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I have a Performer neck I won off Ebay. From a Rhoads I believe.
Locking nut route is 43mm (1 11/16") wide (low to high E) and 4mm deep at the zero fret area (a tiny hair above an 1/8") and around 5mm deep at the trussrod area at the end of the board. It's a top-mount.
After exhausting the search function, I've found that there are a million aftermarket nuts - OFR, licensed, etc.
Looking at my KV3 - the nut is angled to match the angle of the headstock. The performer is a pointy, same profile and all (not sure if the nut dimensions are identical), so i'm assuming the nut i need needs to have an angled height from top to bottom as well.
I'd like a nut with narrow string spacing, which from what I understand, an R3 will do (I'm scalloping, so i need to make chording less of a headache).
Anyway, my biggest confusion is on nut heights. Even knowing my route depth and all, i'm just not sure high the surface of the nut is supposed to clear the board anyway. I realize I could go shallow and experiment with different shims, but I'd rather get it right the first time! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Anyway, I'd like a black nut. So, help a brotha out!
Locking nut route is 43mm (1 11/16") wide (low to high E) and 4mm deep at the zero fret area (a tiny hair above an 1/8") and around 5mm deep at the trussrod area at the end of the board. It's a top-mount.
After exhausting the search function, I've found that there are a million aftermarket nuts - OFR, licensed, etc.
Looking at my KV3 - the nut is angled to match the angle of the headstock. The performer is a pointy, same profile and all (not sure if the nut dimensions are identical), so i'm assuming the nut i need needs to have an angled height from top to bottom as well.
I'd like a nut with narrow string spacing, which from what I understand, an R3 will do (I'm scalloping, so i need to make chording less of a headache).
Anyway, my biggest confusion is on nut heights. Even knowing my route depth and all, i'm just not sure high the surface of the nut is supposed to clear the board anyway. I realize I could go shallow and experiment with different shims, but I'd rather get it right the first time! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Anyway, I'd like a black nut. So, help a brotha out!
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