Where can I find a new nut for my 4001?

[Braineater]

Hello, I have to replace the nut because the level where the D string rest on, is too low and there is too much buzzing.
Replacing the nut, my bass could be lost its worth?Is it better fixing it?
Where can I find a new nut?
I'm from Italy.
Thank you and sorry for my bad English!

[ricnbacker]

Alberto,

This is America we all speak bad English here!

lol

sorry I dont have any info on a new nut but I sure someone will point you in the right direction any minute

[alanz]

This is America we all speak bad English here!

It is?

[rickfan60]

The current production nuts should work just fine. You may have to shape it a bit to fit but it will be pretty close to start.

[Braineater]

Thank you for the answers.
I can't order from the factory because it doesn't ship to Italy.
Do you know any sites where can I find it?
Thank you!

[VRICKY63]

This "was" America . We speak amurikan . What about a Carvin nut ?

[ricnbacker]

This is America we all speak bad English here!

It is?

it might have been better to say.

"A lot of us are In America, we all speak bad English here! lol"

I forgot its the "world" wide Web

[nukebass]

I ordered a white nut for my 79 4001 and found the D and A strings to be too low. I put some baking soda and super glue in the slots and then "filed" them down a bit. It works fine for now. The new nuts are also slightly wider than the old necks, unless I set mine completely wrong (that's always a possibility ).

[johnallg]

Ryan has hit on an important point. Dale Fortune has posted to use bakelite powder and superglue to build up the offending slot then file to the level you need. You should be able to find any piece of bakelite in Italy and do this, and keep the original nut.

[rickfan60]

I make my own Bakelite power from old Rick nuts. It does work to fix over-filed nut slots.

[johnallg]

I make my own Bakelite power from old Rick nuts.

So, what kind of tree do Rick nuts grow on? And don't say bakelite!

[jps]

They come from the Ancient Fan Bakatilus tree.

[ram]

Also known as the Phenolic tree - genus polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride. I believe originally found in Germany....

[rickaddict]

Can I use an old bridge pickup mounting plate? I'm pretty sure I heard that those are also made of Bakelite. I could make a whole lot of Bakelite powder with one of those!

[rickaddict]

And what kind of super glue would you use? Regular Krazy Glue? Gel Krazy Glue? How do you work with it before it sticks to everything?