Recent content by arkivel

Another major difference between the fender and gibson style nuts is the scale length that they are compensated for. (this may be obvious to some reading this) The nuts are not interchangeable.

Graphtech makes nuts with two different materials. The black one is called a "Tremnut" and is made with a Teflon material. The white one is made from a material they call "Tusq". I assume "Tusq" is what Earvana was referring to. Just to be clear, do I assume correctly that you had a two piece...

I emailed Earvana a few weeks ago. Richard personally wrote back within a couple of hours to answer my questions and was polite. I was impressed by this level of attention to customer service, but the complaint didn't seem to register. I explained that roughly half of the guitar world finds the...

I considered that and every other possible scheme. There's no way I'd want to fret a brand new neck with zero previous experience. Plus, sanding the radius flatter will mean the fret slots will be cut to a different radius so the frets wont seat properly. I've looked into getting a luthier to do...

This is an issue of intonation not temperament. Western music and the guitar is based on an equal temperament scale for obvious reasons. The problem is that individual mass and string tension affect intonation and therefore the ability of a guitar to actually achieve equal temperament in the...

did you have the OEM version or the two piece? I've heard that the Earvana nut is actually made of the same material Graphtech uses.

Ok. it's been a few weeks and I still really want one.

An Earvana/Ernie Ball style compensated nut will bring your guitar into almost perfect intonation. It makes an unbelievable difference on a 25.5 inch scale neck. I can't understand how any strat player could go through life without one. The technology is a major breakthrough and should be...

I'm extremely confused by the patent issue. Both Ernie Ball and Earvana have been issued patents for compensated guitar nuts. Ernie Ball filed 5 years prior to Earvana in 1998 yet the Earvana filing makes no reference to Ernie Ball. Dimarzio also filed and was awarded a patent for a compensated...

obviously there would be licensing issues, and most guitarists still don't appreciate or understand the benefits of a compensated nut, but one can dream. Can you imagine the precision of a CNC milled nut that is compensated for each individual option on a Warmoth neck? It would blow away the...

A compensated nut affects string tension and therefore intonation when notes are fretted. The Earvana and Ernie Ball nuts actually do work and there is a measurable improvement with intonation outside of the open strings.

I believe Japanese Fender neck pockets specs are identical to their American counterparts. If not the differences would have to be negligible as Japanese necks are mixed with American bodies all the time.

Fair enough on the Nitro issue. As for the 7.25 gang saw-radius machine, with all due respect, is that not just a time-saving procedure in the manufacture of Warmoth's Total Vintage series neck? According to the shop tour Warmoth employs a straight radius cutting machine which appears to be 21...

You'll have to excuse me for being so uncultured. I don't understand what the term "confederate Wookie" means at all, as I just moved out of my parent's basement, and have no real world experience. I don't even know the touch of a woman lest a Stratocaster be considered a wife.

Well Chuck, if you and some of the other all knowing guitar marketing genii around here would step outside your tiny little compound radius niche market universe, you might notice that Fender sells quite a few vintage models with 9.5 radii nowadays. It's quite a popular option. But what do I...