Like an idiot, I'm trying to justify (more like talk myself out of it) replacing a nut on a Les Paul. Not because there is anything wrong with it. It's a perfectly good Corian nut. It's slotted about as low as one could go without buzzing on the upper frets. No string binding, no tuning issues. And it's on a Tribute model, to boot. Nothing wrong with it except ... it's black. A while back I changed the buckers to double creams along with replacing the mounting rings from black to cream and a cream poker chip and switch tip. Kind of logically, it would have a "white" nut if it came from the factory with the cream trim. But still, the black nut really doesn't look out of place with a rosewood board and the top of the headstock being black. It's more a matter of the black nut just irking the hell out of me because I'm stupid that way.
I am perfectly capable of replacing a nut and under normal circumstances, I would have already given in to the color obsession and just done it soon after I replaced the pickups and trim. But, this is 2013 model Tribute and I'm all but positive that they welded the damned nut in the slot. Yes, I can competently cut it out and carefully clean the remaining shrapnel out of slot but it's a hassle just to change the color of the nut. So, I continue to try and talk myself out of it, seemingly fruitlessly as I'm finding myself slowly giving in to the stupidity of the nut color obsession.
So, while it ultimately won't matter because I don't generally listen to reason ... please try and talk me out of it anyway.
I am perfectly capable of replacing a nut and under normal circumstances, I would have already given in to the color obsession and just done it soon after I replaced the pickups and trim. But, this is 2013 model Tribute and I'm all but positive that they welded the damned nut in the slot. Yes, I can competently cut it out and carefully clean the remaining shrapnel out of slot but it's a hassle just to change the color of the nut. So, I continue to try and talk myself out of it, seemingly fruitlessly as I'm finding myself slowly giving in to the stupidity of the nut color obsession.
So, while it ultimately won't matter because I don't generally listen to reason ... please try and talk me out of it anyway.
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