Article: Big Bends Nut Sauce.(ACCESSORY FILE)(Synthetic lubricants (guitar))(Product/Service Evaluation)

Big Bends Nut Sauce ($19 retail/$14 street) is a proprietary blend of highly viscous synthetic lubricants, specifically formulated to reduce string friction when applied to guitar nuts, saddles, string trees, and other moving parts. It's dispensed from 1.5cc hypodermic-style precision applicators; Big Bends' Jeff Massey says that's enough to treat about a hundred guitars. To prove the Nut Sauce's effectiveness, Massey built a mechanical string-bending machine and equipped it with a stroke counter. He says an untreated .009-string typically survives about 1,100 strokes, while a dab of Nut Sauce significantly extends string life for more than 12,000 strokes! I tried the Nut ...

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