Nut and machine head replacement: how to and with what?

RisingOne · 10-20-2009, 07:04 AM

Hello MLP community!

Thought id break my cherry here on MLP with a question about replacing the nut on my Epi LP Prophecy EX.

As a generally capable guitar tinkerer id like to know if anyone has any tips for how to do it and what NOT to do.

Also, what is best: bone or tusq? Same difference?

Ive read countless times that a good nut will improve sustain greatly and as im having some frett buzz problems and suspect the nut is part of the problem i.e not properly cut, a change is due.

I also want to swap the Grover machine heads with locking Grovers. Is this a case of just swaping out one for the other? No routing etc is required?

Thanks in advance on any hints or tips.

JBranch · 10-20-2009, 07:33 AM

I thought the Prophecy came with a graphite nut? Is your nut no good?

10-20-2009, 07:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
RisingOne Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Nut and machine head replacement: how to and with what? Hello MLP community! Thought id break my cherry here on MLP with a question about replacing the nut on my Epi LP Prophecy EX. As a generally capable guitar tinkerer id like to know if anyone has any tips for how to do it and what NOT to do. Also, what is best: bone or tusq? Same difference? Ive read countless times that a good nut will improve sustain greatly and as im having some frett buzz problems and suspect the nut is part of the problem i.e not properly cut, a change is due. I also want to swap the Grover machine heads with locking Grovers. Is this a case of just swaping out one for the other? No routing etc is required? Thanks in advance on any hints or tips.

10-20-2009, 07:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
JBranch Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Central GA Posts: 550 Thanks: 28 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: Nut and machine head replacement: how to and with what? I thought the Prophecy came with a graphite nut? Is your nut no good?

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