Stalefish Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 Helloo.. I'm looking for a nut for my guitar.. First time project.. I'm basically trying to decide between a regular nut, a roller nut and that Earvana thingy.. I'm not a big fan of locking nuts, so I'm giving that a miss.. I'm also clueless about slotting blanks.. Opinions?? Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 Hi Stalefish and welcome to the forum You can get all sorts of pre slotted nuts of course. The big thing is to make sure the one you get is the correct width for the neck. Something to keep in mind as well would be some nuts have to be trimmed even though they are made for a specific neck width such as the Earvana nut's which actually screw onto the neck as opposed to gluing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_ed Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 Howdy Stalefish, Stewmac sells a nut slotting guide. If you make your own nuts, it is a very valuable tool. Guitar Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPL Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 ...the Earvana nut's which actually screw onto the neck as opposed to gluing. Just a small correction Brian. The Earvana nut doesn't really screw into the neck. It comes in two parts, the bottom piece glues into the nut slot and then the compensated top piece is screwed into the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalefish Posted February 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 Thanks for the help, guys... What kind of glue do you use to glue in a nut, incidentally?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 Sorry to (semi) hijack, but does Earvana make bass nuts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pex657 Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Are there any benifits of having a roller nut? Are they any downs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnewman Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Are there any benifits of having a roller nut? Are they any downs? ← Well, the idea behind it is that if you do a lot of bending or tremolo work, it keeps the string tension on the playing side and the tuner side of the nut even and keeps the string from catching on the nut or being pulled by it and helps the guitar remain in tune. I've always kind of thought it was marketing babble because I've always played a tremolo strat with a normal nut and have never had problems with it going out of tune (stays in tune for months). I think they look stupid, but that's the only negative I can think of . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 I think I would go with a graphite nut and cut it yourself. Buy three(they are cheap) and don't glue them at all until you know you got a keeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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