nut material?

[fire]

i am just curious what material ernie ball uses for nuts on their basses? anyone know?

 

[bovinehost]

Looks like plastic to me.

 

[fire]

Looks like plastic to me.

yeah thats what i thought...just want to make sure because i know that tusq nuts look similar.

 

[shaver]

i hiiiiiggghhhlllly doubt it tusq (tusk?) ( that elephant thingy)

 

[jubjub721]

YEP
looks likke we aall have plastic nuts

 

[skabassist13]

does ebmm sell replacement nuts or is that a trade in to get one thing as well?

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Derek posted to a thread on this some time ago

From my notes the nut is made of MELAMINE ( probably another word for plastic )

part number is "M0 5152"