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Best way to file a nut down?

Discussion in 'Hardware, Setup & Repair [BG]' started by Zarathustra3, Jul 21, 2013.

  1. Jul 21, 2013 #1
    Zarathustra3

    Zarathustra3

    Aug 21, 2012
    These guys I'm jamming with are playing in Drop A, so I ordered a set of Circle K strings, the thickest being a .166. The issue is I have a Warwick Vampyre with a brass nut. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to file the brass to make this string fit?
     
  2. Jul 21, 2013 #2
    JLS

    JLS Supporting Member

    Sep 12, 2008
    Albuquerque, NM
    I setup & repair guitars & basses
    A file.
     
  3. Jul 21, 2013 #3
    Bassamatic

    Bassamatic keepin' the beat since the 60's

    Dec 7, 2007
    Studio City, SoCal, USA
    Find a tech with the proper nut files. They are the proper width, and they are curved at the bottom to match the string. Doing it yourself is inviting problems - cutting it too far and getting 1st fret buzz and making it not fit the string right so it rattles in the nut. The brass nut will be expensive to replace if it gets done improperly.
     
  4. Jul 21, 2013 #4
    ZombieSpacebat

    ZombieSpacebat

    Jan 26, 2010
    Perth, Scotland
    Definitely go to a pro if you've got a Warwick Just-A-Nut, those are like $120 to replace if you screw it up.
     
  5. Jul 21, 2013 #5
    Phendyr_Loon

    Phendyr_Loon

    Sep 4, 2010
    I'd recommend having a tech install a new nut for the specific purpose of using a string of that gauge.
    So if and when you go back to standard tuning the original brass nut is not destroyed.
     
  6. Jul 21, 2013 #6
    Bassamatic

    Bassamatic keepin' the beat since the 60's

    Dec 7, 2007
    Studio City, SoCal, USA
    +1 on that - good idea.