![]() ![]() I tried during setup with my new handy-dandy jig, but I couldn't get it to play right. 043" fret, the same size as the frets on the fret board, as recommended. But it was pretty darned close, and for someone less persnickety than myself, it probably would have been fine.) I'm not sure if it was just my imagination or not, but I was not 100% happy with the intonation results. 047" standard s/s fret wire, graciously supplied by our own KG, and after flattening the barbs I was able to position it in the spreader, and tune up. However, if you are a 6100 fan, (.058") you may want to reconsider.Īdditionally, the supplied frets are a specialized variety, having an offset, barb-less, tang to bring the crown directly over the edge of the nut slot, thus keeping the break point the same as if you were using a traditional nut. 051" These seem pretty small considering the Jumbo fret wire a lot of members use, but since I prefer SS6230 frets, (043"H x. The pre-slotted Fender replacement nut I bought came with 4, color coded frets. The spreader needs to be filed down both to length and thickness, and the fret needs to be cut to length and end dressed. I say "fit", because like all nuts, some fitting is necessary. They are available in many configurations to "fit" most instruments. Like a traditional zero fret set up, Zero-Glide nuts have two parts: A fret and a spreader. I wanted to try to get that feeling again, philosophically as well as physically. I had a zero fret on a Gretsch, many years ago, and It was a dream to play. So, I decided to use a Zero-Glide nut on my Blackbird Telecaster. ![]()
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