Is your Guitar “Nut” Affecting your Performance?

I had a question a while back about nuts: Would love to have specific content about the nut How do I know the nut is ok?

Is your Guitar “Nut” Affecting your Performance? On acoustic guitars, there's a spectrum of nut widths They typically go between 1 1116” to 1 34”, but some go to 1 78” and 1 2332

I had a question a while back about nuts: Would love to have specific content about the nut How do I know the nut is ok?

monkey slot mega888 If the nut slot is too deep, you will notice immediately because when you play that string open, it will rattle against the first fret There will be a tinny

I overheard a conversation where a luthier mentioned that nut-slot depth might affect how the string sounds Specifically, he was cautioning

guitar nut slot Bone Guitar Nut Pre Shaped and slotted for Gibson® Les Paul, SG, etc Preshaped natural bone is the traditional choice for making guitar nuts

Re: Methods for optimal nut slot depth? I always go with method 1 with feeler gauges The only possible advantage I can see