Bass nut

[senor-cojones]

Hey guys. my 2nd post here! I was just wondering, last night- I kind of broke the nut on my bass (for the E string)- dont ask me how but it happened.

Would it be easy for me to repair it myself? As in remove the nut, buy a new one and put it on? or would it be more viable to go to a proper repair shop and get it done?

Any advice or is this just a silly problem? Any guides/advice/anything on how I would do it if I had to replace it myself?

I am actually buying a new bass- but it would be nice to have this as my backup, but it all depends on how much its likely to cost me if I get it done professionally.

Any help appreciated.
Thank you!

[LewsTherin]

Your best bet would be to take it to a shop and have them install + set up the nut.

Nuts dont come pre-slotted, so unless you have all the proper files hanging around your house, you cant really do it yourself.

A new nut will probably be ~$5 USD, and itll probably only be like $10 for the labor.

[senor-cojones]

Thanks for the advice- Ill have to take it in at the weekend.

Just curious- is it possible to maybe upgrade the nut to a meterial more substantial than plastic? I mean- its fine, but I really wouldnt like it happening again.

Cheers

[thelowsoundofbass]

Thanks for the advice- Ill have to take it in at the weekend.

Just curious- is it possible to maybe upgrade the nut to a meterial more substantial than plastic? I mean- its fine, but I really wouldnt like it happening again.

Cheers

that is deffently an option. Plastic nuts are gennerly used because they are cheep and "cheep" sounding (I personally really like the sound fo plastic nuts). Other material that nuts are made out of are bone and brass, but these will cost more.

lowsound

[LewsTherin]

Thanks for the advice- Ill have to take it in at the weekend.

Just curious- is it possible to maybe upgrade the nut to a meterial more substantial than plastic? I mean- its fine, but I really wouldnt like it happening again.

Cheers

They are available in plastic, graphite, brass, silver/nickel (fret material), ivory, bone, tusq (ivory-like substance), and woods (usually only found on custom fretlesses) and im sure you could get something like stainless steel if you looked hard enough.

[fleakeepr666]

If you still have the piece that broke off you can glue it on with some superglue. Thats what I did when the slot broke on my E-String. And my G. I guess I just have a cheap nut.