TELEBOY Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 i have a tele inspired project that is getting close to being strung up for the first time it's a heavily chambered core body with top & back caps sound holes over each chambered area all in black walnut the neck is also walnut warmouth's woods page says walnut is not as stiff as maple but stiffer than mahogany so i used it on this one for visual continuety slotted my first fingerboard for this one walnut also ebony plugs for marker dots i'm planning to use flatwounds for jazz on this guitar anyway i'm going to use ebony for the nut at least initally & was wondering if anyone else here has tried it & what were/are your impressions thanks ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 flatwounds, yuck! On a lighter note, violins, violas, cellos, and upright basses all use ebony nuts. I would say that I'd be afraid of the strings grinding down the ebony, but if that were the case, upright basses would need new nuts often. So I guess it'll work. I have no clue what it'll do to your tone though. I guess that just depends on its density. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 that was beautiful poetry teleboy. Now, what the hell where you asking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivin Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Oh how I wish there was a way to put that whipping sound into a writing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TELEBOY Posted July 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 flatwounds, yuck! On a lighter note, violins, violas, cellos, and upright basses all use ebony nuts. I would say that I'd be afraid of the strings grinding down the ebony, but if that were the case, upright basses would need new nuts often. So I guess it'll work. I have no clue what it'll do to your tone though. I guess that just depends on its density. ← i've shaped a couple of bridge pads for archtops from ebony it's harder than the synthetic nut materials ive cut about the flatwounds yea...it took a bit of pondering before i tried em i've got a set on my epi chambered les paul they thickened the tone quite a lot however like the nut material if i don't like change it i love having options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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