Never heard much about the SL3

[slayer]

I love my SL3 too... but after I hated it at first, almost sold it but decided to set it up once more and give it a last short as the guitar sounds good unplug. Now it is starting to be my most played axe.

Pros:
It has a good strat like tone with higher mids, which I kind of appreciate.
Versatile with H-S-S configuration.
Seymour duncan humbucker.
Great neck feel
Great upper access that beats other famous guitar

Cons:
Floyd is not original and may pose a problem for beginners
Single coil pickups are real muddy (can be rectified by adjusting height and also amp settings)

I won't list the aesthetic cons as it won't affect the tone or feel of the guitar. Bottom line is that it can be a superb guitar if setup and maintained properly.

The high mid tone is due mostly from a maple neck thru and alder body. I had an SL4 for a short stint, but hated it and sent it back. Jack.

[demeyes]

I have one and I think its a great guitar. I've had mine for a couple of years and its probably my main player even though I have an SL2 as well.
The bridge and pickups are really good quality and will be fine. I personally don't care much about binding. It looks ok but it's in no way a swaying factor for me.
The problem with the high e fretting has been taken care as far as I know. Pick one up second hand for a good price and you'll be laughing. Maybe not worth the new asking price though.

[Jem]

I've bought one recently, '06 model in transparent red with the black hardware and OFR, but it's got this same problem with the top E string.

It doesn't look to be alignment as the strings seem pretty well centred on the neck but the top E seems to slip off the frets waaaay too easily. I've got a replacement on the way (other issues, it arrived damaged and looked like it was factory-damaged, not mangled by the courier) but I suspect it's going to be the same.

So... a couple of you have mentioned about a narrower nut fixing the issue - what should I be looking for that's gonna be a good fit? And assuming that the bridge is going to remain at the same spacing, will simply changing the nut make a big enough difference or is there a way of adjusting the bridge as well?