MM Compensated Nut Comparison Discussion

[JDouglee]

Is the Earvana or MM a shelf nut? Can it help the 1st fret F from fretting sharp?
Hard to tell from those pics.

 

[Mick]

I don´t know the expression shelf nut, but the F is intonating right with the earvana

 

[JDouglee]

By shelf nut, I mean the nut comes over the fingerboard. It's a way to get the contact point closer to the bridge if your nut slot is routed stock.

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

It's not a shelf nut, and it "compensates" for the increase in string tension when fretting - most notably in the lower fret range.

Here is one of Big Mike's pics from the other thread:

 

[Mick]

By shelf nut, I mean the nut comes over the fingerboard. It's a way to get the contact point closer to the bridge if your nut slot is routed stock.

The earvana retrofit one is a shelf.

 

[Spudmurphy]

The EB comp nut does the job and is a lovely looking nut.

I have the Earvana nut too and it does a good job but doesn't look as nice.
I like the fact that the Earvana is a two piece nut and if you knacker it by over zealous filing, then you can unscrew the top bit and get a replacement.

I go nutz for both nuts !

 

[jeffrey]

I thought the EB nut worked by changing the 'breaking point' at which the string leaves the nut?

It's what it looks like to me (think bridge saddles).

 

[Lucidology]

There was a major glitch problem over on TGP...
They lost all which was posted after 11/14 until 11/24...
so that particular thread on compensated nuts started by John Suhr,
does not exist anymore..

 

[Big Poppa]

good thing wonderdog saved it

 

[GHWelles]

What makes you think I saved it?

Fortunately I did.

 

[beej]

Well, Google's cache has some of it, but it's missing the good bits.