So I just finished replacing the garbage nut that came with a new MIM Fender replacement neck. I got one of the Graphtech Tusq-XL ones. Despite what fender says the nut slot s radiused. So here I am taking a dead neck with a 9.5” radius as a sanding block between the first fret and nut with 220 grit sand paper. 20 minute job my hind end.... well a few hours later it’s as good as it’s going to get. .005” relief at the 1st fret across the strings with full string load and an hour play time. Definitely a huge sound, playing and stability improvement.... but the 20 minute job Graphtech says... how about no.
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Over the years, I have learned a thing or two about my nuts. One of the things I have learned is it is better for me to keep my hands off my nuts. For whatever reason, playing with my nuts gets messy as hell. I am just not very good at it. From now on, only qualified individuals will be allowed to touch my nuts.
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Learning experience
the second time you fo anything
It is twice as easy and takes half as long
Third time, significantly better still
You got all the bad part out of the way
I would have filed the hump ot of the slotEHD
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Graphtech has no idea what neck you're fitting it to.
That said - if you'd bought the right nut for the neck in the first place then it probably would have been an accurate assessment.
Its amazing how often people try and divert blame away from the real issue.
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I worked as a repair tech to get through school. I've easy installed more than 100 Graphtech nuts and all of them took about two hours. Don't beat yourself up over it.Originally posted by Lucid_LunaticIf you think an Epi is as good as a Gibson, you're probablly not old enough to find the clit yet.
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Originally posted by SnakeAces View PostOver the years, I have learned a thing or two about my nuts. One of the things I have learned is it is better for me to keep my hands off my nuts. For whatever reason, playing with my nuts gets messy as hell. I am just not very good at it. From now on, only qualified individuals will be allowed to touch my nuts.Originally Posted by IanBallard
Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.
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Originally posted by SnakeAces View PostOver the years, I have learned a thing or two about my nuts. One of the things I have learned is it is better for me to keep my hands off my nuts. For whatever reason, playing with my nuts gets messy as hell. I am just not very good at it. From now on, only qualified individuals will be allowed to touch my nuts.
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Originally posted by GuitarDoc View Post
That could also get very messy.
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Originally posted by nexion218 View Post
We're still talking guitars, right?
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