Flying V Nuts! Is there a better way of cutting a Flying V nut?

[gilt.suspect]

Are there any Gibson Flying V fanatics here? I installed a Duesenberg Les Trem II on my Gibson Flying V and now it goes out of tune! At this point I've also installed a Golden Age roller bridge and it seems to help a little with the tuning stability. Next, I'm thinking the nut needs replaced or re-shaped for heavy temelo use. Any sugestions? I like Tusq XL material, I've never worked with the Flying V nut before and it is kind of radical how the strings break across the slots.

 

[DavidRavenMoon]

Re: Flying V Nuts! Is there a better way of cutting a Flying V nut?

Just get a Tusq nut and cut it the same way. Not much else you can do. Locking tuners would help too.


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[ehdwuld]

Re: Flying V Nuts! Is there a better way of cutting a Flying V nut?

Roller nut

 

[Ayrton]

Re: Flying V Nuts! Is there a better way of cutting a Flying V nut?

Stock Gibson nuts are garbage. Go to Joe Glaser and have a proper nut installed.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Glaser-Instruments/122470651140882

 

[Adieu]

Re: Flying V Nuts! Is there a better way of cutting a Flying V nut?

Reclaimed countertop (Corian) works surprisingly well

 

[DavidRavenMoon]

Re: Flying V Nuts! Is there a better way of cutting a Flying V nut?

Reclaimed countertop (Corian) works surprisingly well

I used to use Corian. It’s good stuff. I use Tusq these days.


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[Ayrton]

Re: Flying V Nuts! Is there a better way of cutting a Flying V nut?

Reclaimed countertop (Corian) works surprisingly well

Corian is what Gibson epoxied in there and why it cost 2-3 times the price to replace. Corian is a perfectly acceptable material, but never use epoxy to hold a guitar nut in place.

 

[BloodRose]

Re: Flying V Nuts! Is there a better way of cutting a Flying V nut?

Reclaimed countertop (Corian) works surprisingly well

I think my explorer came with a corian nut

 

[BloodRose]

Re: Flying V Nuts! Is there a better way of cutting a Flying V nut?

They sell the locking nut/truss cover that comes with the Floyd FRX trem separately... That way you have a locking nut w/o the permanent mod.. I have a V with the FRX system and it works well

The nut:
https://floydrose.com/collections/p...x-top-mount-locking-nut?variant=6432157597723

The system:

https://floydrose.com/products/frtx?variant=29837643090

 

[DavidRavenMoon]

Flying V Nuts! Is there a better way of cutting a Flying V nut?

Corian is what Gibson epoxied in there and why it cost 2-3 times the price to replace. Corian is a perfectly acceptable material, but never use epoxy to hold a guitar nut in place.

Just heat it with an iron. Epoxy releases with heat.

I use CA for nuts.

Gibson traditionally used Micarta for nuts.


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[ehdwuld]

Re: Flying V Nuts! Is there a better way of cutting a Flying V nut?

My Gibson came with what they called a Tektiod nut
Described as graphite infused

 

[Ayrton]

Re: Flying V Nuts! Is there a better way of cutting a Flying V nut?

Just heat it with an iron. Epoxy releases with heat.

I use CA for nuts.

Gibson traditionally used Micarta for nuts.


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Corian does not transfer heat well enough. You have to cut them out and it is a PITA

Old thread

https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?279924-Thanks-Gibson-you-re-awesome!

 

[gilt.suspect]

Re: Flying V Nuts! Is there a better way of cutting a Flying V nut?

Thanks Guys! Before I replace the factory nut I'm widening and sanding the slots a little bit with 1000 grit to see if that helps. The guy I bought it from kept it set up with .009's and I have .010's on it now. The strings may be binding in the nut slots.

 

[Chistopher]

Re: Flying V Nuts! Is there a better way of cutting a Flying V nut?

I like Zero Glide nuts. They are cheap, the bottom 5 frets intonate almost as good as an Earvana, the open notes sound fretted, and the strings can't bind on the nut. It also requires no permanent modifications to the guitar.

 

[DavidRavenMoon]

Re: Flying V Nuts! Is there a better way of cutting a Flying V nut?

I like Zero Glide nuts. They are cheap, the bottom 5 frets intonate almost as good as an Earvana, the open notes sound fretted, and the strings can't bind on the nut. It also requires no permanent modifications to the guitar.

That’s one of the benefits of a zero fret. By moving the anchor point (nut) away from the zero fret you improve the tuning of the harmonics on the low frets. This is because the string is stiffer at the anchor point which makes it behave as a rod instead of a string, and the harmonics sound sharp.


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[Jeff_H]

Re: Flying V Nuts! Is there a better way of cutting a Flying V nut?

Stock Gibson nuts are garbage. Go to Joe Glaser and have a proper nut installed.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Glaser-Instruments/122470651140882

This. Ayrton will not steer you wrong. If he told me my guitar wouldn't play correctly until a Native American Shaman blessed it, I'd be on my way to the nearest reservation.

 

[Ayrton]

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That or you will wake up in another country naked next to a midget.

 

[Lake Placid Blues]

Re: Flying V Nuts! Is there a better way of cutting a Flying V nut?

I like Zero Glide nuts. They are cheap, the bottom 5 frets intonate almost as good as an Earvana, the open notes sound fretted, and the strings can't bind on the nut. It also requires no permanent modifications to the guitar.

I just installed the zeroglide zero fret system on that one les paul that has never really played exactly in tune, especially chords with open strings combined with fretted strings, and has always had trouble staying in tune. Wow big improvement across the board. Plays better too. It doesn't seem necessary on Fender scale guitars but Gibsons and even PRS scale guitars seem to benefit.

 

[ICTGoober]

Re: Flying V Nuts! Is there a better way of cutting a Flying V nut?

The obvious thing is have a proper nut made by an experienced luthier.
Also - you can try locking tuners.

 

[Adieu]

Re: Flying V Nuts! Is there a better way of cutting a Flying V nut?

Corian is what Gibson epoxied in there and why it cost 2-3 times the price to replace. Corian is a perfectly acceptable material, but never use epoxy to hold a guitar nut in place.

You mean you cant just tap it out (with something like a piece of softwood and a hammer)?