone saddle, get the bliss something
EBAY,IT WILL COST YOU NO MORE THAN $20.00,BONE,GRAPH TECH,OR TUSQ.just replace them yourself,they are all basically standard size,.
Haralabos Lukatos You are getting ripped off.
Or you can make one
There is little to no difference to my ears. I'm just about to buy a Fender player Stratocaster which has a synthetic bone nut. I'm going to do a few upgrades on it and I'm in the stage of planning what to do, you've helped my decision, the bone nut isn't one!
i've had too much rum I hope that makes sense I've retyped it 3 times now
thanks for your comment. Good luck on your upgrade!
is easy to replace the nut and the saddle my self? Sounds high $200 is wanted the music store for do that job.
Saddle is easy, but nut is a bit tricky.
thank you for your answer. my guitar is Yamaha FG800. is go give better sound if i replace the plastic pins nut and bridge have now with bone? Or is not go be much different in sound?
I think its less bright sounding and much more rounded than overly bright
Samrii J Thanks for the comment and comparison.
Tes, that is what I heard too. I just did the same only I made my own from bone blanks. If you want it brighter with the bone you should go from 800 through to 1500 grit on all string surfaced areas, then polish with a car wax.
Wow I was thinking just the same until I came to this comment.
I LIKE THE GUITAR MY FRIEND,WHAT BRAND AND MODEL IS IT?,I WOULD LIKE ONE...😊
S Yairi YE-40
It seems like you lost the high end brightness after switching to bone.
If that’s what you’re going for then great.
When people say a “warm” tone, whether they know it or not they’re referring to a tone with less high frequencies.
I can't tell much difference at all. Maybe a little but not a heck of a lot. I may try it on my Gibson Hummingbird and see if there is an improvement.
that will be interesting.
A Gibson hummingbird will have West African ivory tusque nut and saddle which is the best you can get so I doubt you even have a Gibson hummingbird, I think your talking about your 'Epiphone' Hummingbird if your talking about upgrading to bone nut and saddle.. sorry to p1ss on your bonfire
Hello sir may I ask ano pong klase ng bone po yan ivory buffalo po ba? How much oo bili nyo
cow's bone
@@Edwin-E different ba sya ivory buffalo bone? Pangit po ba yun? Compare dyan
buffalo bone is from buffalo. Pero yung ivory, is from elephant tusk. I think it is not anymore available, kasi bawal.
Ok ba yung buffalo anong mas maganda? Buffalo or cow? Anong pinagkaiba nila sir
intonation was clear 👍
thanks for watching.
The bone sound Much refine , synthetic sounds too raw,,,👌👌👌👌👌
$200 no sound is too much? The music store tell me my guitar need setup. The man at the store tell me is go remove the bridge and file down and put new strings. I not think before i ask how much cost to put bone bridge and nut is go be so high price.
I am not really sure about the pricing.
That's very expensive. For comparison my local luthier charges £55 for a set up including fitting a bone nut and saddle, and that includes his labour and all parts. You can buy a decent bone saddle for around 3 to 7 dollars and the same for a nut. There are many "how to" videos on RUclips but if you do not feel confident then a guitar shop or luthier should only charge you somewhere between 30 and 100 dollars, depending on their pricing.
200 is definitely over the top. I think these people are scamming you.
No you don't need to remove the bridge. Remove the saddle and file it down level. Don't take off too much. Put it back on and put on a good set of strings like Elixirs extra lights. Oh yeah, put on a new bone nut also. Voila.... you're in business.
OK just my thought. Synthetic makes an orchestra model sound like a dreadnought.
thanks for your comment and observation
I really don't hear much difference at all if there is it's slight difference
thanks for sharing
are you a filipino or a foriegn ? I guess youre a filipino because of your accent
filipino
sounds better
thanks for your comment
Bridge
Sorry ... the (hard) plastic sounds better and brighter then the bone. Thanks for the comparison ... now I know.
thanks for sharing your opinion and observation
does this guy sound like Andy Kaufman?
hmm
I like Andy Kaufman 😊
SYNTHETIC - 00:17
BONE - 02:54
cheers
U sound like Pablo Escobar i
Kahit ung cheap na yamaha na 13k acoustic guitar plastic ung saddle niya!!!
yes, common plastic nut and saddle.
@@Edwin-E name ng brand lng nagdala pero cheap price ....meron nmn dn expensive na yamaha pero hndi ntn sure kung tusq or bone ung saddle niya!!!!
usually nakalagay sa specs kung bone, tusq or other good synthetic material. Pero kung cheap plastic, hindi na nila nilalalagay.
You didn’t show how you do it. How do we know that some body else didn’t do the job instead of you????
I like when bone play! You timing vomit!
What does 'you timing vomit' mean?
So what the point?
You don't use any parameter, tools or measurements. You don't even make any reviews or references.. what the heck.
@Arthur Morgan, Formerly 4th Chairman You are so right! I have been researching guitar brands and guitar parts online. I swear the whining and snobbery is widespread. Too many know it all's. Plus, if you don't have a $2000 guitar, they believe you are not worthy to exist. I hate them
And what kind of bones do you have in your fingers? I hear your fingers on the strings all the time. And you say NOTHING about your fingers. Isn't that nuts? Think about that, please. You use that nut less than half the time you are playing! Do the math yourself, your finger tips are more important than that nut. Agree?