Which locking nut for OFR/JT580LP swap (DK2M)?

[Advv]

I have the opportunity to buy an OFR with a R3 nut. I've searched through the forums and people say it's a direct swap. But in "guitaristeve's" thread about his modded RR3, he talks about how he had to sand down the nut area on the neck as the R3 locking nut was too high. Will the R3 fit my DK2M? If the R3 doesn't fit, could I just buy an R2/R4 nut from somewhere else?

Thanks!

[straycat]

The original nut on the DK2M will work just fine no reason to change it.Its an R4 anyway.R4 is for the necks with binding.

[rjohnstone]

The R3 and R4 nut are both the same physical size (1 11/16").
The only difference is that one has a wider string spacing than the other.

The issue is the OFR nut is taller than the nut that came with the JT-580LP.

As straycat said, use the stock nut. There is no need to swap it unless the color is different.

[Advv]

It's a gold OFR lol. I guess I'll just use the gold OFR with the black locking nut. It's only temporary anyway.

[ozzuk1]

If you can get the nut grinded down if it's too short you can buy shims it's much easier to bleep the neck up sanding the wood...

But use the stock one for now you may be able to use the gold OFR pads too...

good luck and give us some pics when it's finished...

[84sups]

The OFR block will fit in the DK2's nut.

[straycat]

Thas what I would do just use the gold OFR pads on the DK2M's original nut.