Black TUSQ XL by Graph Tech 43 X 6 PT-6143-00

This was a a very good upgrade from the plastic nut that was on my guitat prior to putting this one on. The performance is very good. I needed to sand it down a little to make it fit into the nut slot. Still needs a little more sanding down on one side so it will fit perfectly. I believe I am yet to see it perform a little better yet due to the fact that I put it on there with new strings, but did not glue it to the guitar yet. The only other factor standing in my way to make the performance of my guitar is to either get a new saddle and adjust the action, or to get a shim to raise the saddle a little and then adjust the truss rod to make the action of the strings the way I prefer it to be. I am using it in my Ibanez artwood AW54CE OPN. Even if my guitar isn't quite the way I would prefer it just yet, thanks graphtech for helping me on my way to playing a guitar with better performance.