How to check your guitar's nut Guitar Tech Tips Ep 2

website nut slot height Near 100% of all new Ibanez guitars have nuts that are way too high Most of the new Jems I receive have nut height at the first fret low E around 1mm, about nut slot depth Not sure of a measurement, I just bring down the slot height just to where the intonation on the first fret is good That usually leaves

nut slot height You want the smallest amount of clearance you can get and still have clearance The idea is that the nut slot height is simply the same height  The quick and sloppy method is to jam a piece of matchbook cover or teflon tape under the string in the nut slot Theoretically this raises the  A slot that is cut correctly should hold the string in place at a height that clears the first fret Sometimes a guitar nut slot will wear down

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