Acousticraft Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 I have seen special tremolo lube products such as Big Bends Guitar Sauce and Lizard Spit nut lube on the net. Has anyone with a standard strat tremolo setup found a lube that will allow the strings to slide over the nut and saddles freely to return to pitch. I know pencil lead is commonly used for the nut slots. I may make the nut from brass as that is naturally a good bearing material and I have some here anyway. I hope it doesn't make it too bright sounding. I have thought of getting some graphite powder and mixing it with silicone lube. What do you guys use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyonsdream Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 I use 3 in 1 lube or graphite. If your saddles and nut are set up properlly you really shouldn't need a lube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer X Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 (edited) I use graphitar, which is graphite dissolved in alcohol. I apply it with a very fine makeup brush I found. The alcohol evaporates, leaving only the graphite. Great stuff. That's probably all that the other, more expensive stuff, is. Edited November 29, 2007 by Racer X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 I have seen special tremolo lube products such as Big Bends Guitar Sauce and Lizard Spit nut lube on the net. Has anyone with a standard strat tremolo setup found a lube that will allow the strings to slide over the nut and saddles freely to return to pitch. I know pencil lead is commonly used for the nut slots. I may make the nut from brass as that is naturally a good bearing material and I have some here anyway. I hope it doesn't make it too bright sounding. I have thought of getting some graphite powder and mixing it with silicone lube. What do you guys use? Vaseline works for me. Tried graphite and pencil lead dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acousticraft Posted November 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Thanks guys for those suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastertone007 Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Big Bends Guitar Sauce also works on the bridge. Well it does for me. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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