shweet Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 can anyone help me? I have a trace elliot t bass guitar. Not so long ago when I was changing the strings the nut fell off! I got i glued it back on but since then I have had problems putting new strings on (they don't seem to fit into the grooves on the nut). I am not very technically minded as you might have assumed. Do you think it would be worth taking it to a specialist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7string Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Have you changed guage or make of string since you glued the nut on? Do you have any buzzing on the lower frets? I know this sounds silly but is the nut the same way around as it was before? A new nut isn't a complicated job, but it takes time and needs accuracy. If you're not confident with files and sanding then a tech will be able to do it for you. Go for a bone nut if you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shweet Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 [quote name='7string' post='694559' date='Dec 27 2009, 10:04 PM']Have you changed guage or make of string since you glued the nut on? Do you have any buzzing on the lower frets? I know this sounds silly but is the nut the same way around as it was before? A new nut isn't a complicated job, but it takes time and needs accuracy. If you're not confident with files and sanding then a tech will be able to do it for you. Go for a bone nut if you can.[/quote] When the nut fell off I took it to a guitar tech. He put the nut back on and new strings and I noticed he'd done some filing in the grooves on the nut. There is no buzzing apart from on 4th fret d string. I suppose only certain gauge strings will fit into the grooves on the nut because the ones i've got on at the moment go on fine but the ones I recently tried just would not fit into the grooves. I've never had problems with different string gauges on other basses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcrow Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 [quote name='shweet' post='694588' date='Dec 27 2009, 11:20 PM']When the nut fell off I took it to a guitar tech. He put the nut back on and new strings and I noticed he'd done some filing in the grooves on the nut. There is no buzzing apart from on 4th fret d string. I suppose only certain gauge strings will fit into the grooves on the nut because the ones i've got on at the moment go on fine but the ones I recently tried just would not fit into the grooves.[b] I've never had problems with different string gauges on other basses![/b][/quote] no one does either...are you trying to put on really big guages.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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