How To Measure Nut Height On A Guitar

If you file a nut, the strings should ideally be resting in the slot with the top of the string above the nut, the string should not be buried

The general idea of the Nut Slot Height feature is to be able to project a perfectly straight line from the nut, directly to the top of the second fret -

nut slot height The G0's nut slots are deeper Therefore, only a bit of the low E string is sitting above the nut There is about 1mm at the nut between bottom

nut slot files Critical measurement is distance of the bottom of the string from the 1st fret when in the nut slot That's the measurement related to actual