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Anyone else use paper on their nuts?
- Thread starter Dr. Cheese
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I would expect nothing less. ILLEGAL paper and I’d be reporting this post.
get’er done!
Somewhat related, I have an EA 110 for upright. Brand new, and it RATTLED. Not a driver issue.
Two business cards and a wedge of foam, and my hi-end 110 kicks all kinds of butt
Absolutely in fact my cheap p bass copy that I pulled the frets out when I was a young fella. The nut was too low so I put a strip of thin cardboard across it to raise it up.
Its was that way from 2004 til 2019. Worked absolutely fine. Last month I pull it apart cleaned the fret slots and filled them in with styrene strips I got from a model shop. Levelled the fingerboard and shimmed the nut a little so now it doesn't need it.
Here it is before I made the recent changes
Its was that way from 2004 til 2019. Worked absolutely fine. Last month I pull it apart cleaned the fret slots and filled them in with styrene strips I got from a model shop. Levelled the fingerboard and shimmed the nut a little so now it doesn't need it.
Here it is before I made the recent changes
I’m surprised that no-one has criticised the string winding on the machine heads, especially on that Pedulla? 
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It’s common to do it that way when trying a new set of strings and you’re not sure if you are going to keep them on that particular bass. No cut ends makes it’s easy to swap out onto any other bass. Once you find the right strings for the right bass, then cut.I’m surprised that no-one has criticised the string winding on the machine heads, especially on that Pedulla?
I’m surprised that no-one has criticised the string winding on the machine heads, especially on that Pedulla?
I only snip the ends if the long string gets in the way somehow.
I have a zero nut
I have a zero nut on my '66 Ampeg AUB-1 fretless, which makes it . . . not fretless???
I snipped the paper to look a bit neater on my SUB. I honestly am content using the paper. It is free with no down time in a shop. I don’t have to worry about accidentally getting superglue on my basses either. As for my Pedulla being too special for a homemade fix, it’s just a bass. It’s a really nice bass, but I do the same thing with it I do with a SX or a Squier. I am just more concerned with convenience and cost than a neat nut.
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So Anyway, I worked for a few years for a guitarist who had a very nice Gibson collection. He was also pretty anal about taking care of them and would NEVER let anyone sit-in and play with one of his guitars.
And then I noticed he had paper under the strings at the nut. Seemed like a pretty cheap way to treat a nice instrument.
But I guess it worked.
And then I noticed he had paper under the strings at the nut. Seemed like a pretty cheap way to treat a nice instrument.
But I guess it worked.
My Pedulla has a piece of a business card under the A string.
It works until I get the nut changed.
It works until I get the nut changed.
As a temporary fix I'll use plastic shim stock. Comes in sizes thin as .001". And it stays in place once string tension is sufficient.
What I meant about the string winding was that I start at the top of the post and wind downwards, so I get more angle over the nut.
I've got a piece of construction paper on the nut of my upright bass. Keeps the open G note from buzzing with the low action I like to have on it and it's cheaper than a new nut. Has worked great for several years now.
I have done it on electrics before, but I usually break down and get them replaced or I fix them with super glue when possible.
I have done it on electrics before, but I usually break down and get them replaced or I fix them with super glue when possible.
Right before I got my Warwick, I was upgrading my Yamaha and Squier. I had a pocketful of disposable cash, and Music Go Round had a drawer full of pre-grooved Tusq nuts. Felt all fancy putting better hardware on them, and then I dorked up the one on the Yamaha. I used a small piece of folded over electrical tape on the G, intending to do a better repair job. Been like that for a month or so, and your pics have inspired me not to worry about it any further.
I do and will for a while,elixir regular B strings winding turned out to be short for through body stringing( G&L L2500) so the thin part lands on the nut.I use plastic.
