help me figure out what nut to buy!

rorykins · #1 01-22-2009, 08:32 AM

hey all.

i've got an 80s Japanese Squier jazz bass, not a JV but the next serial no# from that one, i cant remember the no#...its basically a JV Squier.

anyway, someone replaced the nut a few years ago with a "jazz bass nut but its curve was to deep on the underside...and when i put new strings on it, the nut cracked down the middle...

so im trying to find a proper nut for it...

so what nut should i use? the standard jazz bass nut? will that be flatter on the bottom?

does this make sense?

this is the shape that was in there
http://cgi.ebay.com/Graphtech-TUSQ-S...QQcmdZViewItem

and this is more like the shape that seems to be proper.

http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/i...ECO-NUT-JB.jpg

thanks for the help

dmusic148 · #2 01-22-2009, 08:39 AM

The one you found is fine. Just needs to be flat on the bottom.

rorykins · #3 01-22-2009, 10:36 AM

hey thanks,
what jazzes do the curvy ones fit?

dmusic148 · #4 01-22-2009, 10:42 AM

I think maybe Mustangs use them, not sure. Also some guitars. Most(not all) basses use flat bottom ones.

bassbully · #5 01-22-2009, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by dmusic148

I think maybe Mustangs use them, not sure. Also some guitars. Most(not all) basses use flat bottom ones.

I found this not true. My new 51 has a curved nut which broke in half last night....sloppy nut job for a MIJ

I happened to have picked up a Fender replacement P-bass nut at a dealer that replaces the MIM or amer- standard P bass nut. It is curved on the bottom following the fretboard curve. I had to retool the one i had to fit using the broken one as a guide...so far so good.