It would be a major pain in ass to add a spacer on the bullet nut so it sticks out of the hole and looks correct i would just buy the neck with the correct features.
Bullet truss rod nut install.
They fit the standard single action truss rods commonly used on gibson and fender guitars mandolins banjos as well as some others.
I ve been eyeing up the mexican truss rod nut 003 8454 049 as a close enough match.
It just needs that 70 s bullet tip.
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In a lot of the singe rod truss rods you need to have some kind of a curve in them to make the work right.
Use the truss rod rescue tools to repair standard truss rods.
Discussion in tech talk started by danzigdan jul 29 2020.
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Whether it fits or not is up in the air.
The reason for the curve is so when you tighten up on the truss rod nut it will cause the neck to flex or to straighten out.
The filet that you took out may have had a curve in it.
Before installing the truss rod wrap it with teflon tape to eliminate rattling noises that may occur when the truss rod is in the neutral position in the neck.
It s simple easy to use and delivers immediate results.
If you ve got a neck with a recessed nut and a full width access hole you should be able to swap one in as long as the rod thread is the same.
The truss rod in a 70 s style neck is longer that uses the bullet truss nut.
The bullet is exactly the same as a normal truss rod nut except for the shape.
The bullet is the nut that makes the truss rod adjustments you would need to replace it with another nut that is either hex or screw head but i don t know if the pocket is deep enough for one of those to be hidden or if the threads would match.
Bullet ht truss rod nut.
Whether it sticks out to the correct visual length is a good question though.
Install the truss rod.
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One end of the rod is anchored inside the neck and the other end is threaded to accept an adjusting nut.
What do you do when your 70s fender jazz bass precision bass tele or strat has a stripped truss rod nut.