Anyone familiar with Carson Electric Guitars?

[stan]

that makes sense, Strat nuts are thinner and shallower, so that seems right

[Andy40]

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.

You could always rip off the plastic nut off your LP build (I know you are gonna replace it with bone anyway ha ha), order yourself a DB "G" style bone nut for your LP see if the plastic one fits the carson and take a photo for us.

[Dedman]

if you want a plastic G style one shoot me a PM, I have a couple of spares from kits

[GregLane]

Hi Waskelly

Do you have anymore history on the Magnum as I have had one for about 4 years and have been unable to track any history. Thought I had the only one left in the world as they must be pretty old. I am pretty happy with its performance but I am only an enthusiastic learner and may not know any better.

Sorry Z to interfere with your thread.

Greg

[vh2580]

Hi Greg the Magnums were made by Samick. In the olden days I think the Magnums were the lower end with the plywood bodies and the Samick brand was the middle range. Still have my magnum, although in pieces. The Samick factory used to churn out a lot of different brands.

[Zandit75]

Sorry Z to interfere with your thread.

Greg

Seriously? You're apologizing??!!
Mate, this place is built on thread jacking!!! You'll get used to it!!

[wazkelly]

Hi Greg the Magnums were made by Samick. In the olden days I think the Magnums were the lower end with the plywood bodies and the Samick brand was the middle range. Still have my magnum, although in pieces. The Samick factory used to churn out a lot of different brands.

Hi Tony, you know more about them than me. We also have a Magnum P Bass which has a different font on the headstock and makes me think it was built later. Best thing about the Strat is the neck. Great profile, fairly flat radius, and always feels good to play. Initially I thought the PUP's were average but found some of the upgrade ones did not sound much different/better. Big downside is the 'swimming pool' rout under the pickguard as that detracts a bit from sound projection hence why we sought hotter PUP's. Upside, it was light and easy for a seven year old to learn on at the time.

[wazkelly]

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.

There lies the problem, a Strat copy which usually sits in a thin groove cut into the fret board whereas Gibson style ones tend to be attached at the end of the Fret Board.

Plastic ones at a local music store would only cost a few dollars or you could spend a bit more for a bone one.

[Zandit75]

I didn't even think about the local music shop. I'll call in there tomorrow night

[wazkelly]

I didn't even think about the local music shop. I'll call in there tomorrow night

Have the guitar in the car so you can grab it and take inside if you are unsure what might fit or not as the guys in the shop should be able to help you find something to do the job.

As Andy mentioned string spacing is important and acoustic nuts may not work as they will probably be too wide and also have wider strings slots cut which could lead to annoying buzzing at the nut on open strings.

On my Tele I have had 3 nuts, the original plastic, an aftermarket Bone plus an aftermarket Brass where both aftermarkets were a fraction wider than the fretboard and had to be filed/sanded down to size. Unfortunately the bone one bought via mail order didn't stand tall enough and would require a thin shim under it to raise the height to a proper level.... too much mucking about hence why I bought another one. These are examples of what to look out for as this axe may not necessarily take a standard nut straight off the shelf.