stupid nut question

[rochester2002]

Are nuts generally angled on acoustics? The GAD25 I just got has a pretty angled nut, higher on the high e and gradually tapering. My Yamaha has a pretty even nut straight across the fretboard. Wondering if this uneven nut is partly to blame for the fret buzz/dead frets I'm getting. thanks

[guit30]

Not usually, but the nut on my new Alvarez was angled, but it was fixed when it was set up

Jim

[Mikeo]

 

Originally posted by rochester2002 Are nuts generally angled on acoustics? The GAD25 I just got has a pretty angled nut, higher on the high e and gradually tapering. My Yamaha has a pretty even nut straight across the fretboard. Wondering if this uneven nut is partly to blame for the fret buzz/dead frets I'm getting. thanks

 

 

never heard of the nut being angled.

 

Does you guitar buzz when fretting a chord, all fretted notes have no effect on the nut.

 

The buzz is probably caused by other problems, like

truss rod that needs adjusting

bright and saddle that is too low

neck angle could also be off.

[Freeman Keller]

If by "angled" you mean the strings are higher on one side than the other - yes, but only a few thousands of an inch. If you mean at an angle to the centerline of the neck (like the saddle) then, not usually.

 

Bryan Kimsey's site or the sticky at UMGF on making a nut can give you typical string gaps if you want to check yours with feeler gauges.