i always take my guitar in for a setup when i change gauge.

[NeloAngelo]

do you think i should take it in to go from skinny top/heavy bottom to 10-46 or 11-49?

[NeloAngelo]

holy shit, i just looked at my guitar.

it's supposed to come with an earvana plastic nut, i think i have a graphite standard nut.

[fretless]

if you don't have nut files or have never did that type of setup work before it would be a good idea . Going to heavier strings often requires some nut filing and going to lighter may require a nut replacement or some nut work .I would strongly recommend you buy some nut files , a few books on the subject and watch many good you tubes ( I like John Carruthers videos for a quick reference ) learn it and save a ton down the road , also IME you are the best judge of how you like it so in the end you will be able to tweak it until it's perfect for you .

[NeloAngelo]

that post does nothing to answer my question.

[Gunslinger]

No. Waste of money IMO, all you need to do(if anything really) is adjust the truss rod, which you can do for free.

[KCTigerChief]

that post does nothing to answer my question.

Damn, that was brutal Nelo He was offering ways to save you money in the long run, and to be honest, I thought it was a helpful post.

Good post fretless...I need to look into some files myself.

[fretless]

that post does nothing to answer my question.

Damn, that was brutal Nelo He was offering ways to save you money in the long run, and to be honest, I thought it was a helpful post.

Good post fretless...I need to look into some files myself.

Thanks man , it has proven to be the fix for me in similar situations so I thought I'd share . Cheers

[Yarbicus]

holy shit, i just looked at my guitar.

it's supposed to come with an earvana plastic nut, i think i have a graphite standard nut.

Is it the Earvana compensated nut? If so, leave it. They are awesome.

[ovid9]

if you don't have nut files or have never did that type of setup work before it would be a good idea . Going to heavier strings often requires some nut filing and going to lighter may require a nut replacement or some nut work .I would strongly recommend you buy some nut files , a few books on the subject and watch many good you tubes ( I like John Carruthers videos for a quick reference ) learn it and save a ton down the road , also IME you are the best judge of how you like it so in the end you will be able to tweak it until it's perfect for you .

This is what I need to do.

Just restrung my strat this afternoon and you guys would have been cracking up watching me do it. It reminded me that I don't change my strings nearly often enough and that I really need to take the time to learn the stuff you mentioned as I now have new strings and a nearly unplayable guitar.

[clipless bumper]

holy shit, i just looked at my guitar.

it's supposed to come with an earvana plastic nut, i think i have a graphite standard nut.

Is it the Earvana compensated nut? If so, leave it. They are awesome.

other way around - its supposed to have the earvana nut, but it doesn't.

[Dickarms]

fretless answered in the first sentence. drama already nelo?

[Jp77]

Depends on the guitar type but usually If its just a slight gauge difference you can get away without a truss rod adjustment and you don't need a tech for that.

[Elessar [Sly]]

I do if the bridge is a floyd rose. Oh and my Jag I will be getting set up at a workshop simply because it will be a pain (especially if I have to go with a righty trem! The war continues.)