I made my own brass nut

[Ergin YILMAZ]

I made my own brass nut for my 4 strings bass.
Sound brighter and lively. I like and recommend it to try.

 

[hotbass57]

nice job!

 

[Ergin YILMAZ]

nice job!

Thanks

 

[Lesfunk]

You did that yourself?
Man, you have brass nuts!

Jk...looks great

 

[Ergin YILMAZ]

You did that yourself?
Man, you have brass nuts!

Jk...looks great

Yes i did it from solid brass.

Thanks

 

[Teacher]

Nice! I make my own as well.

 

[walterw]

yeah, looks great! i put brass nuts on my electrics, where i imagine i get a slight increase in sustain and a bit of extra "zing" on the open strings, but i haven't done one for my bass.

one suggestion is a tiny bit of light machine oil ("3-in-one") in the nut slots since it is metal sliding against metal. done right and kept lubed, brass nuts stay in tune really well.

 

[charlie monroe]

Nice job.

Spalted headstock, huh?

Can we see the whole thing?

 

[fhm555]

Here’s one of my brass nuts. I’ve got another one on my J Plus.
I don’t know about any effect on open strings, but i know for sure if you break a brass nut you got much worse problems than a brass nut. One less thing to worry about.

 

[jthisdell]

Very nice, I put a brass nut on my P back in 83 and have always loved it, to me the big advantage is that it is "slippery" so the strings do not bind and it helps the bass stay in tune,

 

[Bijoux]

Nice Job!

these seem pretty sweet too. I wonder if they work ok... BN-0889-008 ABM 6240 Adjustable German Bell Brass for Gibson Bass Nut 645208003653 | eBay

 

[Northfear]

Nice Job!

these seem pretty sweet too. I wonder if they work ok... BN-0889-008 ABM 6240 Adjustable German Bell Brass for Gibson Bass Nut 645208003653 | eBay

I got ABM 6250 on my bass. Had to file one of the screws a bit, but it works great in general. But I got it mostly to avoid trouble of refilling the nut for different string gauges.

 

[LarryG]

Beautiful job, Ergin!

 

[JLS]

Slots are about twice as deep as necessary. Other than that, nice job!

 

[JRA]

nice work, Ergin YILMAZ ! looks great! enjoy your fine work!

 

[catcauphonic]

Looks nice

But you, sir... must have nuts made of brass to come in here and declare such a thing! I hope it doesn't stir up an anger typing tone-nut debate

Just kidding Personally I misplaced the one that came with my Spector when I had a faux bone one cut for BEAD, then switched back to EADG a few months later. I can't say I noticed the diff either way, but there were too many variables since converting to really tell.

Rock it and Enjoy!

 

[Chasarms]

Slots are about twice as deep as necessary. Other than that, nice job!

Agreed. I might be compelled to file a mm or so off the top of that nut, re-round the corners and polish it out again.

Outstanding work, though. I love commitment to craftsmanship.