Gibson vs Epiphone nut spacing

[ehdwuld]

Ok so I measured my Epiphone nut
And my Gibson nut
And my Signature nut

The Epi and the Sig are Epiphone spaced at 35 mm E to E

The Gibson is 37 mm E to E

The TusqXL Epiphone nut
http://www.graphtech.com/products/product-detail/pt-6060-00-black-tusq-xl-epiphone-style-slotted-nut

The Gibson version of the TusqXL
http://www.graphtech.com/products/p...d-nut?id=d1c49b56-62e0-40fc-a45b-f736da9a15eb

So I like the spacing of the Gibson
Probably won't change the Epiphone

The Sig may get a new one
The nuts seem identical with the exception of string spacing

Does anyone have any thoughts or preferences
For one over the other?

 

[Clint 55]

Re: Gibson vs Epiphone nut spacing

I prefer cutting a nut from a Tusq or Corian slab because the preslotted Tusq nuts are hollow. Then you can space the strings however you want.

 

[Darg1911]

Re: Gibson vs Epiphone nut spacing

Aside from the spacing Gibson and Epiphone nuts aren't the same size. Mainly, I think that the Gibson nuts are narrower.

 

[ehdwuld]

Re: Gibson vs Epiphone nut spacing

The specs of the two TusqXL nuts listed above
Are identical with the exception of string spacing as noted

 

[Ayrton]

Re: Gibson vs Epiphone nut spacing

35mm if bound neck, 37mm if not.

 

[Darg1911]

Re: Gibson vs Epiphone nut spacing

The specs of the two TusqXL nuts listed above
Are identical with the exception of string spacing as noted

I didn't check the links before. But checking now, they aren't identical. The Gibson nut is narrower. There are actually small differences in all dimensions if you look at the metric table (mm).

 

[ehdwuld]

Re: Gibson vs Epiphone nut spacing

35mm if bound neck, 37mm if not.

That my be true
The Epi is of course bound
My Gibson is not

 

[ehdwuld]

Re: Gibson vs Epiphone nut spacing

I didn't check the links before. But checking now, they aren't identical. The Gibson nut is narrower. There are actually small differences in all dimensions if you look at the metric table (mm).

Awite one is a quarter inch
One is three sixteenth

 

[Darg1911]

Re: Gibson vs Epiphone nut spacing

Just trying to be helpful.

 

[ehdwuld]

Re: Gibson vs Epiphone nut spacing

So is there a reason to have a wider nut over the more narrow one
There is the bound - unbound thing

 

[Darg1911]

Re: Gibson vs Epiphone nut spacing

Not sure if that's addressed to me. If so, I'm not the best man to answer. But, usually they are a little larger and require some sanding to fit flush but I would be concerned that the 1/16" difference (actually it's less if you look at the mm's) would be enough that it may not fit in the slot snug (front to back). However, I've never tried to fit a Graphtech Gibson nut to an Epiphone.