Carvin Locking Nuts

[doommaker]

Will the 1 11/16 locking nuts Carvin sells work on an import jackson neck? They say their front or back mounting, so it seems like a decent bet. The nut i had stripped out, so I want something thats pretty good quality.

[Tekky]

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If it's the right size Floyd Rose locking nut (R2s are what I think they are), then it will work.

[Junior]

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Yea, but Carvin sells the R3. Which is supposedly made for 1 11/16 necks with NO binding. But it will work for either, perhaps move the strings in a tad at the neck.

[doommaker]

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The neck i'm putting it on has no binding, so i hope it works out alright, its been a real pain getting the right sized nut for this guitar.

[jhale667]

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Isn't R2 1 5/8th? I think R4 is the 1 11/16th one...I know R5's 1 3/4.

[TheSteveMan]

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You can buy an OFR nut from Warmoth I think. They should have whatever size you need. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[doommaker]

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Carvin claims 1 11/16 to be R3.

[Thoraby]

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R1: 1 9/16"(Found on Kramer Nightswans and Proaxes methinks)
R2: 1 5/8"(Found on Floyded Fender Strats and most strat copies)
R3: 1 11/16"(My favourite nut [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img], used on many Jacksons)
R4: 1 11/16"(I think this one is for axes with binding, NOT SURE though)
R5: 1 3/4"(George Lynch favors these nuts. Found on ESP Lynch models)

Any Floyd nut with a higher number after its R has a different string radius.

[Junior]

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The R3 is used for guitars with binding. I had a R4 on my SL-4, and replaced it with the R3 since it was narrower to keep the high E from slipping off the fretboard.

[Thoraby]

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The R3 is used for guitars with binding. I had a R4 on my SL-4, and replaced it with the R3 since it was narrower to keep the high E from slipping off the fretboard.

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Ok.. I guess i mixed the R4 and R3 up then [img]/images/graemlins/baby.gif[/img]
But the R3 is still my favourite!