Just a Nut issue

[Brian18242]

As you can see at it's lowest setting, the Warwick Just a Nut sits very high! Is this correct?

Edited September 26, 2023 by Brian18242

[Baloney Balderdash]

How do you expect the nut to sit any lower than the strings basically touching the wood of the headstock?

 

Also it seems to me that you haven't set the witness point, that is the strings bending at an abrupt angle at the nut rather than sitting like in a soft bow that causes the strings go upward in a bow in front of the nut, rather than siting flat in the nut slots.

 

Apply pressure from two fingers at the same time on the individual strings respectively just behind and just in front of the nut to set witness point, and see if that helps.

 

Unrelated to this issue the way you wrapped that string around the tuning peg doesn't look sustainable from a tuning stability perspective.

 

Edited September 28, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash

[ahpook]

On 26/09/2023 at 10:20, Brian18242 said:

As you can see at it's lowest setting, the Warwick Just a Nut sits very high! Is this correct?

 

No, the nut should sit neatly in the slot, not have a gap underneath.

 

What bass are you working on ?

 

 

Edited September 28, 2023 by ahpook

[Baloney Balderdash]

4 minutes ago, ahpook said:

 

 No, the nut should sit neatly in the slot, not have a gap underneath.

In that case the slot in the neck/headstock for the nut is too deep, cause otherwise, as far as I can see on those pictures provided, the bottom of the nut slots would go beneath the level of the fretboard.

 

Edited September 28, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash

[ahpook]

Just now, Baloney Balderdash said:

In that case the slot in the neck/headstock for the nut is too deep, cause otherwise, as far as I can see the bottom of the nut slots would go beneath the level of the fretboard.

 

 

Yes, most likely, but let's let the OP come back and let us know their thoughts and maybe we can offer some considered advice.

[Brian18242]

After feedback on this site, the Warwick just a nut is the issue as it's not been installed by the factory correctly. The just a nut should sit flush with the bottom piece of the nut which it does not. Hard to explain, but there shouldn't be a gap as seen in the photos. 

 

On a separate note, the strings were loosened to take a closer look at the nut.

[Baloney Balderdash]

17 minutes ago, Brian18242 said:

After feedback on this site, the Warwick just a nut is the issue as it's not been installed by the factory correctly. The just a nut should sit flush with the bottom piece of the nut which it does not. Hard to explain, but there shouldn't be a gap as seen in the photos. 

 

On a separate note, the strings were loosened to take a closer look at the nut.

Only at it's lowest setting, which isn't necessarily the correct setting, since that's the whole point of it being adjustable.

 

But you are saying this is at it's lowest setting?

 

Edited September 28, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash

[Brian18242]

Yep, this is the lowest setting it can go. 

[Baloney Balderdash]

3 minutes ago, Brian18242 said:

Yep, this is the lowest setting it can go. 

But if it was going any lower the bottom of the string slots in the nut would be beneath the level of the fretboard wouldn't it, at least seems so judging from the pictures you provided, which would mean the strings wouldn't somehow need to sit lower in the nut slots than the fretboard would allow for, and clearly way too low for being playable, even if possible?

 

Edited September 28, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash

[ahpook]

29 minutes ago, Brian18242 said:

After feedback on this site, the Warwick just a nut is the issue as it's not been installed by the factory correctly. The just a nut should sit flush with the bottom piece of the nut which it does not. Hard to explain, but there shouldn't be a gap as seen in the photos.

 

Aaaah, is it missing the baseplate ?

[Beedster]

I looked at it and assumed flat nut in curved slot 

[Brian18242]

I have ripped out the nut and now looking for a standard replacement nut

[Bigguy2017]

Yes, it looks like the lower bit is missing ?

 

(2) Warwick Tutorial: Replacing a Just-a-nut III - YouTube

 

UNLESS... it's a Sadowsky style one - they have a narrower lower part which is NOT visible from the sides

 

Sadowsky Just A Nut III 4 strengs 38,1 mm - gitarist.no

 

 

 

 

Edited September 28, 2023 by Bigguy2017

[LeftyJ]

It is, but on other MetroExpress basses it looks like the bottom part should sit in a recessed slot. Another BC member posted his, and the bottom of the top part sits flush with the sides of the nut slot. 

[Rayman]

What model of bass it that? I’m confused 

[jimbobothy]

Looks like a Sadowsky made in Germany potentially?

[Brian18242]

Sadowsky metroexpress, the first run, and the worst!