First Build : Springsteen Telecaster

[Bakersdozen]

Rowdy works (or Callum)

Awesome thanks for the for the advise. I'll have to check if it is glued or not (at work and cant exactly remember off the top of my head).

Another thing I read is that depending how much glue was used you could give it some light taps from the side with like a screwdriver and hammer then slide it out sideways. Is that viable or more likely to cause damage?

Thanks

You can also (very gently) score along the long edges of the nut where it meets the wood with a sharp fine blade, to minimise any of the wood or finish coming away or the glue taking prisoners with it. You can try lightly tapping the nut, but make sure to protect the fretboard and neck with some tape or a cloth so you don't damage it. If it doesn't come out with a gentle tap, then move onto more heavier handed techniques as FW has mentioned above.