Problem WIth High E String
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I wouldn't be happy about it, that's for sure. That's sorta severe. I'm surprised it made it out of the shop. But, I'm not sure what kind of remedy makes sense. You can have another nut installed for about what it'll cost to ship the thing back and forth again, plus you're out the thing for the 2 or 3 weeks that'll take. I imagine if you replace the nut on your own, though, you'll void the warranty. I don't know. Maybe they'll cover shipping. Call 'em up. What's the worst thing that could happen?
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That sucks. Does it hurt playability at all? From the pics, it looks as though your problem is clearly at the nut. You could always take it to a shop and get it fitted with a new nut. It shouldn't cost much. Or you could do it yourself (I'm about to attempt making my first nut, and I must admit it's intimidating). But, as Cagey said, that might void the warranty. It's probably best to give ol' W a call.
I'd also like to add a word of caution: I have the same problem on my own partscaster, but the problem isn't at the nut; the bridge rout is ever so slightly off-centre, so that even with the bridge positioned as far to the bass side as possible, the high e is dangerously close to the edge of the fretboard. It felt really weird at first, but I've pretty much gotten used to it. I'm hoping I can improve it a little more with the new nut I mentioned earlier. But back to the point of my rant, it's an eBay Mighty Mite body, so there's no warranty to speak of. As always, caveat emptor!
I'd also like to add a word of caution: I have the same problem on my own partscaster, but the problem isn't at the nut; the bridge rout is ever so slightly off-centre, so that even with the bridge positioned as far to the bass side as possible, the high e is dangerously close to the edge of the fretboard. It felt really weird at first, but I've pretty much gotten used to it. I'm hoping I can improve it a little more with the new nut I mentioned earlier. But back to the point of my rant, it's an eBay Mighty Mite body, so there's no warranty to speak of. As always, caveat emptor!
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get the nut replaced. Make it a black TUSQ earvana nut while ur at it :icon_thumright:
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elfro89 said:
My experience with MM has been mostly positive. The neck I've got is fine. It's solid and straight, it's got decent fretwork, etc. Obviously not Warmoth quality, but it gets the job done until I can afford a little luxury. :laughing7:
i had the same problem. the nut looks good to me :dontknow: my guess is your problem (and it was my problem too) is the saddles aren't spaced correctly. did you replace the saddles with aftermarket ones? i had some graphtech string saver saddles that were JUST too big for my bridge, and they completely screwed my string spacing. the high E was ok from open to about the 7th fret, then it was just unplayable and off the fretboard. had to buy some new saddles to replace the replacements. even if you didn't buy replacement saddles, getting some that are just smaller than what you have might solve the problem
otherwise it could be an off-center bridge or the nut might just be cut in a bad spot. still think that nut looks ok though...
don't know if any of that will help or if i'm just rambling :icon_biggrin: hope you get it sorted out
otherwise it could be an off-center bridge or the nut might just be cut in a bad spot. still think that nut looks ok though...
don't know if any of that will help or if i'm just rambling :icon_biggrin: hope you get it sorted out
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It doesn't make the guitar unplayable, but it makes me miss a couple high notes sometimes which I could get used to but it's sure annoying.
I really think it's the nut, I've compared measurements with my Ibanez PGM (which has the same string spacing and nut width) and all the cuts on the Warmoth are slightly off on the right. I guess I was just out of luck.
What's annoying too is that there's no qualified luthier to do the job here, and I'm better off letting someone else do it for sure :tard:.
I'll contact Warmoth about it. Thanks guys.
I really think it's the nut, I've compared measurements with my Ibanez PGM (which has the same string spacing and nut width) and all the cuts on the Warmoth are slightly off on the right. I guess I was just out of luck.
What's annoying too is that there's no qualified luthier to do the job here, and I'm better off letting someone else do it for sure :tard:.
I'll contact Warmoth about it. Thanks guys.
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JaySwear said:
Are you kidding? Did you see the picture up the thread? The spacing looks right, so I'm sure the ends just got trimmed wrong. You don't even need to measure that; it's off by a mile. That's why I said I'm surprised it made it out of Warmoth's shop.
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maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me, but my neck on my strat sitting here in front of me is the same. larger string = slightly more fretboard room. by "slightly" i mean miniscule difference, but still there.
EDIT: looking at it again there definitely is a difference. not just to allow for the larger string gauge, but shifted towards the treble side. almost too bad warmoth glues in their nuts. would make an easy replacement otherwise, but i guess thats getting into a WHOLE different assembly method discussion
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The only thing I have to compare it to here would be a black Tusq Earvana nut on the most recent neck. It's centered like I'd expect it to be. All the other necks I have or have had for the last 20 years have had Wilkinson or LSR nuts, so they're always perfect. Still, when you can feel the .062" spread difference between a 1 5/8" and a 1 11/16" neck, you know you're going to feel the offset you can see in what he's got there. He might be able to get used to it, but it would be like getting used to a Dvorak keyboard. It's not wrong per se, but it's different from what 99.9% of the world uses so it effectively becomes a handicap.
I thought mine was off too. I measured it and compared it to my Ibanez - the high E is .030" closer to the edge than on my Ibanez. Enough that my hand would mute it a bit in some positions.
I thought about having it replaced but after playing it for a while I don't notice it anymore. I did just bring it in to have a pro set up done, if he thinks it's wrong I'll have it redone. I'm certainly not sending it back to Warmoth though... FWIW a few other people who played it didn't think it was bad. That said, Im' not sure how mine compares to yours, haven't got it around to take a look at.
I thought about having it replaced but after playing it for a while I don't notice it anymore. I did just bring it in to have a pro set up done, if he thinks it's wrong I'll have it redone. I'm certainly not sending it back to Warmoth though... FWIW a few other people who played it didn't think it was bad. That said, Im' not sure how mine compares to yours, haven't got it around to take a look at.
