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  • Nut lube

    Is there an alternate to this item?

    http://www.guitarcenter.com/Big-Bend...80-i1134967.gc

    Out of principle, I have a problem with purchasing a syringe of oil for 20.00. Am I just being a cheap bastard or, is this the only product?

    -Nate
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  • #2
    Originally posted by nateb View Post
    Is there an alternate to this item?
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    How about cheap pencil graphite?
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    • #3
      I might just walk in to my local GC and ask the one of the girls that works there if she has some nut lube.

      But seriously, I've never seen a need for that stuff. Are your strings binding up on the nut?
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      • #4
        I think Planet Waves has a "kit" for around 10-12 bucks. Includes the syringe filled with lube (more like vaseline than oil) and a few brushes to get the stuff where you want it. Got it at the local Music Go Round....and it does work. I also use it to assemble Floyds, etc.

        Mark
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        • #5
          I have a container of Guitar Grease from Stew Mac I bought eons ago. It's 2/3's the price of the GC one but there's a minimum order of $30 or so to order from there:

          http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Accessor...ar_Grease.html
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          • #6
            If you are a cheap bastard just use vaseline or chapstick. Either will do fine at helping prevent string binding. That said I use big bends because the syringe always makes my wife think I've picked up a smack habit.

            And then I get to ask her if she wants some of my nut sauce.
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            • #7
              I'm lazy so I buy the nut sauce.I get it for around $8.00 for the small syringe.
              Really? well screw Mark Twain.

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              • #8
                Years ago I used this stuff on strats without a floyd and it went back to dead on in tuning every time. Good stuff. I seem to remember it being cheaper than what this is listed at though.

                http://guitarsandgear.com/Product/A9...20with%20Cloth

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                • #9
                  Normal bike chain oil with graphite in it is the same stuff as Big Bends Nut Sauce. Oils with PTFE are also good. Should be lot cheaper than Big Bends.

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                  • #10
                    I think it's worth it, I bought some in the same size back in 2008 and I still have about half a syringe left to use. Depending on how many guitars you will be using it on, it should last you many many years. I've used it on all my electric guitars [5] and friends guitars that I've set up and I've got plenty left. Hey it's on sale too
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                    • #11
                      I do a lot of set ups so I go thru the bigger sized one in about 3 months.
                      I use it on the nut,any pivot point on a trem and the string saddles.
                      Really? well screw Mark Twain.

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                      • #12
                        I've been an informal endorser of Big Bend's for awhile now. They wanted me to do a testimonial on it without cracking jokes about the name, that was hard. Anyways, yeah I use it whenever I change the boss' strings. It's not cheap, and if you are just playing guitar for yourself you probably don't need it. However I send my boss out onstage to beat the shit out of a guitar in front of anywhere from a thousand kids at a club show to millions of television viewers, and him going out of tune is NOT an option. Like I said, it's not cheap, but I get the big tubes and literally they last me years of changing multiple sets of strings every day. So if you think your guitar is worth it, go for it.

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