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| Author: | RusRob [ Thu Oct 06, 2022 3:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Bass Guitar Nut Placement |
I am working on building a short scale bass guitar. It is the first bass I have built from scratch and have a question about the nut placement. I see that Fender has their fretboard extend above the nut as shown in the picture below. I have built a couple of other guitars but the fretboard stops at the nut position (it doesn't extend past the nut). Can someone tell me the advantage/dis-advantage of having the fretboard extend past the nut? I am getting ready to cut the slots in my fretboard and am not sure of the pro's and con's of each method. Thanks in advanced, Bob |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Thu Oct 06, 2022 3:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bass Guitar Nut Placement |
It's more a matter of style than anything else. There is no advantage in either method. |
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| Author: | RusRob [ Thu Oct 06, 2022 5:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bass Guitar Nut Placement |
Chris Pile wrote: It's more a matter of style than anything else. There is no advantage in either method. Thanks Chris, I designed this bass to be very similar to a Fender using the same neck design. I like the look of the extended FB, and it seems it would add some additional stiffness where it is needed but wasn't sure if somehow it would be a detriment at some point. I have done setups on a few Fender bass's but have never needed to replace a nut. Thanks, Bob |
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