Nut Replacement?

[novocaine]

I've got a chip/broken nut at the 6th string area on a les paul type guitar. Can anyone recommend somewhere to replace/fix it? And are Earvana's any good? Thanks.

 

[penta-tonic]

i suppose earvanas should be good. hope onto de perfect intonation bandwagon. im gonna let my prs sport de earvana when i get de means to. u can get them at guitar worshop btw.

 

[Prataz]

How abt a tremnut from Graphtech?

I got one installed and the effect is woah...

Clearer notes and more sustain =)

 

[novocaine]

where do i get tremnuts installed, price? how much for earvana's?

 

[penta-tonic]

ah nut replacements dun come cheap so dun lose ur nuts ya? ahaha just kidding. well u can get both nuts frm guitar workshop. last time i enquired it costs abt 90 to get de earvanas installed. trem nut im not too sure. trem nut u can also get frm maestro.

 

[novocaine]

yupz the earvana's are indeed not cheap, wonder if guitar connection at excelsior does nut replacements. shall call them up tom. i'll check the alternatives thanx.

 

[pooo]

Yea GC does nut replacements. I had the nut on my strat swapped for another. Quite a good job.

 

[guitarnub]

yep earvana's are good, im using one myself

 

[penta-tonic]

so hows de intonation? is the improvement obvious? my dream is to haf buzz feiten installed on my guitar. but then it will cost a bomb n i dun recall any shops in sg doing de mod.

 

[novocaine]

Yea GC does nut replacements. I had the nut on my strat swapped for another. Quite a good job.

Hi, yeah i've actually done a couple repairs/setups at GC, they're pretty good and friendly.

But just a question, you replaced a normal nut? or some fancy ones like earvana's or tremnut? How much did they charge and how long they took? thanks.

 

[pooo]

Yea GC does nut replacements. I had the nut on my strat swapped for another. Quite a good job.

Hi, yeah i've actually done a couple repairs/setups at GC, they're pretty good and friendly.

But just a question, you replaced a normal nut? or some fancy ones like earvana's or tremnut? How much did they charge and how long they took? thanks.

Being an absolute Malmsteen fan i had the nut of my strat swapped to a brass one when i sent my strat in for a full refret to jumbos. The nut was 70 i think? Can't really remember, was a while back. It took 1.5 to 2 weeks approximately, time inclusive of refret job. If it's just a nut replacement it'll be much faster.

 

[novocaine]

Yea GC does nut replacements. I had the nut on my strat swapped for another. Quite a good job.

Hi, yeah i've actually done a couple repairs/setups at GC, they're pretty good and friendly.

But just a question, you replaced a normal nut? or some fancy ones like earvana's or tremnut? How much did they charge and how long they took? thanks.

Being an absolute Malmsteen fan i had the nut of my strat swapped to a brass one when i sent my strat in for a full refret to jumbos. The nut was 70 i think? Can't really remember, was a while back. It took 1.5 to 2 weeks approximately, time inclusive of refret job. If it's just a nut replacement it'll be much faster.

hmmm if it's so, then i suppose earvana's are a better choice for a replacement since it costs only $20 more at Guitar Workshop huh? i'll consider that.

 

[penta-tonic]

yeah i suppose so n since its a compensated nut it boasts of better or perfect intonation. same claim as the buzz feiten mod. i think the earvana is a worthy investment esp if u r sensitive to intonation problems on guitars. i haf tt problem so i guess ill be installing one soon. too bad i cant get a buzz feiten mod. its de worlds best intonation device. but costs about 300 i think.