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George · . Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 20282 Location: UK

is it just a case of knocking the nut out and gluing a few bits of wood (match sticks?) under it?

there's these things, but they'd really jack it up and there's only one very wide string spacing..

i'd still like to be able to finger a few notes

cur · . Joined: 18 Jan 2009 Posts: 7291

maybe just raise your bridge higher, square up your saddles and if need be, loosen the truss rod a bit. but to answer you question, no I have not.
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George · . Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 20282 Location: UK

i've raised the bridge, but the truss rod is a good idea.

the nut is cut really low for teh shredz, so even with a high bridge it gets a bit too low below the 5th fret.

Fakir Mustache · . Joined: 25 Sep 2013 Posts: 3281

put one of these in:

then adjust it to the height you want
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Bacchus · Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 11:31 am Post subject:

I play slide but I've never done this. Having said that, there are guitars that I don' think I would attempt slide on because the action's so low. Instead I have high action guitars for slide and such and low ones for noodling.
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cur · . Joined: 18 Jan 2009 Posts: 7291

George · . Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 20282 Location: UK

yeah where's the link lol

looks like a ballache to install, probably by screws?

serfx · Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 12:02 am Post subject:

do an robroe setup

strings a half inch off the fretboard
run 13's
wound 3rd

i'm sure he has a video somewhere.

Sloan · Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 1:42 am Post subject:

Just a pull a Gary Rosington (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and stick a screwdriver under the strings.
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serfx · Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 1:52 am Post subject:

Josh · Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 2:36 am Post subject:

it does the trick. i lost my slide a while ago so i dont even have anything setup for slide

Fakir Mustache · . Joined: 25 Sep 2013 Posts: 3281

just do a pic search for "adjustable nut".
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DGNR8 · . Joined: 30 Sep 2006 Posts: 4209 Location: DC Area

paul_ · . Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 9039

Whereas Rossington did it to jack the strings higher for slide, SY generally stick screwdrivers and drumsticks under their strings to act as the new nut/bridge for pingity-clang applications. Rossington actually switched to using a piece of thick gauge electrical hookup wire, and says he doesn't actually need anything under there anymore because he's gotten better at slide, he just keeps doing it during performances of Free Bird for sentimental reasons because he always did back in the day.
The wire method would be a little less risky to your fingerboard wood/neck finish than sliding screwdrivers around under the first fret but would muffle open strings... which would all be out of tune anyway because you've divided the strings in an unnatural way.

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