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02-11-2010, 03:27 PM
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What is the best material of nut for a fretless bass?
I personally like a bright snappy tone from my basses, fretless or not. So I'd assume I'd like a brass nut. What do you guys think?
ALSO: Wouldn't the material of the nut only matter for open notes? |
02-11-2010, 03:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: S. Carolina | | | There is no best. As long as it is properly setup. Now I must say: I do not think of fretless ever as bright and snappy. |
02-11-2010, 07:07 PM
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I setup & repair guitars & basses | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Kensington, Ca | | | Wouldn't the material of the nut only matter for open notes?
Yep.
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02-11-2010, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by CannyBusDriver  What is the best...nut for a fretless bass? | a really low one, which is almost never the case from the factory.
i've seen them so low that the string was actually resting on the fretboard for a tiny fraction of an inch, and it still sounded fine.
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02-13-2010, 08:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Kansas | | | I'm the sick sort of person who likes to slap fretless, love em bright
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02-13-2010, 05:22 PM
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02-13-2010, 05:28 PM
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gotta love the brass, fretless or fretted |
02-21-2010, 05:54 PM
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02-22-2010, 09:36 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central Illinois, USA | | | Brass, balsa wood, pasta, stainless steel, Bondo, whatever. The nut material has no effect at all except for open notes. It makes no difference if the bass is fretted or not, the nut is simply immaterial on stopped notes.
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02-22-2010, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by JTE Brass, balsa wood, pasta, stainless steel, Bondo, whatever. The nut material has no effect at all except for open notes. It makes no difference if the bass is fretted or not, the nut is simply immaterial on stopped notes.
John | I play as many open notes as I can for what the song key allows. With the brass nut on my fretless, I can't hear a discernible difference in my fretted notes and open notes.
String quality make, design and material is a lot more crucial IMO. Steel roundwounds are the go-to material for that tone you're describing. I prefer nickel d'addarios myself - more upper mid / less glassy scooped.
The brass nut certainly wont hinder though.
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02-22-2010, 06:05 PM
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Owner, builder: jworrellbass | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Colorado Springs CO | | | The bass the op is refering to is a bass he bought on ebay that I built. It has a cf nut. The op is planning to have the fb epoxied and is going to change the nut as well. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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