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I decided to put on heavy gauge strings and tune my KE3R down to B.
It went all well until I wanted to lock the nut, at that point the screw kept turning and turning on low B (E) and seemed to not push the thick string down. I thought I needed a new screw, but that didn't work either.
Did I strip the locking nut? Do I need to replace it? I don't want to do wood work and ruin the neck, because I can't find a takeuchi chrome locking nut on the internet. It seems to be R43 or something, but for every comment I read on these items (Schaller, Floyd Rose, Gotoh) people say it did not fit their Japan Jackson and the screws were too long.
What do I do? Can I just put on standard gauge 009-010 strings the screw would catch when it goes deeper (due to thinner string)? Should I just disable the floyd and the locking nut?
What happens if I put heavy strings on my hardtail RR5? Would they wear the black nut down, then I cant use standard gauge anymore?
I'm so confused.
I decided to put on heavy gauge strings and tune my KE3R down to B.
It went all well until I wanted to lock the nut, at that point the screw kept turning and turning on low B (E) and seemed to not push the thick string down. I thought I needed a new screw, but that didn't work either.
Did I strip the locking nut? Do I need to replace it? I don't want to do wood work and ruin the neck, because I can't find a takeuchi chrome locking nut on the internet. It seems to be R43 or something, but for every comment I read on these items (Schaller, Floyd Rose, Gotoh) people say it did not fit their Japan Jackson and the screws were too long.
What do I do? Can I just put on standard gauge 009-010 strings the screw would catch when it goes deeper (due to thinner string)? Should I just disable the floyd and the locking nut?
What happens if I put heavy strings on my hardtail RR5? Would they wear the black nut down, then I cant use standard gauge anymore?
I'm so confused.
But it solved my problem right away!
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