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The Official MTD USA Thread

#3,523
Chris V. said:
Very true. I may have to reconsider...

I guess durability is more important than looks.
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Well, FWIW, the looks don't even bug me. I'm so used to seeing something black or white down there because of all the most typical basses that do have a graphtech or bone/synthetic nut there I never even thought about it. I've seen a few basses with wood nuts, but mostly fretless basses, and even then not many. Anyway, again, FWIW, and if you end up deciding to try the idea out, make sure and post info/pics. :)
 
#3,525
Well it's coming up to Christmas real fast, so I'm wondering if I should just wish it for Christmas (from my ever so loving parents*). I think I would get Christian Celinder to do the work, maybe have Mr. Tobias do the woodwork and Mr. Celinder to do the glueing.

Wow... What a team they would make.

*No, I don't have 'sugar parents' - I pay for my gear myself. :)​
 
#3,533
Vic said:
I DEFINITELY want pics!!! :D
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Definitely. :bassist:

I can't wait for this to go down... Probably late November or early to mid December.

I was surprised - he said it would only be about $100-$200. I thought that was reasonable, especially since he wouldn't be working on one of his own instruments.

On a slightly seperate issue - where is the best place to get wooden knobs for my bass? Preferably in Europe...

The knobs are the 6mm and not the 1/4" right?
 
#3,537
Hey all!

I'm curious about this, doesn't the nut still impact string buzz and some tension because of the angle it gives the strings before they reach the tuning pegs?

I'm asking because I bought a passive MTD Kingston Artist 5 string with a zero fret last year (as a backup bass primarily used in outdoor gigs, really smokey bars, etc.), and when I received it from HugeGiganticMusicCorporationWithCrappyCustomerService.com (I'll let you all guess on which mega-corp shipped it) the B string had horrible fret buzz, even after neck/string/intonation adjustments.

I ended up sanding down the nut using... the B string itself (sand back & forth, re-string, tune, adjust, repeat) until it stopped buzzing (not kidding).

Vic said:
...Remember, that's not a nut. It's only a string guide. I doesn't bear ANY load at all... it's sole purpose in life is to just space the strings. The zero fret does all the "work"...
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#3,538
sephage said:
Hey all!

I'm curious about this, doesn't the nut still impact string buzz and some tension because of the angle it gives the strings before they reach the tuning pegs?

I'm asking because I bought a passive MTD Kingston Artist 5 string with a zero fret last year (as a backup bass primarily used in outdoor gigs, really smokey bars, etc.), and when I received it from HugeGiganticMusicCorporationWithCrappyCustomerService.com (I'll let you all guess on which mega-corp shipped it) the B string had horrible fret buzz, even after neck/string/intonation adjustments.

I ended up sanding down the nut using... the B string itself (sand back & forth, re-string, tune, adjust, repeat) until it stopped buzzing (not kidding).
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Sounds to me like the string guide just wasn't cut deep enough at the factory, and in that case the B string was resting on it, and not the zero fret as it should have been, which you resolved.

Also, the angle is governed by the headstock kickback, not the string guide. The string guide is ONLY there to space the strings apart properly on the zero fret. The zero fret takes ALL the force of the string at that end and the break angle to the tuning pegs is borne completely by the zero fret as well. If anything else is interfering, like an improperly cut string guide, it's just a minor problem to resolve... not part of the design.

Again, it is not a nut. MTD basses with zero frets do not have a nut. Period. End of line. End of story. Read my lips... no ifs ands or nuts. :)
 
#3,539
Ha! Good one ;)

Thanks for the info. - very helpful stuff!

Vic said:
...the angle is governed by the headstock kickback, not the string guide. The string guide is ONLY there to space the strings apart properly on the zero fret. The zero fret takes ALL the force of the string at that end and the break angle to the tuning pegs is borne completely by the zero fret as well. If anything else is interfering, like an improperly cut string guide, it's just a minor problem to resolve... not part of the design.

Again, it is not a nut. MTD basses with zero frets do not have a nut. Period. End of line. End of story. Read my lips... no ifs ands or nuts. :)
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