guybrush threepwood Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 The nut on my jazz bass needs changing, as it's creating buzz on the open A string. I'd like to change it myself to learn the process, can anyone give me any handy tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Are you sure it's nothing that putting an extra few turns of A string onto the tuning post won't fix? Fender P & J style basses are notorious for having little or no break angle on the A unless you leave an extra bit of length and put a few extra turns on the peg. Another way is to put on an extra string tree, but that's messy, but I think you may still have the same problem after a new nut. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman69 Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 [quote name='geoffbyrne' post='775124' date='Mar 15 2010, 12:30 PM']Are you sure it's nothing that putting an extra few turns of A string onto the tuning post won't fix? Fender P & J style basses are notorious for having little or no break angle on the A unless you leave an extra bit of length and put a few extra turns on the peg. Another way is to put on an extra string tree, but that's messy, but I think you may still have the same problem after a new nut. G.[/quote] Thats clever.. almost McGuyverish! Hope it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Some people put a blob of superglue in the nut. Bit of a bodge but the easy and cheapskate way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guybrush threepwood Posted March 15, 2010 Author Share Posted March 15, 2010 [quote name='geoffbyrne' post='775124' date='Mar 15 2010, 12:30 PM']Are you sure it's nothing that putting an extra few turns of A string onto the tuning post won't fix? Fender P & J style basses are notorious for having little or no break angle on the A unless you leave an extra bit of length and put a few extra turns on the peg. Another way is to put on an extra string tree, but that's messy, but I think you may still have the same problem after a new nut. G.[/quote] Ah, brilliant! I hadn't thought of that. Just ordered some new strings to give it a try, I shall report back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guybrush threepwood Posted March 16, 2010 Author Share Posted March 16, 2010 Geoff, you are indeed 'the man'. Just tried a new string on it, and there's no buzzing whatsoever. Thanks for the good advice! I'm quite new to Fenders, as I've previously played modern basses with small tuners, so I've always had to cut the string short. Creature of habit I suppose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Glad to have been of help. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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