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Thanks guys, most appreciated.
I had an idea that is how it would look Waz, I played around with the tuners I have here for the Splated LP, and they should work fine. If the ones you are sending me are identical, I will just have to drill out the holes a fraction, because the shaft is slightly fatter than the crappy ones that came off it.
I haven't ordered a 5-way switch yet, or a nut. I want to hit up a friend nearby who has built a number of kit guitars and see if he has anything hanging around. I'm not sure if he was an active member here, but he entered a couple of monthly comps and went fairly well.
One was an EVH Frankenstrat tribute, and another had the smashed mirror look to the front.
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I recall seeing a Frankenstrat before but there are plenty of EVH fans out there so not sure if that one was from a Tassie builder?
With the LP Tuners they come in a set that are half left & half right and if you line them up upside down it should highlight such. Just checked all my 'inline' axes and they are all the same as per the set on the Magnum posted earlier.
Also just took these shots of my 'Slash' Epi LP that was bought a couple of months before starting all this guitar building madness. Obviously it has hardly been played and this is the first time that I have really looked hard at the tuners which are definitely very low end and now on the to do list for an upgrade. As you can see the main tuning peg posts all line up on the same side.
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Hope all this helps in some way.
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Thanks Waz, most appreciated.
I have to order another Trem bridge. The cheapie I got off eBay I received was not the same as the one pictured on the ad. It was only a 2 screw style, not the 6 screw version I needed.
Looking at the Pitbull store, they have one for $15, so I'll grab that with a new nut and 5-way switch on payday.
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Sensible choice as quite often the eBay specials don't work out so good.
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OK, got a 5-way switch from my mate. He also gave me a chrome bridge, but I'll still get a black one from PBG.
He also gave me a nut which looked suspiciously small when I looked at it.
Took it home and placed it on the neck!!
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So, what am I supposed to put on this then? From the base of the nut to the top of the fretboard is approx 5mm, and from the fretboard to the TRC is approx 7mm. What nut should I be ordering from PBG?
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Hi Zandit, looks like you will need a Gibson style Nut as that one is probably for a Strat or Tele.
Just measured the one on my Epi and it is 6 mm thick and 9 mm high, and sits 7 mm below top of fret board as it has been cut in at a lower depth?
Suggest checking your LP nut to see if it might fit. If it looks like it might sit a bit high, no problem as you can always sand some off the bottom to drop things down to where they need to be.
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depends on your neck, but that nut is muck more like it
looks like your mate gave you an acoustic guitar nut
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Thats the right style of nut Zandit. the Pitbull nuts will fit the Pitbull kits, not sure about the Carson.
have you got the old nut to measure. I expect that should measure about 35mm between the E and e string channels, but you'll have to check the width, height and the depth. Unless you wanted to fashion one yourself, you could send DB the measurments (or the plastic nut) and just ask him to make it for you. The Pitbull nuts are slightly oversized in height and require a slight amount of sanding till you get it at the correct height.
For comparison Gibson measurements are 43.6mm (l) x 4.8mm (w) x 9.5mm (h). (35mm) E to E String Spacing like this http://www.realparts.com.au/nuts/bon...n-slotted.html
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Unfortunately, the old was missing when I got the guitar.
I'll have a chat with DB and see about a new one when I order the new Trem.
The nut I was given supposedly came out of a Strat copy.
