TRadford Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Last week I was sat on the sofa on my laptop and heard a twang from the side of the room where my basses are. I had a look but couldnt see anything wrong. Anyhow, just now I thought I'd have a play on my Yamaha BB300. I tuned it up and then realised the nut has snapped off from the top of the G string. Oh well, I was thinking of getting some sort of project bass to mod and play around with over Xmas, so I guess this will be it. Not sure how far Im going to go, but I guess a new nut, new PU's and a new bridge for starters. How easy is it to remove and replace a nut? I presume they are just glued in, what with? And also would it be a silly idea to remove the laquer and paint to get the bass back to natural wood? Its a cheap bass, so Im guessing the natural wouldnt be very pretty, but might be fun for a custom paint job. The body bass is pretty beat up, so I think it would benifit from a good refinish. The bass was given to me free, so If I cock something up, its not the end of the world anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Usually nuts are just glued in with wood glue. At least mine are The last one I removed I attacked with a cool soldering iron, being mindful of the wood. Then pulled it out with some pliers. It sounds painful, but really, it works... Putting a new nut in is easy but be careful when you sand it flush with the neck. Filing it correctly for the strings is just a matter of of getting some files of the right size for your strings. If you want the strings to align the same as on the current nut, it might be worth taking some measurements of the current one with some card and a pencil. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 apply a little heat to the nut, get a block of wood to lay against the nut and tap the end of the wood block with a pin hammer. should slide right out. yamaha sell replacment nuts on they're site. [url="https://www.yamaha24x7.com/yamahaoms/ViewSchematic.aspx?ModelNumber=329840&SearchString=BB+300"]https://www.yamaha24x7.com/yamahaoms/ViewSc...chString=BB+300[/url] thats for the BB300, not the 300(ii) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry norton Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Don't use a gallon of glue on it whatever you do! a couple of spots of wood glue or superglue will be enough to hold it in there whilst still allowing you to get it out again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRadford Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share Posted December 8, 2009 I took the strings off and the nut fell out, so that problem was solved. Just need to get a new one. Im going to completely strip it and repaint it or stain it depending on what the wood is like, then some new pickups and new strings and should be sorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabson Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I could talk for hours about nuts. theres alot to go wrong with them but it really does depend how picky you are! check out my walkthrough on this acoustic guitar - you can apply the same principles "max hings Stonebridge": [url="http://jacksinstrumentservices.com/my-work.html"]http://jacksinstrumentservices.com/my-work.html[/url] Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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