Couldn't find this on the forums but... I have a Fender Jaguar Bass, and the stock strings are .45,.65,.85,.105 and I'd like to know if my .46-.106 strings would fit the nut? or would I have issues with the nut?
Thanks just a bit worried, played bass for 5 years but I have never changed my bass strings.
If you were going to move to a much higher gauge, you could have a luthier cut another nut for you and give you the old one, so it could be reinstalled if you go to back to a lighter gauge.
105 to 106 wouldn't require any setup adjustment, unless the string tension is different. Then the truss rod and/or action might need tweaking. This is easy to do yourself and there are plenty of videos out there on how to.
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After measuring strings, I was surprised to see that they varied +/- .002" from what the manufacturer stated they were. There's a chance that your .105 is actually a .106 already.
In any case, .001 is completely unnoticeable with the naked eye, and your fingers wont feel the difference either.* Your nut can probably handle all the way up to about .115 before you'd have to worry about filing it.
*this doesn't take into account obvious differences felt from string construction.
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I don't think the wife would buy the "I need to take off this knob and put a whole new bass under it" story.
just a bit worried, played bass for 5 years but I have never changed my bass strings.
