replacement truss rod nut

Flizzy21 · #1 09-12-2010, 05:03 PM

Ive had to make alot of adjustments to my truss rod with the changing weather recently, and im pretty sure i stripped the adjustment nut. Will the stewart mac fender bullet style fit right into my MIM standard jazz or is that a guitar part?

Anyone have any experience switching out there truss rod nut?

walterw · #2 09-12-2010, 07:59 PM

were you jamming the wrong-sized wrench in there? it should only take a 3/16".

you can get a replacement from fender. i believe it is specific to mexi basses. (not sure if it fits mexi guitars, but i know it won't fit any USA stuff.)

timmus · #3 09-12-2010, 08:29 PM

these are what my MIM's have:

http://angela.com/fendermexicotrussrodadjusternut.aspx

I've had to replace a couple of them...I buy used basses from time to time after someone has comepletely screwed up the truss rod and about 75% of the time, it's the nut.

Flizzy21 · #4 09-13-2010, 03:39 PM

YESSSSS thank you so much lol

I couldnt find that dumb piece anywhere

timmus · #5 09-13-2010, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Flizzy21

YESSSSS thank you so much lol

I couldnt find that dumb piece anywhere

sure thing...as I remember, they actually take a larger allen wrench then 3/16's. I think 3/16th's is what the MIA nuts use...these are a bit larger (which I actually prefer)...there's less likelyhood of the hex part of the nut stripping out...

I buy a lot of my bass stuff from these guys...good company to do business with.

dave_bass5 · #6 09-14-2010, 09:09 AM

My brand new HW-one came with a partially stripped TR nut. By this i mean using the TR tool would just rotate it in the nut, i had to take the PG off each time i wanted to make an adjustment a si had to apply quite a bit of pressure to keep the Allen key from slipping.
I got in touch with Fender and to their credit, sent me a double pack of TR nuts.

Might be worth calling them first.