Which nut for a 1977 Fender Precision ?

[p-bass 77]

Hello, need to restore my 1977 Fender Precision , s/n S880010, 7.25" radius, nut width 41,5 mm. The E string height at the 1st fret is definitively too low ( it have to be 0.559 mm ) and I have to replace the nut. I've found on the market various different nuts but the only one which seems to match is the one from NW guitars. The others are 9.5" radius. Does someone knows if my original nut at the bottom is flat or rounded ? Any help will be highly appreciated...
The closest one i've found is this one... Bone Nut for Fender Precision Bass Guitars Pre-cut & Slotted - 41.5mm

 

[robobass]

Wrong forum. We are the doghouse guys

 

[Don Kasper]

Wrong forum. We are the doghouse guys

Our Nuts are Enormous (tm)...compared to a P Bass.

 

[robobass]

 

[FunkHead]

Hello, need to restore my 1977 Fender Precision , s/n S880010, 7.25" radius, nut width 41,5 mm. The E string height at the 1st fret is definitively too low ( it have to be 0.559 mm ) and I have to replace the nut. I've found on the market various different nuts but the only one which seems to match is the one from NW guitars. The others are 9.5" radius. Does someone knows if my original nut at the bottom is flat or rounded ? Any help will be highly appreciated...
The closest one i've found is this one... Bone Nut for Fender Precision Bass Guitars Pre-cut & Slotted - 41.5mm

Is the E string buzzing when played open? Or some other problem?

 

[p-bass 77]

Is the E string buzzing when played open? Or some other problem?

Buzzing a little, the bottom of the string have to be 0.559 mm distant from the top of the 1st fret, now it's only 0.400 mm... the bone nut is weared or filed too much by the previous owner...just wish to set the guitar to the factory standards..

 

[FunkHead]

I would try a sliver of Maple as a shim under the existing nut. But that Bone nut you listed looks pretty good too.
Edit: make sure your nut has a flat bottom before ordering that particular nut.

 

[p-bass 77]

I would try a sliver of Maple as a shim under the existing nut. But that Bone nut you listed looks pretty good too.
Edit: make sure your nut has a flat bottom before ordering that particular nut.

Good idea this one with the shim, otherwise I'll make a new nut from a blank piece of synthetic bone...

 

[FunkHead]

Good idea this one with the shim, otherwise I'll make a new nut from a blank piece of synthetic bone...

Cool. I have an Ebony nut on one of my basses.

 

[Beej]

Likely yours has a curved bottom slot, but it could have a flat bottom as well, especially if it's been replaced at some point. It's only a few bucks to order both, then you have what you need.

 

[p-bass 77]

Cool. I have an Ebony nut on one of my basses.

Ebony is nice , almost resonating as carbon or brass, but I need to keep the original vintage look

 

[p-bass 77]

Likely yours has a curved bottom slot, but it could have a flat bottom as well, especially if it's been replaced at some point. It's only a few bucks to order both, then you have what you need.

Yeah, if the nut base at the fretboard is curved I'll modify the flat nut bone with the sandpaper attached to the fretboard to get the radius, cannot find a curved one 41,5 mm yet, at last, I'll make myself one with a blank piece of synth bone, thnx

 

[iiipopes]

Original look - bone.

 

[p-bass 77]

Done ! Just if someone wants to know, the 77 Fender Precision have a curved nut bottom slot, so I modified the purchased bone nut with the sandpaper attached to the fretboard to get the radius, and filed the string slots to get the desired action of 0,559 mm at the 1st fret. The bass now sounds better, the sustain improved a lot. No E string rattling anymore...