Nostalgic Distortion
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Ahhh Haaa, I made a nut pun!!!
Alright now that I've got that out of my system I should be good....
LOL, I bought a 2015 Gibson Double Cut Special with the Zero Fret Nut a few months ago and it is a terrific guitar! At least it's a terrific guitar when its in tune, LOL!!! Apparently some genius at Gibson decided that making the nut out of brass was a good idea, it was not... :smack:
After looking into this issue which was actually pretty important (I really want to be rid of the G-Force but with the tuning instability I almost had to keep it) I found out that Gibson was offering replacement nuts made out of Titanium to rectify the problem with the strings cutting into the nut & binding up. So I went ahead and got one but while I was waiting for it to arrive I also found out that Graph Tech had come up with one specifically for the 2015 Gibson's!!!
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When I checked it out it just looked like a superior design? The Gibson nut has these sharks teeth that have to be part of the problem & they really don't fit very well. These have more of a traditional leaning design and they are made out of TUSQ synthetic Ivory so not only do they fit & function much better, but at a glance they look almost like a regular nut! Before when it was stock it kinda just looked like it was missing... They are also cut quite well & pretty much drop right in, there was a small bur on one side but I knocked that down and it fit perfectly!!!
Got it installed & setup this afternoon and holy cow, what an improvement!!! I slammed the strings for about 45mins & the G-Force barely moved afterwards! Now I can finally get rid of it and get some normal F-ING tuners!!!
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Definitely the best $20 I've spent in years
Alright now that I've got that out of my system I should be good....
LOL, I bought a 2015 Gibson Double Cut Special with the Zero Fret Nut a few months ago and it is a terrific guitar! At least it's a terrific guitar when its in tune, LOL!!! Apparently some genius at Gibson decided that making the nut out of brass was a good idea, it was not... :smack:
After looking into this issue which was actually pretty important (I really want to be rid of the G-Force but with the tuning instability I almost had to keep it) I found out that Gibson was offering replacement nuts made out of Titanium to rectify the problem with the strings cutting into the nut & binding up. So I went ahead and got one but while I was waiting for it to arrive I also found out that Graph Tech had come up with one specifically for the 2015 Gibson's!!!
View attachment 74693
When I checked it out it just looked like a superior design? The Gibson nut has these sharks teeth that have to be part of the problem & they really don't fit very well. These have more of a traditional leaning design and they are made out of TUSQ synthetic Ivory so not only do they fit & function much better, but at a glance they look almost like a regular nut! Before when it was stock it kinda just looked like it was missing... They are also cut quite well & pretty much drop right in, there was a small bur on one side but I knocked that down and it fit perfectly!!!
Got it installed & setup this afternoon and holy cow, what an improvement!!! I slammed the strings for about 45mins & the G-Force barely moved afterwards! Now I can finally get rid of it and get some normal F-ING tuners!!!
View attachment 74692
Definitely the best $20 I've spent in years
