Graph Tech has two choices for Les Paul nuts, one is for epiphone which is a metric so to speak and the other is for Gibson which is a standard. They're not interchangeable. Plus you can get an aged nut which would match the color of your binding.
I thought so myself but was wrong. I found out the hard way that 2014 and later is a totally different nut. I didn't know exactly what that meant bc mine is a 2014 so wtf lol. They need to be a little better at how they lay things out for people. I mean we shouldn't have to work so hard just to buy gear and upgrades right. Not have to seem like we're studying for barr exam
Replaced my epi les paul plastic nut with a bone nut i purchased from amazon. They sell a variety pack of good quality bone nuts for just a few bucks. One of them fit the L.P perfectly. The bone nut sounds and feels so much better than the plastic!
Usually when I swap out the nuts, I’ll clean out the nut slot with a slot file to remove any residual glue. I set the new nut in place and using a carpenters pencil which I beveled. I’ll lay the pencil along the first to third fret and trace a line along the nut closest to the finger board. This gives me a reference as to where the top of the first fret is in relation to the string slots on the nut. Then I’ll sand the nut down until the slots are 1/32” above the first fret. Restring to center the nut, mark the location of center, remove strings and glue in place.
i usually string the two e strings...capo the third fret and measure relief...then sand down the bottom of the nut until i get what i want...before i glue it down...never hade to file the slots...yet
Its great that you were able to buy a pre-cut bone nut that only required light sanding to make it fit. I run into a lot of guitars that the string depth on some string is improperly cut,especially the G string which causes your notes to go sharp on the first and second frets. what a pain!
Count me in as one of that club. My Epiphone LP standard was born with a buzzing g string due to the cut. I lived with it for years until taking it to a luthier who fitted a bone nut. But he cut all the slots at half the height of the factory settings and killed the guitar (and charged me for the privilege). If you need a job doing, do it yourself… Thank you for the tips. Wish me luck!
Thank you, Rich, for uploading this vid, how has it been for you with the new nut? I did the same to take an SG nut out, but I dedicated 50' previously (after having wrapped the area with tape to avoid scratches on the wood) to taking carefully, all the glue I could, out from between the wood and the nut; then, with a soft tap of plastic hammer with a block of wood on the fingerboard against the nut and...there it was... Old nut out. Now I have to choose a new nut, and I don't know which one... Not yet.
U can get those rubber strap locks on amazon , fender n others hav em for not much for a handful . I think most tusq nuts will need adjusting, hav to b carful its easy to go to far or sand uneven . I like em when they are rt . Live n learn .
I've my first bone nut on guitar which is the China 2019 lake placid blue new model Classic vibe. And its the only one giving me tuning issues. I suppose I need to get it cut better and i want to put 10s on it as soon as possible.
@Sunflower Seeds thank you! I will do that ! I was using pencil in my plastic nuts with great success. Do you think I should NOT attempt to sand out the bone slots? Just oil and see with maybe Nut sauce? Thank you very much for your reaching out!!😄😇🎸🎸🙏
@@RichBischoff Thanks for the quick reply! The nut on my Epiphone LP split over the weekend so i'll be following your video when the new one arrives. 👍
Hey i just bought tonight one myself for my 2014 standard pro. I got the tusq xk graphite one. So I wanna ask what year is your LP standard. Maybe I can know if I ordered the correct one and if not then maybe I can make the correction before they ship it and gotta wait for it then ship back and blah blah. So help me out big dog u can please id sure appreciate it FrFr
Hey Dude, just so you know... I'm really bonding with the SG now..it took some getting used to..aswell as tweaking the set up and the amp etc...but I just love her now! And I'll stop bothering you about it now, lol!
The reason gibsons/epiphones go out of tune is because they dont have a straight string pull through the nut. Thats why fenders stay in tune way better. There is a thing (i forget what its called) you can put on the face of the headstock to create a straight pull through for a gibson/epiphone that will solve the tuning issues.
Was inspired by this video to try to change the nut on a 2005 Epiphone Les Paul. Got a bone nut :) from Great Britain #NWGuitars that was a little more broad and a little shorter. Put some Polyfilla plastic wood with mahogany color on the bottom and sanded it until it essentially matched the height of the old nut. Whole process went very well, thanks 😃
Graph Tech has two choices for Les Paul nuts, one is for epiphone which is a metric so to speak and the other is for Gibson which is a standard. They're not interchangeable. Plus you can get an aged nut which would match the color of your binding.
I thought so myself but was wrong. I found out the hard way that 2014 and later is a totally different nut. I didn't know exactly what that meant bc mine is a 2014 so wtf lol. They need to be a little better at how they lay things out for people. I mean we shouldn't have to work so hard just to buy gear and upgrades right. Not have to seem like we're studying for barr exam
That Pelham Blue is a really nice colour
Replaced my epi les paul plastic nut with a bone nut i purchased from amazon. They sell a variety pack of good quality bone nuts for just a few bucks. One of them fit the L.P perfectly. The bone nut sounds and feels so much better than the plastic!
It seems the tusq are better than the bone nuts, giving a better tone and sustain, but the winner by far for tone and sustain is a brass nut.
Usually when I swap out the nuts, I’ll clean out the nut slot with a slot file to remove any residual glue. I set the new nut in place and using a carpenters pencil which I beveled. I’ll lay the pencil along the first to third fret and trace a line along the nut closest to the finger board. This gives me a reference as to where the top of the first fret is in relation to the string slots on the nut. Then I’ll sand the nut down until the slots are 1/32” above the first fret. Restring to center the nut, mark the location of center, remove strings and glue in place.
Rich, thanks for the video, going to be doing this in the next few days. Glad I found this.
i usually string the two e strings...capo the third fret and measure relief...then sand down the bottom of the nut until i get what i want...before i glue it down...never hade to file the slots...yet
Really nice production on your channel, thanks for the video!
Thanks!
It was put on perfect and came off perfect
what the code of the xl tusq ..
Its great that you were able to buy a pre-cut bone nut that only required light sanding to make it fit. I run into a lot of guitars that the string depth on some string is improperly cut,especially the G string which causes your notes to go sharp on the first and second frets. what a pain!
Yeah it's frustrating.
Currently running into that problem on my Epi SG, think i’ll replace the nut with one of these.
Count me in as one of that club. My Epiphone LP standard was born with a buzzing g string due to the cut. I lived with it for years until taking it to a luthier who fitted a bone nut. But he cut all the slots at half the height of the factory settings and killed the guitar (and charged me for the privilege). If you need a job doing, do it yourself…
Thank you for the tips. Wish me luck!
Perfect video. Excellent presentation.
Thank you, Rich, for uploading this vid, how has it been for you with the new nut?
I did the same to take an SG nut out, but I dedicated 50' previously (after having wrapped the area with tape to avoid scratches on the wood) to taking carefully, all the glue I could, out from between the wood and the nut; then, with a soft tap of plastic hammer with a block of wood on the fingerboard against the nut and...there it was... Old nut out.
Now I have to choose a new nut, and I don't know which one... Not yet.
U can get those rubber strap locks on amazon , fender n others hav em for not much for a handful . I think most tusq nuts will need adjusting, hav to b carful its easy to go to far or sand uneven . I like em when they are rt . Live n learn .
What was the part number for the correct one? I didnt see it in the video but I may have missed it. Thanks!!!
Hey I'm from Utah too! Cheers! About to do nut surgery on my epiphone. Wish me luck.
Good luck!
Thanks for this video. I have the exact same Epiphone LP and this will save me some hassle.
Glad I could help!
I need to replace the nut on my new EPI 335 Pro. This was timely, thanks!
I've my first bone nut on guitar which is the China 2019 lake placid blue new model Classic vibe. And its the only one giving me tuning issues. I suppose I need to get it cut better and i want to put 10s on it as soon as possible.
@Sunflower Seeds thank you! I will do that ! I was using pencil in my plastic nuts with great success. Do you think I should NOT attempt to sand out the bone slots? Just oil and see with maybe Nut sauce? Thank you very much for your reaching out!!😄😇🎸🎸🙏
What was the part number for the correct nut?
That’s what I wanted to know too and it was never said
Hi! Great video, what was the part number for the correct nut? You don't mention it in your video. Thanks!
www.amazon.com/dp/B003HGFRO8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabt1_0cuRFbE55A4FH?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
@@RichBischoff Thanks for the quick reply! The nut on my Epiphone LP split over the weekend so i'll be following your video when the new one arrives. 👍
Hey i just bought tonight one myself for my 2014 standard pro. I got the tusq xk graphite one. So I wanna ask what year is your LP standard. Maybe I can know if I ordered the correct one and if not then maybe I can make the correction before they ship it and gotta wait for it then ship back and blah blah. So help me out big dog u can please id sure appreciate it FrFr
Theres a gadget out there called the string butler. It sits above the nut. I use one on all my les pauls. Now they never go out of tune.
Thanks. www.amazon.com/dp/B074CNX799/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_iLG-EbXGTW4BC
@@RichBischoff the way you do those crazy bends..... you would love these things.
@@jeffwyatt7199 I'm checking it out.
Is that TUSQ PQL-6060 00 nut?
I beleive so, I don't remember, sorry.
Hey Dude, just so you know...
I'm really bonding with the SG now..it took some getting used to..aswell as tweaking the set up and the amp etc...but I just love her now!
And I'll stop bothering you about it now, lol!
Nice, love takes time.
The reason gibsons/epiphones go out of tune is because they dont have a straight string pull through the nut. Thats why fenders stay in tune way better. There is a thing (i forget what its called) you can put on the face of the headstock to create a straight pull through for a gibson/epiphone that will solve the tuning issues.
It's a String Butler
Nutrageous!
Boy. I hear you about not wanting to linger in WalMart! Lol
Was inspired by this video to try to change the nut on a 2005 Epiphone Les Paul. Got a bone nut :) from Great Britain #NWGuitars that was a little more broad and a little shorter. Put some Polyfilla plastic wood with mahogany color on the bottom and sanded it until it essentially matched the height of the old nut. Whole process went very well, thanks 😃
Cool, glad I could help!
Rich Bischoff - your “exemplary” soloing is also heavenly to watch ☺️
I've bought a couple of bits from nw guitars. They seem a pretty cool company
A fellow Utahn!
Cool! I can't believe they put plastic nuts on Epiphone guitars.
I know, right.
Not all Epiphone guitars
Yup some that you pay more for have a better nut.
I always "lube my nuts" before fun time!
Dude this video was straight out of interdimension cable
Dry, sticky nuts are a bummer......:-)
Big time!
@@RichBischoff L.M.A.O.! But still actually a very useful video!
"Fuck it, I'mma smack my lips in their ears and show em my feet while playing out of time with my own chord progression."
-This guy, probably
if some one needs to tell you how good they (customer service in this case) they probably aren't, excellence normally lets other people speak for it
Good lord man… would you watch this video?! 🥱 😴 💤
Sorry mate but this is not pro fitted nut :P
too much talking etc...
Shutup