Riptide Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 I have a 2011 Les Paul Junior that Gibson says has a Corian nut, however my luthier is adamant the nut is bone. Any info on how to determine if my specific nut is bone is much appreciated as well as any general info on the history of Gibson nut material in the 2008-2012 Les Paul Juniors. Thanks in advance! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 (edited) Those little chipped areas where the slots are, he may be right. No expert here, but I am not at all sure that Corian would erode and chip away like that. Edited March 26 by kidblast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtim Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 From my own other Gibsons from the same era...I always thought it was corian. Yours looks like it too. It can become brittle sometimes too. Bone has more of a sheen to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Have you had it from new? If so it would be corian. If not, it may have been replaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdinaryNimda Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 The difference should probably be distinguishable with a strong magnifying glass. I assume corian is visually very uniform in comparison to natural bone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Gibson maybe occasionally uses bone nuts on made 2 measure guitars or something where the customer specs that but it’s not a normal thing to come on any production model. In this case unless the guitar has been modified it’d be reasonable to just assume it’s not a bone nut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Heavy Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 (edited) On 3/25/2024 at 9:26 PM, Riptide said: I have a 2011 Les Paul Junior that Gibson says has a Corian nut, however my luthier is adamant the nut is bone. Any info on how to determine if my specific nut is bone is much appreciated as well as any general info on the history of Gibson nut material in the 2008-2012 Les Paul Juniors. Thanks in advance! This nut is stock, it' s made of Corian. Best nut is made with Bone, Graph Tech TusqXL nut are very good too, I have an adjustable Graph Tech TusqXL nut on my '15 Gibson SG, very low action and many good vibrations. Edited April 18 by Strong Heavy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 (edited) 22 hours ago, Strong Heavy said: This nut is stock, it' s made of Corian. Best nut is made with Bone, Graph Tech TusqXL nut are very good too, I have an adjustable Graph Tech TusqXL nut on my '15 Gibson SG, very low action and many good vibrations. 2015 was a weird year for Gibson. Hey can someone get my 3 year old scribble on the headstock, the guitar players are gonna eat it up. Edited April 18 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10PoundLester Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 I can tell by looking at it that it isn't bone. To tell if something is bone, take a pin and heat it red-hot. Then touch it to the material. If it smells like burnt hair then it's bone. Otherwise it's not. For those who are not as mentally-endowed as most, hold the pin with pliers while performing this technique. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Heavy Posted Monday at 08:18 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:18 PM On my 2011 Les Paul Jr the nut is made of Corian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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