Question Nut life? Sharp returns

[mikeller]

All of a sudden it seems I have several guitars that have one or more strings returning sharp after trem use. Nothing has changed with my string choice. I have always had tremendous luck with my EBMM guitars keeping tune very well.

I gig 50-60 shows per year and rotate 6 guitars regularly so they don't get excessive use. I keep them maintained meticulously and have tried both graphite and nut-sauce.

Any suggestions/comments would be much appreciated.

Cheers
Mike

 

[Svava]

I like carved buffalo horn nuts.

I don't anticipate putting those nuts on my balls but I had one on an ibby a while back that worked really well. stayed in tune and all dat jazz

They're black too so they're rill purdy n stuff...

If you haven't tried them maybe you should?

 

[tommyindelaware]

lubricants typically solve the problem. i like the big bends nut sauce in a syringe. but about anything will work. somethings last longer than others.

 

[t_rod]

A quick and gentle filing to clear the nut free of any burrs/build up may help. What does it look like upon close inspection?