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Philby wrote:Like Miles, I've installed a black graphtech nut on my S-500. It required a little filing around the edges and on the bottom to get the height perfect, but it fits really well. When I measure with calipers the string spacing is ever so slightly wider on the graphtech nut compared with the factory cut nut (which broke in half!). For all practical purposes I can't tell the difference.
BTW, I also tried the white graphtech nut but found the black one to stay in tune better. I do prefer the look of the white one.
StewMac have also started selling unbleached, pre-cut bone nuts and I plan to try out a 10" radius version on my Tribute ASAT's.
Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:02 am
MJ Slaughter wrote:I just measured my legacy tribute nut with calipers and if yours is the same as mine, that nut should work. Be prepared to sand the bottom a little if necessary but go slow. When you do sand the bottom of a nut, put a straight edge with a little height to it, I use my aluminum level, on the sand paper so you can run the nut against it to keep it level while sanding, keeping even pressure to avoid misshaping the nut. Now my measurements were done with the nut installed. Sorry but I'm not willing to take it off just to measure. Only other thing to make sure of is if the tribute nut is flat on the bottom or curved. If I were you and getting ready to order one I'd pull off the old one and make sure. You can still set it back in there, tune up and be OK while you wait for the new one to be delivered.
That link has a curved bottom with notch ? Did you sand it flat or something? Or can you get that setup with a flat-bottomed nut?Miles Smiles wrote:I recently replaced the nut of my Tribute Comanche with one of these:
http://www.graphtech.com/product-304-2/
I also replaced the string retainer with one from Graph Tech.
I took the black nut, because I have in mind it's better for guitars with vibrato system, as the strings may slip better through the string slots. As the bottom of the nut slot is flat on the Tribute Comanche, it may be flat on the Legacy too, so the nut linked to in the first post may work.
Doesn't look bad, I think:
I actually kinda like the black ones. My legacy has the rosewood fingerboard and matching head stock so could look pretty cool.Philby wrote:BTW, I also tried the white graphtech nut but found the black one to stay in tune better. I do prefer the look of the white one.
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luxigo wrote:
Btw the whole G&L guitar setup procedure is detailed in thef manual http://www.glguitars.com/faq/glmanual.pdf