I’m always on the lookout for useful guitar accessories that aren’t a gimmick and when I first saw Big Bends Nut Sauce I was a little bit cautious (or is that stubborn?) thinking I could manage my tuning problems perfectly well with a pencil and a razor blade. Well now that I don’t own a guitar with a double locking tremelo anymore friction is more of an issue than before, yes I have locking tuners on each guitar but I still have nut and bridge saddle friction inherent in the design of guitars to deal with. What Big Bends Nut Sauce does is give you a lubricant that is incredibly easy to apply to the fiddly places on your guitar that need it. I should say by the way that this was not a freebie, I bought their Groove-Luber 1.5cc pack to use on my Suhr because I’d heard good things via Twitter. Well I certainly won’t be using pencil graphite again when I can buy a syringe of Nut Sauce for $25 (US) that will last for an extremely long time. I used it and intend to use it everytime I change my strings, which because I’m not a gigging guitarist and use Elixir strings is about once every 2 – 3 months, this little tube should last me a couple of years even with 3 guitars! I should point out too that there is a cheaper option, the Lil Luber Ultra .5cc is only $12.45 and if you are a heavy user such as a guitar tech, there is a Bench Luber 6cc available for $59.95.

Aside from their Nut Sauce products, Big Bends also offer a number of guitar maintenance products to help keep your guitars in tip top condition such as AXS Wipes (microfiber), Scratch Remover and the very cool looking Tech Station which I think is going to go on my Christmas list!

For more info head over to www.bigbends.com and make sure you check out their videos section to see Joe Satriani’s guitar tech using Big Bends products.