Hey man, I'm thinking about ordering some parts for a fretless bass I want to make. I'm a total begginer and was wondering does the nut come already filed down for strings? Cheers :)
@Samickboom There are preslotted nuts available, but you've probably got a better chance of being attacked by a shark than most preslotted nuts arriving properly sized and slotted for the instrument it goes on. Expect to have to custom slot and cut string nuts.
This is a quote from the stewmac site about the neck jig....
"The Neck Jig lets you do your fretwork with the same forces that are present under string tension. Its not necessary to loosen the truss rod to straighten the neck for leveling the fingerboard or frets".
If this is true then why do you adjust the rod when your necks are jigged?
@cast390 I'd say that quote about the neck jig is a little misleading. The neck has to be straight under string tension in the playing position before we take the strings off and only then use the neck jig to recreate the string tension.
If I'm actually using the neck jig to recreate string tension, any adjustments I do to the truss rod will happen before the strings come off.
But sometimes I only use the neck jig to hold a guitar neck straight so that I can level the frets or fingerboard.
I really appreciate these vids, it's nice to have someone like you making them for all of us guitar maniacs out there
I've got a technical question: I use very heavy gauge strings on my squire strat, so I have to have at least 4 springs in the tremolo, to stop it floating, but the springs are pulling so hard that they're acutally pulling out the trem studs from the body. Is there any way to fix this, without converting it to a vintage trem style something with the six screws?
Probably what's happening is that the bushings are compressing the soft body wood and enlarging the holes, making it possible for things to become loose and drift out.
Depending on how slick you are with superglue, you might try coating the inside of the holes with some water-thin CA. That alone might be enough to swell the wood fibers and solidify the fit.
If it's worse, several thin coats over a few hours might be necessary. And if it's really bad, you might have to drill out, dowel, and redrill the holes to get more compression when you reinstall the bushings
thanks a lot for the quick response, I just tried the superglue version and it seems to have worked :)
I'm praying that it keeps the bushings in there, cause I really don't wanna have to go through any more trouble with this guitar, I spent so much time improving and fixing it
You mean to mark it and install it? No, I'd still scribe a line in the sides with the X-acto blade then grind/file/sand the line away. It probably wouldn't be necessary to fill the line with pencil on a brass nut though.
Stew Mac stopped selling the slipstone blanks a while back (I'm afraid to ask them why). I have a few left over, but if I run out I'll have to buy a sheet of Delrin from McMaster-Carr and cut it into nut blanks.
You videos are unbelievable, So Great ! Everything is explain step by step in details !
Fantastic !
F3FisGoodforYou 8 months ago
Hi,
Thanks for the great videos,
could you please post the link of the video that shows how to glue the nut?
Castleintheair1 11 months ago
Hey man, I'm thinking about ordering some parts for a fretless bass I want to make. I'm a total begginer and was wondering does the nut come already filed down for strings? Cheers :)
Samickboom 11 months ago
@Samickboom There are preslotted nuts available, but you've probably got a better chance of being attacked by a shark than most preslotted nuts arriving properly sized and slotted for the instrument it goes on. Expect to have to custom slot and cut string nuts.
smbstressfest 11 months ago
Jay.
This is a quote from the stewmac site about the neck jig....
"The Neck Jig lets you do your fretwork with the same forces that are present under string tension. Its not necessary to loosen the truss rod to straighten the neck for leveling the fingerboard or frets".
If this is true then why do you adjust the rod when your necks are jigged?
cast390 1 year ago
@cast390 I'd say that quote about the neck jig is a little misleading. The neck has to be straight under string tension in the playing position before we take the strings off and only then use the neck jig to recreate the string tension.
If I'm actually using the neck jig to recreate string tension, any adjustments I do to the truss rod will happen before the strings come off.
But sometimes I only use the neck jig to hold a guitar neck straight so that I can level the frets or fingerboard.
smbstressfest 1 year ago
hey Jason
I really appreciate these vids, it's nice to have someone like you making them for all of us guitar maniacs out there
I've got a technical question: I use very heavy gauge strings on my squire strat, so I have to have at least 4 springs in the tremolo, to stop it floating, but the springs are pulling so hard that they're acutally pulling out the trem studs from the body. Is there any way to fix this, without converting it to a vintage trem style something with the six screws?
jakamann 1 year ago
Probably what's happening is that the bushings are compressing the soft body wood and enlarging the holes, making it possible for things to become loose and drift out.
Depending on how slick you are with superglue, you might try coating the inside of the holes with some water-thin CA. That alone might be enough to swell the wood fibers and solidify the fit.
smbstressfest 1 year ago
If it's worse, several thin coats over a few hours might be necessary. And if it's really bad, you might have to drill out, dowel, and redrill the holes to get more compression when you reinstall the bushings
smbstressfest 1 year ago
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thanks a lot for the quick response, I just tried the superglue version and it seems to have worked :)
I'm praying that it keeps the bushings in there, cause I really don't wanna have to go through any more trouble with this guitar, I spent so much time improving and fixing it
jakamann 1 year ago
More awesome work. Nice job!
ShaggyDawg 1 year ago
good thing this nut wasn't that "top secret" nut material, lol.
02stanggt 1 year ago
Oh boy, now you've done it! LOL
smbstressfest 1 year ago
but, I'll never tell.....LOL
02stanggt 1 year ago
Another great vid Jason
avhcbeaver1 1 year ago
Nut looks GREAT!!
Peteworth 1 year ago
with my bass the brass string nut has beenattached before the finish was applied,
would you do it any different from what you are doing now for a brass nut?
Semimentalman2 1 year ago
You mean to mark it and install it? No, I'd still scribe a line in the sides with the X-acto blade then grind/file/sand the line away. It probably wouldn't be necessary to fill the line with pencil on a brass nut though.
smbstressfest 1 year ago
alright, it's just that i thaght for brass and bone seemed to be done differently
Semimentalman2 1 year ago
Where do you get the slipstone saddles from if i may ask?
Stew mac don't seem to have them when i checked recently!
lidesnowi 1 year ago
Stew Mac stopped selling the slipstone blanks a while back (I'm afraid to ask them why). I have a few left over, but if I run out I'll have to buy a sheet of Delrin from McMaster-Carr and cut it into nut blanks.
smbstressfest 1 year ago