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Where can I find a new nut for my 4001?
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:29 pm
by 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!
Re: Where can I find a new nut for my 4001?
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:08 pm
by 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
Re: Where can I find a new nut for my 4001?
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:26 pm
by alanz
ricnbacker wrote:This is America we all speak bad English here!
It is?
Re: Where can I find a new nut for my 4001?
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:53 pm
by 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.
Re: Where can I find a new nut for my 4001?
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:51 pm
by 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!
Re: Where can I find a new nut for my 4001?
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:42 pm
by VRICKY63
This "was" America . We speak amurikan . What about a Carvin nut ?
Re: Where can I find a new nut for my 4001?
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:46 pm
by ricnbacker
alanz wrote:ricnbacker wrote: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
Re: Where can I find a new nut for my 4001?
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:09 pm
by 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
).
Re: Where can I find a new nut for my 4001?
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:48 pm
by 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.
Re: Where can I find a new nut for my 4001?
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:40 pm
by rickfan60
I make my own Bakelite power from old Rick nuts. It does work to fix over-filed nut slots.
Re: Where can I find a new nut for my 4001?
Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:27 am
by johnallg
rickfan60 wrote: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!
Re: Where can I find a new nut for my 4001?
Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:36 am
by jps
They come from the Ancient Fan Bakatilus tree.
Re: Where can I find a new nut for my 4001?
Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:39 am
by ram
Also known as the Phenolic tree - genus polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride. I believe originally found in Germany....
Re: Where can I find a new nut for my 4001?
Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:12 pm
by 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!
Re: Where can I find a new nut for my 4001?
Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:14 pm
by 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?