Broken Nut

[Totengraber]

Well, I bought new strings for my bass, which is a Rogue 5-string (yeah, I know it's crap). While installing the strings, I saw that the B string just sat on top of the nut and did not fit into the slot. Apparently the gauge of the new strings was larger. I went ahead and left it that way and tightened the strings. To my dismay, a piece of the nut broke off. It s the side to the left of the B string. The string fits in its respective place and it doesn't come out, but I'm concerned with the nut being like it is. Is there a way to repair this? Should I take it to a shop and see if they can fix it? Any ideas how much money it might cost? If it's very expensive, I'll just go buy a new bass.

Thanks,
Totengräber

 

[Juneau]

Normally only cost's about $40 or a little more to have a nut replaced. Might not be able to be done at the local Guitar Center, but Im sure most repair shops could handle it no problem.

 

[WildeStarr]

Two ways to go about this:
1) If it is a clean break and you have the piece that came off, a few drops of super glue will be the quick/cheap fix.

2) Take the bass into your local repair guy and have him put in a new nut. I prefer to use bone, and I hand cut/shape/file them myself from a blank piece.

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