My nut is clicking

[vaisteen2003]

Hi guys, i dont know whats happening but my guitar has a really unstable tuning. even the smallest bend can and will make the guitar out of tune. One observation though, when i tune, i hear a clicking sound from the nut. BTW my nut is BONE. (damn that didnt sound right) i mean my guitar nut is made of bone co arie H.

thanks

[gjuanengo]

The strings are probably binding to the nut.

Lightly sand down the ridges with fine grit sandpaper and youll be fine.

[vaisteen2003]

The strings are probably binding to the nut.

Lightly sand down the ridges with fine grit sandpaper and youll be fine.

hmm. thats gotta be a really thin and small sand paper. how about putting oil or led like what i have read in some threads? what does that do?

[chito_eoi]

buy a new one hehehe!

brother leo try mo sugestion ni boss gjuanengo...
or bka bago pa yung string mo and di pa masyado na stretch kaya ganyan

[alon]

String tree?

Hi guys, i dont know whats happening but my guitar has a really unstable tuning. even the smallest bend can and will make the guitar out of tune. One observation though, when i tune, i hear a clicking sound from the nut. BTW my nut is BONE. (damn that didnt sound right) i mean my guitar nut is made of bone co arie H.

thanks

[vulcanraven]

Hoooah!

I thought this thread is medically related


Got an Aching Nut myself though after Badminton...


Anyways thatll be OT.

Goodluck on sanding your NUT! (hmmm that didnt sound nice either  )

[van13]

hahaha!lol @ the thread title

[rennell]

hahaha!lol @ the thread title

[Poundcake]

nagcliclick? baka nagbabanggaan kaya nagcliclick?? hehehe! loko lang

i had a similar problem before. i replaced my guitar nut with a GraphTech. no more problems try mo muna tong mga to before mo pag-isipang palitan: buy a Big Bends Nut Sauce Lubricant; mark the string slots using a pencil (make sure the lead stays inside the sring slots, turo ni skunkyfunk) or try to sand it a bit by using fine sand paper

[vaisteen2003]

buy a new one hehehe!

brother leo try mo sugestion ni boss gjuanengo...
or bka bago pa yung string mo and di pa masyado na stretch kaya ganyan

try ko tonight. and yes bago pa ung strings ko. first time ko gumamit ng di addario. try ko nga. damn my nut kasi eh,.

[vaisteen2003]

nagcliclick? baka nagbabanggaan kaya nagcliclick?? hehehe! loko lang

i had a similar problem before. i replaced my guitar nut with a GraphTech. no more problems try mo muna tong mga to before mo pag-isipang palitan: buy a Big Bends Nut Sauce Lubricant; mark the string slots using a pencil (make sure the lead stays inside the sring slots, turo ni skunkyfunk) or try to sand it a bit by using fine sand paper

hmm. nut sauce? now thats interesting.

ill try the  lead thingy

[fraudulentzodiac]

kung bago pa yung string baka nga kulang sa banat...err stretch hehe.

[vaisteen2003]

kung bago pa yung string baka nga kulang sa banat...err stretch hehe.

actually well stretched na un strings ko, thing is, tagal ko na naririnig ung clicking sound na un even sa older strings ko.

[greasykid]

Lube it up with lip gloss or petroleum jelly.  Ganon ginagawa ko ok naman.

[bendedbeam]

This also happens to me on the 3rd string, usual workaround is the lead lubrication. Doesn't look good though if the nut is white.

[Jaco D]

Plus one on the Graphtechs and the Nut Sauce.  If you can't find Nut Sauce try any graphite impregnated grease.  That's basically what's in Nut Sauce.  If one or all of these quick fixes makes your nut smooth (that still doesn't sound right  ) but you still drop out of tune after every string bend, I suggest replacing your stock tuning machine with lockers.  Sting slippage and slack at the tuning pegs might be causing the drop-outs in tuning.

[vaisteen2003]

Plus one on the Graphtechs and the Nut Sauce.  If you can't find Nut Sauce try any graphite impregnated grease.  That's basically what's in Nut Sauce.  If one or all of these quick fixes makes your nut smooth (that still doesn't sound right  ) but you still drop out of tune after every string bend, I suggest replacing your stock tuning machine with lockers.  Sting slippage and slack at the tuning pegs might be causing the drop-outs in tuning.

actually ive been thinking of replacing my tuners with locking tuners, pero if i remember vividly it wasnt like that till after i changed my nut to bone (hmm that didnt sound right but you know what i mean). anyway ill all suggestions. Lip gloss is more logical for me and readily available.

thanks to all who responded.

[van13]

this thread makes me laugh!!

well,take care of your nut..

[vaisteen2003]

this thread makes me laugh!!

well,take care of your nut..

thanks man. I Love my nut and i will take care of it, put NUT SAUCE, LIP GLOSS, petrolium jelly. 

[van13]

this thread makes me laugh!!

well,take care of your nut..

thanks man. I Love my nut and i will take care of it, put NUT SAUCE, LIP GLOSS, petrolium jelly. 

dont forget a bunch of tissues!!!

[vaisteen2003]

sir maraming salamat sa lahat ng nag reply. Now my nut is well lubricated, all juiced up using lip gloss. o can wank and bend and no clicks from my nut enymore.

thank you peeps and more power