""Guitar manufacturers and guitarists agree... guitars come to life with TUSQ artificial ivory. TUSQ is simply more efficient at transferring vibrations to the guitar top, producing huge, open lows and clear, crystalline highs.Bone and ivory nut and saddle have an inherent problem: they come from organic materials and therefore have inconsistent weak spots or dead spots due to their natural grain. TUSQ nuts, saddles, and bridge pins are precision-engineered under high pressure and heat, specifically to determine which frequencies are transferred to the guitar top (tone) and which frequencies remain in the strings (sustain).Each piece of TUSQ is consistent and identical to give you harmonically rich sounds without the problems associated with natural materials.TUSQ delivers a rich, crystalline sound with open lows and a significant increase in harmonics and sustain. More harmonics mean more richness and character in your sound. ""