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RandomEvent

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Ok, as I was playing my Sterling H earlier, I noticed something about the nut. Most EBMM's I've seen nowadays have that nice, fancy grooved nut. And it's perfectly lined up with the matching headstock paint. That's how it is on my Sterling HS:

sterlinghsnut.jpg


Now, my Sterling H looks different. The nut looks plain, like you'd see on any old Fender and whatnot. It doesn't line up with the matching headstock paint, and it even looks a bit crooked to tell the truth. But on closer inspection, it's actually the matching headstock paint line that's crooked I believe:

sterlinghnut.jpg


My first thought was the nut was replaced, but I don't see any evidence of that. In any event, I'm just wondering if the nut on my Sterling HS is a newer development and if these plainer nuts were used in the past. I will admit that I'm a bit disappointed that my paintjob seems to be a bit crooked, but I still love my EBMM gear! I'd love to get a newer nut on my Sterling H if at all possible. Does EBMM sell them? Or fix necks for a fee that I would gladly pay?

And I'm wondering if anyone can be the judge as to if I'm over-reacting as far as the looks on my Sterling H go. I still think my Sterling H sounds great (I decided to keep it again, lol), but I've never heard of an EBMM case where there were minor imperfections such as this. Or it could just be me making them out to be minor imperfections in what I want to be the perfect bass. Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
 
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shastaband

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I have a Stingray 4 manufactured in April 2005 and it has the old style "plain" nut. All of my newer Stingray 4 and 5 string basses (2006 and 2007) have the new style compensated nut. The new style nuts can NOT be retrofitted to old basses, according to Ernie Ball Customer Service.
 

RandomEvent

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I have a Stingray 4 manufactured in April 2005 and it has the old style "plain" nut. All of my newer Stingray 4 and 5 string basses (2006 and 2007) have the new style compensated nut. The new style nuts can NOT be retrofitted to old basses, according to Ernie Ball Customer Service.

That answers than then. Thanks again for such quick replies.
 

oli@bass

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The nut is original.
The paint line is crooked.
You're overreacting.


But that's normal.... our EBMMs are the world to us, aren't they?! :D
 
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