ok guys. my mex strat conversion is coming along so it should become a guitar for all sounds type of axe.
I'm going to replace the nut with a graphite job and then set up the neck. using a wilkinson trem at the bottom end set floating and locking tuners.
is the nut replacement and setup relatively easy for the complete beginner. I'm after a guitar that stays in tune when I do some whammy bar abuse albeit not to floyd rose levels. Do you have a link to a sensible step by step instruction set as I don't want to make a hack job of the nut for instance.
or should i just take it to the guitar tech and ask him to fit the nut and set it up?
ta
nick
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Do you have nut files? If you don't, and don't want to buy a set (they aren't cheap) I'd get the nut cut by someone with the tools and experience.
The process is challenging the first time you do it. You have to consider
- fretboard / nut radius (therefore you might need a fretboard radius gauge)
- the string gauge you are using (this may determine which file sizes to buy)
Alternatively, a simpler method is to buy a pre-slotted graphtech graphite nut. I don't think they should cost more than 15 pounds and it is pre-slotted already so that you don't have to buy fret files.
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Even the instructions say that it is a "drop and swap" solution, requiring no slotting whatsoever.
There are tools out there to make it easier for slotting nuts. I use this jig i bought on ebay to help me shape the nut to the proper radius and spacing
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