Members okta Posted September 30, 2007 Members Share Posted September 30, 2007 Hey guys, Anyone of your know if there's different sizes for Truss rod nuts?The one on my MIM Fender 5-string Jazz Bass has gotten loose and need to be change. The guitar tech told me the local store doesn't have the truss rod nut for bass, they only have the one for guitar. The one they showed me(original Fender parts) seems to be bigger. They seems to have only have one size listed on the website. cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johnny Duart Posted September 30, 2007 Members Share Posted September 30, 2007 Takes the nut to the local, NOT HOME DEPOT, hardware store and sees if they haves it. The local hardwares store near my homes has a huge assortsments of nuts and theys usually haves whats I needs.Peace, Johnny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted September 30, 2007 Moderators Share Posted September 30, 2007 Hey guys,Anyone of your know if there's different sizes for Truss rod nuts?The one on my MIM Fender 5-string Jazz Bass has gotten loose and need to be change. The guitar tech told me the local store doesn't have the truss rod nut for bass, they only have the one for guitar. The one they showed me(original Fender parts) seems to be bigger.They seems to have only have one size listed on the website.cheers! There are lots of types and sizes of nuts used in instruments. I'm confused as to why you need a new nut. Is your stripped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted September 30, 2007 Members Share Posted September 30, 2007 I have no answers, but, taken out of context, this thread title is really funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members okta Posted September 30, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 30, 2007 There are lots of types and sizes of nuts used in instruments. I'm confused as to why you need a new nut. Is your stripped? not sure what term to use. The wrench couldn't get a grip so now the nut couldn't be turn. bassgeek: yea i know it's hard not to laugh writing all this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted September 30, 2007 Moderators Share Posted September 30, 2007 Got it, the nut is stripped. Yep, you need a new nut, or you need to cut a new slot in the existing nut. There are lots of ways to get the old nut out. Any good tech should have been able to handle that part easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members okta Posted October 1, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 yeap..that's what the tech guy did. he cut a new slot. But he said it's still risky to use that, so i plan to order a new one. I want to know if there's a different size nut for guitar and bass because i only see one size on the fender website. the tech guy tested with an original fender which doesn't work because it was too big. I haven't see any specific nut for bass . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted October 1, 2007 Moderators Share Posted October 1, 2007 The best thing to do is to completely unscrew the nut until it is out of the bass and sitting in your hand. Then you can measure it and make sure you get the proper replacement. In order to make it easy to reset the relief when you thread the nut back on, you should count how many rotations it takes to get from it's current position to the "just finger tight" position. Then when you retread it, you can tighten until you first feel resistance and then count the rotations to put it back in exactly the same spot. Make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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