Nut Making and Setup

To allow the strings to clear the top of the first fret, the bottoms of the slots should be 030 higher than the fret height Use your feeler gauges to find

A slot that is cut correctly should hold the string in place at a height that clears the first fret Sometimes a guitar nut slot will wear down

nuts and bolts slot The G0's nut slots are deeper Therefore, only a bit of the low E string is sitting above the nut There is about 1mm at the nut between bottom

nut slot files Depending on your brand of guitar the nut recommended nut height is usually 020” to 022” for a Gibson at the first fret on the low and