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If you have a high quality acoustic or vintage guitar you owe it to yourself to hear the difference a TUSQ saddle will make. Compared to standard materials, you'll hear crystal clear bell-like high end, big open lows, and a noticeable increase in overall sustain.

TUSQ saddles are designed to transfer the right frequencies more efficiently from the string to the guitar body, and have been proven to increase a guitar's harmonic sustain. Acoustic guitars come alive with delicate highs and big open lows!

TUSQ is far superior in sound and appearance to synthetics such as Micarta and Corian. The high levels of heat and pressure used in making TUSQ results in its exotic ivory-like appearance.

Join those who know great guitar tone! TUSQ is used by: Martin, Taylor, Larrivee, Gibson Acoustic Guitars, Tacoma Guitars, Ovation, Rick Turner, Garrison Guitars, Breedlove, Manuel Rodriguez, Rainsong, Carvin, Landola and many, many more.

TUSQ has quickly become an important tone performance tool for many guitar manufacturers, luthiers and playing professionals around the world. TUSQ saddles have rich tone and sustain, without the inconsistency found in ivory, bone and other natural materials.

Bone and ivory have hard and soft spots (grain), throughout each piece, hampering consistent transfer of vibrations to the guitar top.
Graph Tech TUSQ Fully Compensated Saddle 1/8" Ivory

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Fits Seagull, Arts & Luthier and St. Laurent

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2-7/8" x 1/8" x 7/16"

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4.7

20 Reviews

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend

Most Liked Positive Review

5

sweet

I purchased this saddle to replace a cracked graphite saddle that I had in my Grandpa's Conn Acoustic. The action was super high, but I was able to lower it safely by sanding down the saddle. The man-made material is unbelievably hard. I started sanding slowly to make sure I wasn't taking too much off at a time, but it was hard enough to be aggressive with. It completely changed the sound of the guitar. It sounded muffled and dead before, but now it sounds crystal clear. I'm going to replace the nut and bridge pins with TUSQ now.

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Most Liked Negative Review

3

Good fit

Replaced missing saddle. I had to sand it down to how it originally look on my ibanez acoustic guitar. Besides that it's a good quality saddle.

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  3. Concerts1

Cons

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  • Great product but, will not fit on my Guitar.

    5

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted4 months ago

    byJeff

    fromWoonsocket, RI

    Submitted as part of a sweepstakes

    I have a Slip home DR-100 which I bought online from here recently. The stock action on it was very high so, I had to do something about the plastic saddle on it. I have bought Graph Tech products in the past and have never been disappointed until I bought this. Turns out that it will not fit on my guitar,so I had to go buy something else instead. My only gripe is that these saddles should specify what brand guitar is sed with this.

  • Yes

    5

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted9 months ago

    byBrian

    fromMartinez ca

    Submitted as part of a sweepstakes

    Needed an extra cord

  • Yes

    5

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted9 months ago

    byBrian

    fromMartinez Ca

    Submitted as part of a sweepstakes

    I'm using this to fix up my old fender starter acoustic guitar

  • Yes

    4

    submitted5 years ago

    byDave

    fromPA.

    Fit my guitar just as the original. Lowered my action by sanding down this bridge. I didn't want to mess the original up and not have a replacement to go back to in case I lowered it too much.

  • Great bridge

    5

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted6 years ago

    byROSS

    fromUndisclosed

    Perfect for the guitar I put this on

  • would buy again

    4

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted6 years ago

    byMatt

    fromUndisclosed

    has a nicer sound meaning more resonance and crisper than the original plastic bridge

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Have a question about this product? Our expert Gear Advisers have the answers.

  • asked bysantiago

    fromundisclosed

    Does this saddle fit a yamaha fsx800c?

    Does this saddle fit a yamaha fsx800c?

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    I’m sorry, I don’t know. In a case like this we recommend having a qualified guitar tech look at the guitar. This type of work in not normally a "drop-in" replacement.
  • asked byFernando

    fromWestminster, CA

    Does this fit a 12 string?

    Does this fit a 12 string?

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    This would not be compatible with a 12-string guitar.
  • asked byRip

    fromDenton Tx

    Will this saddle fit a Gretsch G-5034 nat
Acoustic guitar?

    Will this saddle fit a Gretsch G-5034 nat Acoustic guitar?

    Open Reply - Kenneth
    This will not be compatible with that model
  • asked byBig dave

    fromHampton Georgia

    Does this saddle fit the bridge of a yamaha f335?

    Does this saddle fit the bridge of a yamaha f335?

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    Yes, this saddle would be compatible with a Yamaha F335.