davemo Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Hi all ,Ok i have a probably dumb question but i am going to ask anyhow but first a little history behind the question. I am 40 been playing since 11 in all that time i have never owned a guitar with a whammy bar.I recently got a epiphone with a whammy off of ebay ,loved the neck hated the whammy/bridge so replaced it with a tunomatic style. It works great i placed the tunomatic in the right area with some help i got from folks on her but i do have 1 question/problem.The guitar was originally equipped with what is called a locking nut basically the nut has 3 set screws and clamps that hold the strings down i guess???? I have been having probs with the guitar coming out of tune after bending a few strings but HAVE NOT been using the screws and clamps so should i?Or is the lockdown nut something specific with the whammy bar system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 There's really no reason to use a locking nut without a tremolo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 There's really no reason to use a locking nut without a tremolo. Correct. *BUT* if it's on there, I'd use it, because the locking nut isn't designed to allow smooth movement of the strings like a normal nut, so you'll get the normal tuning problems caused by a snaggy, poorly cut nut. Course, you'll have the problem of having to unlock everytime you want to tune up, but that's something you'll have to live with unless you want to replace the nut with a custom made piece to fill the gap left by removing the lcok nut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 might want to look into those tail-piece units with fine-tuners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 You can get a Schaller tailpiece for your tune-o-matic that has fine-tuners on it. Use the locking nut, and when it goes out, tweek the fine-tuners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Allparts sells a replacement nut that is corian to fit the shelf for a locking nut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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