How to measure the depth of a nut slot on a guitar

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Generally, the bottoms of the nut slots should be a few thousandths of an inch higher than the tops of the frets when the neck is straight To

On acoustic guitars, there's a spectrum of nut widths They typically go between 1 1116” to 1 34”, but some go to 1 78” and 1 2332 And while guitar nuts are not expensive, most don't come filed, which means you will have to go and get your nut filed out which is quite a bit more expensive

digital slot machines Today a quick tutorial on how to check nut slot depth--a very under appreciated part of a guitar The best test for nut slot height is to fret the string between the 2nd and 3rd frets, then tap the string down right over the 1st fret If