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Deaf Eddie · January 14th, 2004, 05:34 PM

Sounds more like you need to go after the bridge, rather than the nut.

Nut "sitar" problems are only apparant when playing open strings.

The sitar effect, if it's there on fretted strings, is usually caused by a high fret or a bad saddle. As you say it goes away if you goof with the saddle, in your case it's probably a saddle that's not right. The fix is the same - go after the saddle with a fine file. EYE-BALL the saddle first, to see if you can see something that might be the culprit.

January 14th, 2004, 05:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
Deaf Eddie Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sunny San Diego, CA Posts: 1,287 14 Photos	Bridge problem, not nut problem... Sounds more like you need to go after the bridge, rather than the nut. Nut "sitar" problems are only apparant when playing open strings. The sitar effect, if it's there on fretted strings, is usually caused by a high fret or a bad saddle. As you say it goes away if you goof with the saddle, in your case it's probably a saddle that's not right. The fix is the same - go after the saddle with a fine file. EYE-BALL the saddle first, to see if you can see something that might be the culprit. __________________ YMMV - I been wrong before...