The Graph Tech story
In the early 80's, Dave Dunwoodie, Graph Tech's President, was mid-performance at a gig in his hometown of Vancouver, Canada. Hitting the tremolo bar on his first Fender® Strat (he was a Gibson® man) during a guitar solo, he was immediately introduced to the problem of string binding on traditional guitar nuts.
"I went to do my first 'wang' and went totally out of tune I couldn't use the guitar for stage work at all. Back then, it was a lot harder to get information on fixing this, but I was pretty determined."
Spurred by the resurgence in popularity of tremolo guitars, the need for pencil lead in the nut slots for lubrication, and his own frustration, Dave began experimenting with a variety of composite guitar nuts designed to eliminate string binding. He engineered the world's first self-lubricating nut, a formula 500% more slippery than graphite. Almost thirty years later Graph Tech Guitar Labs has become an institution, producing some of the industries most innovative and reliable nuts, saddles bridge pins, bridges and pickup systems. Through patented methods and proprietary techniques, Graph Tech has designed specific tone and performance enhancements that were once impossible to achieve.
The result is an outstanding reputation for quality and rapid acceptance by guitar players. Dave's commitment has never waned: "products that really do what they say they will do." The successful introduction of totally new concepts (as opposed to "copy cat" products) into the guitar market have led to Graph Tech's booming success.
What is the reaction from players around the world? Week after week, customers write us unsolicited letters and emails letting us know these are the first products that they've ever bought that actually do what they promise to do. Imagine that!
Who we are: Passion and innovation in guitar technology
Graph Tech was started on a kitchen table over 38 years ago with the world's first self-lubricating guitar nut, and is now the world's largest manufacturing of nuts, saddles & bridge pins. Graph Tech's mission has remained the same, "To Improve the Playing Experience" and develop products that really do what they say they will do. Our most common email is "Wow, I actually bought something that really works!" We're so sure, we offer a 45 day money-back guarantee - "Love it or Return it" - on all products purchased directly from us. Graph Tech is proud to supply many of the worlds leading brands, including Fender, Gibson, Godin, Ibanez, Kala, Lanakai, Martin, Taylor, Warwick, Yamaha and many more.
The Graph Tech Iron-Clad Guarantee
45 day money-back guarantee
"Love it or Return it" - on all products purchased directly from us
Our products are available in music stores, repair shops in over 42 countries.
Our performance products are factory installed on over 180 guitar brands around the world.
Our dedicated R&D teams has over 65+ patents and trademarks around the world and growing every year.
Graph Tech has created some of the world's most recognized products and brands in the music industry
The list of industry firsts include the world's first self-lubricating nut in 1983, String Saver Saddles the first saddle to drastically reduce string breakage, TUSQ man-made ivory, and Ratio machine heads.
