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product_id: 6444626
title: "TUSQ by Graph Tech Nut Slotted Strat Style PQ-5000-00"
brand: "graph tech guitar labs"
price: "Bs.8"
currency: BOB
in_stock: false
reviews_count: 12
url: https://www.desertcart.bo/products/6444626-tusq-by-graph-tech-nut-slotted-strat-style-pq-5000
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# Optimized frequency transfer for richer tone Precision fit for Fender-style guitars Pre-slotted for effortless installation TUSQ by Graph Tech Nut Slotted Strat Style PQ-5000-00

**Brand:** graph tech guitar labs
**Price:** Bs.8
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🎶 Upgrade your tone, upgrade your game.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** TUSQ by Graph Tech Nut Slotted Strat Style PQ-5000-00 by graph tech guitar labs
- **How much does it cost?** Bs.8 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.bo](https://www.desertcart.bo/products/6444626-tusq-by-graph-tech-nut-slotted-strat-style-pq-5000)

## Best For

- graph tech guitar labs enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted graph tech guitar labs brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Modern Aesthetic:** Sleek white painted finish complements your guitar’s style with subtle sophistication.
- • **Lightweight & Durable:** At under 7 grams, it adds zero bulk while standing up to rigorous play.
- • **Enhanced Tonal Clarity:** TUSQ material delivers consistent, rich tones without the unpredictability of natural nuts.
- • **Effortless Installation:** Pre-slotted design means you’re ready to upgrade your guitar in minutes, no expert needed.
- • **Seamless Fender Compatibility:** Engineered to fit both flat and curved nut slots, making upgrades hassle-free.

## Overview

The TUSQ PQ-5000-00 nut by Graph Tech is a precision-engineered replacement for Fender-style electric guitars, crafted from synthetic TUSQ material to ensure consistent, rich tonal transfer. Its pre-slotted, slotted design fits both flat and curved nut slots, enabling quick installation and enhanced playability without compromising durability or style.

## Description

The PQ-5000-00 is a perfect option to replace and upgrade the nut in almost all Fender style electric guitars. It will work in both a flat bottom or curved bottom nut slot due to it's ingenious design. It is pre-slotted to make for a quick and easy install.

Review: Works great on my 2003 Mexican Telecaster - This was great. Firstly, I got what I ordered. It was packaged, not loose from a bulk shipment. I opted for the regular Tusq not the XL (which does NOT stand for extra large, just sayin') Secondly, I'm not a pro. Or even close. I did this in about an hour in my kitchen! These Tusq nuts come with that tab on the bottom because sometimes the slot in the neck is flat. Only the top of the nut has the arc. If that's the case you leave the tab on and the nut is supported across the flat bottom. I had my old one so I knew I needed to sand off the tab. Sanding this nut was easy. Oh, and don't be fooled by the difference in length. My old one broke off at the sixth string slot so, yeah, its shorter than the replacement. I then sanded the back side a little to make it a tad thinner. I wanted it to fit snug but it was just a little too wide right out of the package. (I just laid the sand paper on the table and rubbed the nut around on it.) Then to lower it a little I laid the sandpaper on the neck of the guitar and went back and forth with the nut to match the arc of the neck. (I think its a 9.5" radius which is pretty much standard these days) The old one looked like it was tapered a little. Thinner on the high end, so I just over did the sanding ever so slightly on that half. I didn't sand it for length. It is a hair wider than the neck. I made the high "E" side flush with the guitar and it was fine for me. I also did not use any glue. The fit was nice and tight. It doesn't fall out when unstrung. I also thought it would be easier to shim if I discovered I had over sanded somewhere. I strung the guitar, played it for a while and am very pleased with the result. Again this was not an "upgrade" this was a necessary replacement of a broken piece. Any difference in sound could be from the new strings, I don't know, but I have no issues with the nut or the process of installing it. A little common sense- make sure you put the wide slots on the low end and the narrow ones on the high!- and being just a bit handy and this is really simple. Had the arc of the new one not matched the old (7.25 vs 9.5) then I would have returned it. I had a hard time finding out what my particular guitar's neck radius might be. Finally I just went for it and it turned out fine.
Review: PRO GUITARTEC REVIEW - LONG story kinda shortend... All Graphtech nut and saddles are a high-pressure laminate material that have excellent sonic transfer and are easy to install and cut. The more expensive Graphtech TUSQ products are impregnated with PTFE (Teflon) to make them extra slippery, more so than Graphtech's XL line, even though both work excellent on any non-locking and no trem guitars. Like the tone woods your guitar is made from, all Graphtech material is tuned- if dropped on a hard surface, the nut or saddle rings a musical note, instead of a thud, like bone or plastic. This add an extra element of musical tone which is unlike bone nut and saddles found on vintage and high-end guitars. Both bone and plastic (plastic on inexpensive guitars) are opaque to the sonic transfer, meaning they can mostly add sustain qualities, but they don't help to color the sound at all. Many high-end guitars need no help in this way, but inexpensive to medium-priced guitars certainly do. That's where Graphtech shines the most... on virtually all Strats and Teles and every Epiphone ever made. Many guitars come from the factory with Graphtech, too. It's GREAT stuff and worth switching to.

## Features

- TUSQ nuts and saddles have rich tone without the inconsistency found in ivory, bone and other natural materials.
- TUSQ nuts, saddles and bridge pins are designed to transfer the right frequencies more efficiently from the string to the guitar body.
- For electric guitar and 6 string configuration.
- Measure: Length - Width - Height - E to E; inches: 1.687 - 0.128 - 0.198 - 1.363; mm: 42.85 - 3.25 - 5.03 - 34.62.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Material | TUSQ |
| Fastener Type | Slotted |
| Exterior Finish | White |
| Color | White |
| Finish Type | Painted |
| Brand | GRAPH TECH GUITAR LABS |
| Item dimensions L x W x H | 1.69 x 0.13 x 0.2 inches |
| Item Weight | 6.97 Grams |
| Thread Type | Unified National Coarse (Unc) |
| Thread Class | Coarse |
| Size | 42.85 mm |
| Number of Pieces | 1 |
| UPC | 702725100149 139820096884 604945366766 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00139820096884 |
| Manufacturer | Graph Tech Guitar Labs Ltd. |
| Part Number | PQP-0401-G48 |
| Item Weight | 0.246 ounces |
| Product Dimensions | 1.69 x 0.13 x 0.2 inches |
| Item model number | PQ500000 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Style | Modern |
| Finish | Painted |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Head Style | Slotted |
| Batteries Included? | No |
| Batteries Required? | No |
| Warranty Description | No warrenty. |

## Product Details

- **Material:** TUSQ
- **Fastener Type:** Slotted
- **Exterior Finish:** White
- **Color:** White
- **Finish Type:** Painted

## Images

![TUSQ by Graph Tech Nut Slotted Strat Style PQ-5000-00 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71vKnUoRU1L.jpg)
![TUSQ by Graph Tech Nut Slotted Strat Style PQ-5000-00 - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71umcubiXKL.jpg)
![TUSQ by Graph Tech Nut Slotted Strat Style PQ-5000-00 - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/817xPFfWupL.jpg)
![TUSQ by Graph Tech Nut Slotted Strat Style PQ-5000-00 - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31mJ6YOpH9L.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color** options.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works great on my 2003 Mexican Telecaster
*by C***Y on November 13, 2018*

This was great. Firstly, I got what I ordered. It was packaged, not loose from a bulk shipment. I opted for the regular Tusq not the XL (which does NOT stand for extra large, just sayin') Secondly, I'm not a pro. Or even close. I did this in about an hour in my kitchen! These Tusq nuts come with that tab on the bottom because sometimes the slot in the neck is flat. Only the top of the nut has the arc. If that's the case you leave the tab on and the nut is supported across the flat bottom. I had my old one so I knew I needed to sand off the tab. Sanding this nut was easy. Oh, and don't be fooled by the difference in length. My old one broke off at the sixth string slot so, yeah, its shorter than the replacement. I then sanded the back side a little to make it a tad thinner. I wanted it to fit snug but it was just a little too wide right out of the package. (I just laid the sand paper on the table and rubbed the nut around on it.) Then to lower it a little I laid the sandpaper on the neck of the guitar and went back and forth with the nut to match the arc of the neck. (I think its a 9.5" radius which is pretty much standard these days) The old one looked like it was tapered a little. Thinner on the high end, so I just over did the sanding ever so slightly on that half. I didn't sand it for length. It is a hair wider than the neck. I made the high "E" side flush with the guitar and it was fine for me. I also did not use any glue. The fit was nice and tight. It doesn't fall out when unstrung. I also thought it would be easier to shim if I discovered I had over sanded somewhere. I strung the guitar, played it for a while and am very pleased with the result. Again this was not an "upgrade" this was a necessary replacement of a broken piece. Any difference in sound could be from the new strings, I don't know, but I have no issues with the nut or the process of installing it. A little common sense- make sure you put the wide slots on the low end and the narrow ones on the high!- and being just a bit handy and this is really simple. Had the arc of the new one not matched the old (7.25 vs 9.5) then I would have returned it. I had a hard time finding out what my particular guitar's neck radius might be. Finally I just went for it and it turned out fine.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ PRO GUITARTEC REVIEW
*by G***C on November 21, 2024*

LONG story kinda shortend... All Graphtech nut and saddles are a high-pressure laminate material that have excellent sonic transfer and are easy to install and cut. The more expensive Graphtech TUSQ products are impregnated with PTFE (Teflon) to make them extra slippery, more so than Graphtech's XL line, even though both work excellent on any non-locking and no trem guitars. Like the tone woods your guitar is made from, all Graphtech material is tuned- if dropped on a hard surface, the nut or saddle rings a musical note, instead of a thud, like bone or plastic. This add an extra element of musical tone which is unlike bone nut and saddles found on vintage and high-end guitars. Both bone and plastic (plastic on inexpensive guitars) are opaque to the sonic transfer, meaning they can mostly add sustain qualities, but they don't help to color the sound at all. Many high-end guitars need no help in this way, but inexpensive to medium-priced guitars certainly do. That's where Graphtech shines the most... on virtually all Strats and Teles and every Epiphone ever made. Many guitars come from the factory with Graphtech, too. It's GREAT stuff and worth switching to.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Your Axe Deserves it
*by A***O on March 7, 2025*

I had a guitar that came from the factory with a plastic nut. The the fit of it was beyond questionable as there was a gap across the entire thing along the back side. Strings g, b, and e had a super annoying ringing. Changed the original nut to this one and the problem is gone. It fit perfectly on a Telecaster without any additional modification. This is a cheap and easy upgrade that will really make a difference.

## Frequently Bought Together

- GRAPHTECH TUSQ NUT - SLOTTED STRAT STYLE
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*Last updated: 2026-03-03*