How many here have installed a brass nut ?

cary chilton · Post by **cary chilton** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:05 pm

Currently I have a bone nut on my strat. I was thinking about getting a brass nut, but I am not sure. Any thoughts?

DivebombInc · Post by **DivebombInc** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:38 pm

Got one on my VHI Clone and I like it. Probably one of my best plpaying guitars.

http://forum.metroamp.com/viewtopic.php?t=14593

rockstah · Post by **rockstah** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 1:39 pm

I'm willing to bet any of you guys that on the same guitar if installed a brass nut, a bone nut and a plastic nut you couldn't tell the difference if your life depended on it.... i did this crap in the 80's

Edward used a brass nut because he tore through plastic nuts using his stock trem. ( lubing them up as well as the use of the whammy ate them up ) simple as that.

the moral of the story - a brass nut will last longer. period.

Mark

fillmore nyc · Post by **fillmore nyc** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:34 pm

rockstah wrote:I'm willing to bet any of you guys that on the same guitar if installed a brass nut, a bone nut and a plastic nut you couldn't tell the difference if your life depended on it.... i did this crap in the 80's
Edward used a brass nut because he tore through plastic nuts using his stock trem. ( lubing them up as well as the use of the whammy ate them up ) simple as that.
the moral of the story - a brass nut will last longer. period.
Mark

+1... The only time any tonal difference would be heard anyway would be on open strings, and even at that it would be minimal at best. Once you fret a note, that brass nut is out of the picture. The bridge type makes a WAY bigger diff in your tone. Go with a brass or bone nut for longevity, but neither is the answer to waking up a "sleepy" guitar. Forget plastic~~it doesnt belong on a guitar except for knobs and switch tips, and it wears out too fast for a nut.

cary chilton · Post by **cary chilton** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 1:37 pm

Divebomb, Ed's frankenstrat neck is a compound radius right? What are the radius' ? 12 and 16 ? Oh yeah, does it transistion from 12 to 16, at the 12 th fret?

What about the radius your replica guitar?

DivebombInc · Post by **DivebombInc** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 1:43 pm

I do a 12" radius. I'm really not sure about the compound radius on the replica.
The transition from 12 to 16 would be along the entire length of the fretboard.

I just had my work compared next to an outrageously priced replica at a very notable store here in Houston. Without saying any names I will say that they said my guitar looked better, played better and seemed more like a 30 year old guitar. You can call bull shit on this if you want, but it's true.

dazzlindino · Post by **dazzlindino** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:20 pm

so far i have installed bras nuts on these strat guitars:
maple neck/ alder body
maple / rosewood neck / alder body
maple / maple neck / alder body
maple / maple neck / swamp ash body
and to me it does make a difference.
Rock style incorps. alot of open string riffs and licks, and dive with trem...so
Thanks