My newest purchase :) (A little pic heavy)

broncobuster80 · Post by **broncobuster80** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:02 pm

GreenKnee wrote:
broncobuster80 wrote:you could use some of the plasticmelt product to get a temp repair on it. or you could just put a bit of paper in there (thats what I usually do if I cant get to the shop to get a nut)

i'd suggest a new nut being that all the 'repairs' you could do really mess with the sound of that string.
I used paper to start with, it deafened the string a bit though. The little bit of guitar string works fine, and you can't see it. I just don't want it to drop out when I use it live :p
Are nuts easy to replace? And where would I go about getting one?

Jack

Yeah any kind of temp repair is going to have its draw backs.. as far as getting it replaced- most any local guitar/instruments store can replace it for you (dont try doing it yourself on that guitar if youve never put a nut on before- youll end up chewing the fretboard and the inner part the nut sits on. to anyone getting into repair I would suggest getting a super cheap guitar and just go thru everything on it first.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:06 pm

NO!!!

you don't need a new nut. the exact same thing was going on with my jag ( http://www.shortscale.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36429 ), and doog gave me a good tip- mix up some superglue with talc or baking soda, fill the slot, leave it to dry for 24 hours then re-cut it. good as new, trust me.

you can even cut it with a stanley blade if you're careful. sharp edge for the main area then flip it over and use the blunt edge to file it down a bit.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 7:06 pm

Great tip! I've only glued in tiny buts of plasic in the past but sounds much better

willlin · Post by **willlin** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 7:15 pm

Slightly off topic question but is the B&B jag in the pic one of the cij '66 reissues?

GreenKnee · Post by **GreenKnee** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:33 pm

willlin wrote:Slightly off topic question but is the B&B jag in the pic one of the cij '66 reissues?

It is yes, with a jb jnr in the bridge, s-jag hot in the neck, and a modified rhythm circuit.

GreenKnee · Post by **GreenKnee** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 6:29 am

stewart wrote:NO!!!

you don't need a new nut. the exact same thing was going on with my jag ( http://www.shortscale.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36429 ), and doog gave me a good tip- mix up some superglue with talc or baking soda, fill the slot, leave it to dry for 24 hours then re-cut it. good as new, trust me.

you can even cut it with a stanley blade if you're careful. sharp edge for the main area then flip it over and use the blunt edge to file it down a bit.

Thanks

I'll give this a go later today!

GreenKnee · Post by **GreenKnee** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 11:06 am

Jag-stang is starting to piss me off now, it doesnt stay in tune for over 10 minutes. Constantly playing something, and then one string goes, and as I retune that string, all the rest go. Reminds me of my first squier strat where it was best off as firewood. I've cleaned all the nut slots to make sure they're not sticking.
My 2 jags will stay in tune for what seems like forever. Even my SG that has had a broken headstock (now repaired) stays in tune far better.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 12:02 pm

+1 on the nut repair!

Dont give up on it yet dude. If the guitar has been stood unplayed for a long time the neck may take a few days to settle, Check the trem springs as well, one of them may have come loose or something.
Some guitars dont like to sit doing nothing, some will play great when they've been stuck in a loft for 15 years...
My friend had a Fernandes Tele like that, he was ready for flipping it when i set it him up and now its his main guitar.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:08 pm

Stick with it - like Fran says. My JS never goes out of tune, but is sensitive to changing tunings and takes a while to settle down.

Post by **Mike** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:43 pm

Sounds like a Jag-Stang to me.

Flip it. You'll get your money back.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:52 pm

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 4:24 pm

Loverly. I've been wanting one of these since they were made; one of my friends got one of the blue ones and it plays amazingly. To this day he refuses to sell it to me.

millagurnzie · Post by **millagurnzie** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 2:57 am

Good buy!

I have never really warmed to them myself, i just think the body shape is ugly.

GreenKnee · Post by **GreenKnee** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 1:52 pm

Fran wrote:+1 on the nut repair!

Dont give up on it yet dude. If the guitar has been stood unplayed for a long time the neck may take a few days to settle, Check the trem springs as well, one of them may have come loose or something.
Some guitars dont like to sit doing nothing, some will play great when they've been stuck in a loft for 15 years...
My friend had a Fernandes Tele like that, he was ready for flipping it when i set it him up and now its his main guitar.

Thanks

just practiced with it, and it's been fine, lovely in fact

going to use it at my gig on Friday.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 7:10 pm

did the nut thing work?

GreenKnee · Post by **GreenKnee** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 7:21 pm

stewart wrote:did the nut thing work?

Not got round to it yet, I will be before Friday though. Just wondering, how do you mix the powder into superglue? And then apply it? Could you link to the post? I read through the thread you linked, but I couldnt see a method :S Maybe I'm just blind!?

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 7:34 pm

i don't think i described it in detail, now you mention it... i just got a piece of cardboard, shook out a small mound of talcum powder on it, snorted it, shook out some more, mixed it 50/50 ish with the superglue til it formed a white paste then whacked it in the slot. i made sure to mask off the edges of the slot and along the length of the nut so it didn't get anywhere else, you don't want to have to chip that shit off your fingerboard.

edit: i applied it with a toothpick. if you spill it anywhere or fuck it up, nail varnish remover should get the worst of it off. it dissolves it.

GreenKnee · Post by **GreenKnee** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 7:35 pm

stewart wrote:i don't think i described it in detail, now you mention it... i just got a piece of cardboard, shook out a small mound of talcum powder on it, snorted it, shook out some more, mixed it 50/50 ish with the superglue til it formed a white paste then whacked it in the slot. i made sure to mask off the edges of the slot and along the length of the nut so it didn't get anywhere else, you don't want to have to chip that shit off your fingerboard.

edit: i applied it with a toothpick.

Lovely, I shall attempt it sometime this week