Sharp nut cutting me!

[anarchyok]

Anyone else been attacked by the nuts (intonated ones) on the new basses? On the g string there is a thin plastic tab between the string and the outside of the nut that got the side of my first finger about 5 times at rehearsal tonight.

Apart from breaking off the little section of plastic, any other ideas?

 

[mynan]

A file, or sand paper...

 

[adouglas]

Cofused… the side of my finger never gets anywhere near the nut. Playing G# on that string is always with the pad of my forefinger near the first fret… maybe an inch away from the nut.

If you do smooth that spot, be careful not to take too much off… it's what keeps the string located.

 

[mynan]

Cofused… the side of my finger never gets anywhere near the nut. Playing G# on that string is always with the pad of my forefinger near the first fret… maybe an inch away from the nut.

That was my first thought too, but "fix your technique" doesn't always seem to be a popular response.

 

[AlexBongoCrazy]

hmm i think I agree with Adouglas, you should be playing with your finger almost against the fret not playing on the nut and i'm guessing in this case that bit of plastic you are talking about is part of the nut and it must be a compensated nut.

 

[oli@bass]

Cofused… the side of my finger never gets anywhere near the nut. Playing G# on that string is always with the pad of my forefinger near the first fret… maybe an inch away from the nut.

Um... try playing slides down the neck wiht lots of attitude when stage acting... that's how I managed to ram my fingers into the nut...

Thus, I had my local luthier sand them down as much as possible whenever I brought one of my basses for a setup.

 

[oli@bass]

That was my first thought too, but "fix your technique" doesn't always seem to be a popular response.

Diagnosing another players technique over the interwebs is more or less the same as diagnosing a broken instrument that way. And you know what BP thinks about that.

 

[five7]

Identify the area and round it off until it doesn't cut you. I have an old guitar with a locking nut on it and it does the same thing from time to time.

 

[DTG]

Yeah my 25th does the same thing to me, I found it a bit annoying but if there is a simple fix I would love to know.

 

[bovinehost]

You guys are crazy. I've just fondled my nuts and really don't understand the problem.

 

[cellkirk74]

you guys are crazy. I've just fondled my nuts and really don't understand the problem.

+ one to this

 

[anarchyok]

Cheers for the thoughts guys - as someone mentioned, it happens when doing hard and fast slides down to the first fret. I'm used to playing a Warwick Thumb NT5, which sits much further out to my fretting hand side when strapped on, so I'm having to learn that fret 1 is a bit closer to my body when playing my Sterling.

The Warwick's nuts are a lot smoother too, so never had issues with them. I'll bust out a file and sort it out.

 

[stoneboy26]

Just send it round to my place Jono - I'll fix it for ya....




Yeah....I'll fix it......

 

[Bloodfist]

You guys are crazy. I've just fondled my nuts and really don't understand the problem.

I wouldn't even know where to begin looking for mine...

 

[AlexBongoCrazy]

doing slides DOWN to the first fret? is that really possible? there isn't that much space between the nut and the first fret to slide into that note. You can slide down to the 6th fret on the string below or slide UP to the first fret > <

This whole nut thing is confusing me I don't see how it can get in the way at all : /

 

[Powman]

You guys are crazy. I've just fondled my nuts and really don't understand the problem.

I was going to go with "Wear more supportive briefs". But I like your reply better.

 

[stoneboy26]

doing slides DOWN to the first fret? is that really possible? there isn't that much space between the nut and the first fret to slide into that note. You can slide down to the 6th fret on the string below or slide UP to the first fret > <

This whole nut thing is confusing me I don't see how it can get in the way at all : /

Sliding down - as in the you are going from a higher fret - say 12 down to 1.

What Anarchyok is saying is that because he is used to some other brand of bass, he normally slides further, so on the Sterling, his slides to the first fret aren't really stopping till he hits the nut.

My solution is sell those other things and just play EBMMs

 

[Norm66]

Not that it was a real issue for me, but I noticed the nut on the G side last night when I for some reason fretted the D string in the first position with my middle finger. My index finger felt the somewhat sharp edge of the nut. Like I said, not a real problem but I did notice it after reading this thread.

 

[anarchyok]

Thanks Norm! See, I'm not crazy.

Stoneboy saw my bass yesterday and agreed the nut was very sharp. In person, its very easy to show how its an issue, without my technique being suspect!