We all love our guitars, and we are constantly looking to improve it and maximise its potential. And for me, one ideal avenue for fulfilling that need is through Graphtech.
Graphtech's guitar part upgrades are all about the concept of 'high-value with low-cost'; upgrades that will bring out the maximum potential of your guitar, without burning a big hole in your pocket.
So if you are looking to realise all the untapped potential of your guitar and make it play, feel and sound better, then it would be worth exploring what Graphtech has to offer.
STRING-SAVERS
The Graphtech String-savers are basically high-quality replacement saddles and whole bridge assemblies for your guitar. They are made with a unique combination of materials made to enhance tone and dramatically reduce string breakage.
How do they work?
A string resting on a metal saddle binds and locks the string in place. As the string vibrates, it stresses the string on a very specific point producing metal fatigue and then string breakage. Each String Saver saddle is impregnated with Teflon, the slipperiest substance on earth. The Teflon in String Savers eases the grip between the saddle and string spreading the stress over a greater portion of the string just enough to drastically reduce string breakage. Teflon is 500% more slippery than graphite and is impregnated throughout the String Saver material, so its lubricating properties will never wear out. For string breakage reduction the difference is dramatic. Strings that last and last, no matter how hard you play.
What do they sound like?
Metal saddles have a pronounced 2 KHz treble spike that dominates the tonal spectrum. String Saver Originals have a more balanced tone with sizzling highs, full mids, and big open lows. You will also notice an increase in sustain by up to 25% over brass saddles and 15% over steel.
- Reduces string breakage
- Increases sustain
- Improves midrange depth
- Super lubricating
- Improves tuning
- Corrosion resistant
For the guitar nut, bridge-pins and saddle, exotic materials such as ivory, bone, horn and even fossilised mammoth ivory are much sought after by guitar enthusiasts all over.
Think of the nut and saddle as the direct conduits between your strings and your guitar, in a nutshell, you want the maximum transference of the strings' vibrations to the body.
And because bone and ivory are very hard, they transfer the vibrations a lot better than cheaper materials such as plastic which are much softer, which tend to dampen the vibrations of the strings, thereby affecting your tone detrimentally.
However, the problem with organic materials such as bone and ivory are that they are not consistent, and they sometimes have dead spots in them. This is where Graphtech's TUSQ comes in; they retain the hardness and tonal qualities of ivory but without the inherent problems of these organic materials. So you get to enjoy the rich, crystal clear bell-like high end and big open low-end of ivory without all the hassle.
- Laboratory-proven to enhance harmonic content (up to 200%)
- Engineered for maximum vibration transfer.
- Used by the world's finest guitar manufacturers.
- Consistent quality from piece to piece
- Laboratory-proven to enhance harmonic content (up to 200%)
- Engineered for maximum vibration transfer.
- Used by the world's finest guitar manufacturers.
- Consistent quality from piece to piece and within each piece.
- No flat or dead spots that can be found in bone or ivory.
- Easy to work with - can be filed and sanded; will not chip or flake.
Phil
