John C Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Hello, I found a pretty nice second hand LP traditional 2018. The description only mentions a scratch on the back, and the pictures seem to confirm that. He also claims all the parts are original. The question i have is about the nut. It seems odd to me. First of all it looks like the edge toward the headstock is sharp, which i havent seen on some other LPs. The second thing is that the nut appears to be slightly slanted, goes in deeper on the high E side, than the lower E side. Is this normal? Or could the nut be replaced? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 I have 2017 LP and the nut looks pretty similar to those photos. It could be just the angle of the photo that exaggerates it a little, but I think it is OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 I'm with TG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 It looks "o.k." I would assume, for the sake of your budget, that it may need some work on the nut to get the string height right. Gibson's tend to need some nut work to get the strings down low enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Gibson spends about ZERO minutes doing anything with the nuts other than putting in (hopefully) in the right place. You'll need it looked at if you buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) I reckon that the owner put a Graphtec nut on.. They do that where they taper towards the high E.. This is done to compensate for the string gauge thickness.. If you have a nut with uniform height you would just need to cut the slot a bit deeper to compensate (also its done to try to match the fretboard radius a bit)... Actually thinking about it more I think Gibson do use Graphtec nuts, at least for some years anyway in which case its normal and factory installed... Cant keep up with what they do anymore. Like so Edited October 28, 2020 by Rabs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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