My nuts hurt!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 2:21 pm

Has anyone else notice sharp edges on their nuts? I picked up my 8er today and was a little surprised by the sharpness of the corners of the nut near the E strings. The darned thing has quite an edge and actually drew blood. It appears to be the factory nut because the fininsh is intact around the edges. I checked my other basses and found that some of them (the newer ones) also have some sharp corners. The older ones are rounded and smooth. I don't know how I did not notice this before. The edges come off very nicely with a fine file BTW.

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 2:22 pm

I've got an '04 4003, and the nut edges aren't sharp at all. Hmmm . . . I think one of us got a fluke.

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 2:27 pm

Sorry to hear you got a bad nut,Ted,hehehe

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 2:32 pm

My 4004C nut has a bit of an edge at the E string corner but my 2030 is very smooth. The 5er has an edge near the B corner. But the 8er is pretty nasty all the way across. The older ones have rounded tops and no sharp edges.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 3:02 pm

My s8 and LK have sharp nuts.....but my Ci's nut is nice and smooth......

If I wasn't so lazy I'd have fixed it with a file by now but I'd rather just complain about it.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 3:18 pm

Emery boards work well and don't threaten to jump off the nut as files will.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 3:22 pm

Your S8 is sharp too? RIC nuts usually have a gentile arch shape across the top. Most often with nicely rounded edges. My S8 nut is flat across the top with very square edges on all sides.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 3:23 pm

That is a good point Paul.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 3:52 pm

Ted, I think in order to avoid further potential injury, you need to send it to me as soon as possible. That thing is DANGEROUS!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 4:09 pm

I was thinking the same thing Steve. Let's get that safety hazard on a UPS truck right away!

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 4:18 pm

They say you are what you eat, so I stay away from fruits and NUTS!

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 4:30 pm

So if I say my nuts are dull is that a bad thing?

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 4:57 pm

sabbath_of_bass · Post by **sabbath_of_bass** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 5:03 pm

Jared... honestly... did you have to show that your nuts were at the end of a really big pole? Dont be mean to the rest of us.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 5:04 pm