Ok whenever I take my strings off my warwick corvette the little piece by the first fret where the strings lay on comes off. It always falls off when Im changing my strings. Is this something I can fix myself or should I take it in a get it fixed?
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I need help!
- Thread starter The1bassist06
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Just put a drop of crazy glue on it and restring it... a drop.... that will be $50.00 please... (hey I tried...lawyers do it don't they?)
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tjm
Make sure its in place and use a bit of glue. I personally would use wood glue, not that theres anything wrong with super glue. Just wood glue is easy to clean up compared to super glue, and works just as well IME (as you are glueing to wood). Also you have longer to line it up (not that this is hard).
No need for any tech to go near it as long as you make sure to line it up correctly, which is very easy.
No need for any tech to go near it as long as you make sure to line it up correctly, which is very easy.
I'd hold up on that glue if I were you.
I thought all Warwicks had an adjustable nut? Or "just-a nut" as they call them. My Corvette Pro-line had one.
I thought all Warwicks had an adjustable nut? Or "just-a nut" as they call them. My Corvette Pro-line had one.
Does it have a place where you can put an allen wrench into the nut?
My corvette has a Just-A-Nut II, which is prone to breaking and was updated by the Just-A-Nut III to eliminate the issue.
If you can live with just changing one string at a time, it shouldn't hurt anything. Or you can buy a J-A-N III to replace it.
Here's a link to the Warwick forum with some good info, if this is the case for you: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
My corvette has a Just-A-Nut II, which is prone to breaking and was updated by the Just-A-Nut III to eliminate the issue.
If you can live with just changing one string at a time, it shouldn't hurt anything. Or you can buy a J-A-N III to replace it.
Here's a link to the Warwick forum with some good info, if this is the case for you: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
No way! I'm never letting that guy near me again, not after the last time he tweaked my nut.
I hate having glue on my nut.
You can check them out on Warwicks home site. Here's a link to the page, I hope this helps.
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I see so the top piece is just coming off if you don't keep the face of the bass up. I've never taken all the strings off a Warwick before, so I didn't know that maybe the top part of the nut may come off.
well... bear with me. The following statement is an assumption.
I'm assuming that the nut is in two sections, the piece that falls off is like a bridge saddle, minus the screw holding it there when there's no string tension.
Then the two screws (or allen key screws) on the Just a Nut adjust how high it sits from the base of the nut slot. j
If my guess/assumption is correct, then yes, your nut part would fall off if you took all of your strings off your bass.
Maybe you could take pics of your specific instrument and take some with the strings on and then take the tension off so we can see what actually comes off the nut?
I'm curious about your dilemma and also hoping my assumption is correct, and if not... I'd like to find a way to rectify it if something else is going on entirely.
I'm assuming that the nut is in two sections, the piece that falls off is like a bridge saddle, minus the screw holding it there when there's no string tension.
Then the two screws (or allen key screws) on the Just a Nut adjust how high it sits from the base of the nut slot. j
If my guess/assumption is correct, then yes, your nut part would fall off if you took all of your strings off your bass.
Maybe you could take pics of your specific instrument and take some with the strings on and then take the tension off so we can see what actually comes off the nut?
I'm curious about your dilemma and also hoping my assumption is correct, and if not... I'd like to find a way to rectify it if something else is going on entirely.
BEFORE you use the glue, realise that at some stage in the Bass' life that nut will probably have to be replaced.
There's a reason Luthiers generally DON'T use super industrial strength adhesives for stuff like this - when replacement time comes, it's sorta nice if you don't have to half-destroy the neck to get the nut off.
I learned this the hard way when I "fixed" a loose nut on a vintage lap steel many years ago.
If it were me I'd just leave it and replace strings one at a time.
There's a reason Luthiers generally DON'T use super industrial strength adhesives for stuff like this - when replacement time comes, it's sorta nice if you don't have to half-destroy the neck to get the nut off.
I learned this the hard way when I "fixed" a loose nut on a vintage lap steel many years ago.
If it were me I'd just leave it and replace strings one at a time.
