Earvana not needed on baritone?

[Joe1166]

Is an earvana nut not really useful on a baritone neck?  :headbanging:

 

[Cagey]

I would say "no", but then I'm not a huge fan of them to start with so take that with a grain of salt. A properly cut nut won't allow string sharping to any noticeable degree, so what are you compensating for?

 

[mayfly]

I've got an earvana nut one one of my telecasters.  Based on that experience, I'd say they are not really needed at all 

So I'm 'no' on the earvana for a baritone.

 

[Logrinn]

I had an earvana nut on my first 24” Mustang neck and found it to have worse intonation than a normal nut. I can imagine that the nut is designed to help with the intonation on a regular scale neck (ie 25.5”). Since my 24” sounded more ”off” I’m guessing you might have similar problems with an earvana nut on a baritone.

 

[swarfrat]

I'm probably the closest thing the forum has to an Earvana fanboy. But
1) The longer the scale length, the less the need.
2) Earvana is a great idea, but it's a one size fits all solution. More specifically, your string gauges and scale length may require more or less compensation per string. As long as you have a plain G though, it should at least be a nudge in the right direction.
3) It's plastic - as long as that's ok with you, have at it.
4) As everyone else has pointed out and will surely do so again at every opportunity, you're chasing a small difference that may or may not be noticed on a galloping horse. (Whether it has a name or not).