leadguitar_323 said:
Do you actually know what you are talking about or are you just guessing?
Mick
YES I GUESS 8)
I guess there is a difference between brass and steel nuts, as well as there is a difference between brass slides and steel slides.
I didn?t compare the slide with the nut directly, I made a deduction based on 5 things I believe I know:
1. That the string vibrates from the edge of the nut, and in case you use a slide, the string vibrates from that. So its qualities are reflected in the way the the string vibrates and in this sence both the slide and the nut serves the same two purposes: Absorbing and transmitting vibration.
(even they also have individually different function and qualities apart from that)
2. That a steel slide has a different sound than a brass slide. So therefore
the 2 materials have different sound producing qualities.
3. Since upgrading to brass nuts is something people do and pay for,
obviously there must be a difference between steel and brass.
4. I have read somewhere in this Forum that some people didn?t like the locking bridge with brass nuts because it made their sound darker. So I thought that there could be a connection here.
5. I just did a homegrown lockingbridge myself, and I noticed that the sound is brighter. Which is great for my particular guitar !
Maybe by adding the brass nuts, things will be less bright ?
Whether this is good or bad is not of my concern, to me it?s more about what is what ?
Ok- maybe I was jumping to conclusions, and I apologise for that, but:
I was thinking maybe this difference is not known to all people making an upgrade..in case my theory actually is waterproof ? Maybe steel nuts will give a different sound with the locking bridge and locking tailpiece installed, maybe with the locking bridge and the locking tailpiece in place, steel nuts can eventually become too bright, so it would make sence to go for the brass nuts !
I mean, adding three new components to your rig: Locking tailpiece, locking bridge and brass nuts.. Which part is responsible for what in relation to the change in the tonal behaviour ?
But I don?t know any of this for sure, I am not Einstein you know...
So:
I don?t feel bad about debating stupid questions or guesswork or deductions, because sometimes that?s what it takes to learn.
This only applies if you don?t know everything in advance offcourse,
but I won?t apologise for that !
So YES ! you can say I am just guessing, but I guess I do so because I don?t know everything !
:lol: