Just-a-nut III for J-bass

[Hagelslag]

Hi guys,

If this has been posted before somewhere, sorry.

The nut on my bass cracked when changing strings, so I need a new one. Being left handed I can kinda give up on the chance finding one at my local music shop so I need to order one online.

As even alot of online shops fail to stock left handed equipment, the Just-a-nut III is one of the only ones I can find that come in LH.

So now for my question: Does it fit my J-bass neck? More specifically my Warmoth made J-bass neck? (don't know if there is a difference).

Thanks in advance!

[mongo2]

I've just flipped a regular Fender style nut for use on a left-handed neck.

You could also get a blank and file your own slots, or have them filed for you.

[dropbass]

check the parts suppliers stew mac or look at tusq.... they make pretty nice pre cut nuts all you do is file the bottom to height....(dont go to far)..or buy 2 they r pretty cheap. and no the justa nut wont fit with out routing the nut slot wider...also if u NEED to play it just crazy glue the piece back till you can get what you need..i had crazy glued my vintage Pbass nut..for a year till i finally found some good bone to use

[Chebass88]

There's no reason why the Just-a-nut III will not work on your J-bass neck, but some modifications may be required. The Just-a-nut III is designed to be placed at the END of the fingerboard, whereas a Fender-style nut is placed within the fingerboard. Here are two links to illustrate what I mean:

Just-a-nut III:
http://www.warwick.de/modules/infos/...ID=14547&cl=EN

Warmoth / Fender-style:
http://www.warmoth.com/Bass/Necks/StringNut.aspx

As such, it is highly likely that some modification will be necessary, since they are two diffferent designs. This would be best if you had a repair shop take care of this change. With that, you might as well have them replace it with a Fender-style nut anyway & avoid the whole design change.

ian

[Hagelslag]

Thanks for the replies, think I'll just try to glue the broken one back in for now as I need my bass tonight anyway.

I also noticed the Just-a-nut doesn't have the right radius anyways so a direct J-bass replacement would make more sense.

Thanks again