Kramers Rule Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 I am in the middle of a build and I was thinking of trying something new. Does anyone have any experiance w/ brass nuts??? I know they were semi-popular in the 70's and Yngwie uses them! I am looking for every way possible to increase the sustain on this guitar. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigM555 Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 I have one on an old 70's era Mann. Sustain is great. Tone tends to be fairly bright compared to other materials. No tuning issues. It tarnishes up badly but comes back with a bit of elbow grease. Not sure what else you want/need to know. Give it a shot. I'm currently prepping for a LP build and plan to utilize a left over piece of brass to fashion the nut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 I'm trying really hard to not respond to this post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 it works fine if well cut and lubricated. In the good old days theywere sold as increasing sustain - but thats because people thought anything heavier increased sustain, we are past that now!! For me they make guitars too bright and dont really have a positive effect on sustain- they do look excellent when polished really shiny though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odin Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 i have one strat with a brass nut (malmsteen model) Does it sound "better" than any other strat? Absolutely not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGXDave Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 A brass nut isn't going to increase your sustain that much.Try a brass bridge [if you can find one ]BTW,what type of guitar are you bulding?An LP type guitar or similar doesn't need any more sustain.A Strat or Tele on the other hand... .Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Sustain You'd only hear a difference on open notes, as fretting a string isolates the sound of that string from the nut (well, almost absolutely if you want to be pedantic!). If you want a more consistent tone between fretted and open, use a zero fret. If you want more sustain, use a compressor, feedback, a sustainer or just get your instrument set up better (fret level and dress, pickup height adjustment, saddle dress). Plastic mojo if you ask me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digideus Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 They are particularly nice if you have gold hardware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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