Quote Originally Posted by Groovyman32 View Post
On the subject of nuts... I bought a couple of Graphtec Tusq XL pre cut nuts with the intention of using one of them this guitar. But comparing it to the nut supplied with the kit the string spacing is different. The XL spacing is the same as a strat/tele (35.05mm). I did a bit of digging around but couldn't find anything that documents what the PB nut spacing is. (I guess I could measure it - duh). I assume this needs to match up with the spacing of the tuners so that the strings travel as straight as possible?
There are US and non-US Fender nut widths and string spacings. The kits normally use non-US spacing hardware, and the Tusq ones you have are probably US spacing which is why there's a difference.

A slight change in string spacing won't affect the tuning pull by any noticeable amount. It's rare enough for a Pit Bull neck to have the tuning holes drilled in a straight line, let alone in exactly the right place to have the strings travel perfectly straight from the nut to the tuners.

The main consideration is whether the nut slot spacing suits the neck. If the E strings don't sit too close to the edge, so that the strings lie on the rounded end of the frets or will be easily pulled/pushed off when you fret a string, or sit too far from the edge of the fretboard, then don't worry about a small difference.