New fangled nut????

[b-unit]

Another newbie question for sure but can anyone tell me what the scoop is on this fancy new nut I've seen on some Rays. My new SR5 has a regular looking nut.

Is this new nut now standard issue? Is it better? Is it something I should be gassing for?

 

[skabassist13]

That is called a compensated nut. It is desgined to intonate the first few fret better with the rest of the neck. As for as I know it is now standard issue on every instrument except for fretless.

 

[b-unit]

Hmmmm, that must mean my new SR5 is a little older than I thought. Might have been sitting on the wall for awhile.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this new nut? Is it a "must Have"? It looks pretty cool in the pics I've seen.

 

[strummer]

More like a "good-to-have". Intonation is excellent with the compensated nut, but otoh i didn't have particular problems with the regular nut kind either. On bass, at least.

 

[b-unit]

Thanks for the reply. I certainly have not noticed any intonation problems so far with the standard nut. The new nut looks really cool tho.

 

[Oldtoe]

Man, I was hoping there was information on a new, healthy pistachio variant in this post.

 

[TheDirtyMoocher]

i was counting on macadamia

 

[Mobay45]

Ben, being from the south, I can't believe you weren't excited believing that this would be about pecans!