Nut Width and String Spacing - Sound Pure Gear Tip

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In this installment of Sound Pure Gear Tips, Acoustics Specialist Barrett Brooks walks us through the basics of nut width and string spacing.
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[@naztubes]

Love hearing this guy talk about his nut width

[@ozoneswiftak]

Best video yet I've found. I just bought a guitar that I'm taking back. It's only an 1/ 8 smaller than the 1" 3/4 = 1" 5/8 is to tight of spacing.

[@utawkinterme9428]

I found this very helpful, thank you.

[@babysumo57]

Omg. Yes I'm def going to ask my local luthier to customize the nut so I don't give up playing again! Thank you for this!

[@TMoody]

Came for the education... stayed for the socks. 🙂

[@danielscroggins6806]

Looking for electric hardbody with 1 inch 7/8 nut and 2 inch 1/4 string spacing, is there such a make or model.

[@IceCubeNETWORK873]

Can Somebody tell me the Standard nut and Butt width on an 8 String?

[@brownhornetseventhre]

I have big hands and fat fingers. My Legend steel string acoustic has a nut width of 43mm and not wide enough. Is it possible to have the nut changed to one with larger string spacings?

[@guruprasadbgopinath2899]

I use a capo at the 3rd fret - which makes it the ...nut.... kind of try it

[@gdgeo]

Nut spacing yes but I never see the string spacing on guitar specs, looking for the acoustic that has the same string spacing as my stratocaster

[@sijiaxu4109]

I found that weird too. At least for me that's the most noticeable thing for my fretting hand, more important than nut width. But for some reason sellers almost never list this spec

[@Handd4u]

Agreed, I can't recall seeing string spacing specs for any guitar. So, even though a nut width may be wider, it doesn't necessarily equate to wider string spacing?

[@jmargolis3451]

Is bigger nut width better for bigger hands? 🙏🖐

[@Shutupletstalk]

most likely! it'll prevent cramping and it'll probably be easier for open chords as well.

[@cjaquilino]

Yes.

[@dylanthomas7443]

That was useful. However, I heard from "Sillymoustache" on youtube about the 1"13/16 inch Collings that he has and how for him the wide necks make it very easy to play.

[@connorcarbon]

you said so much without telling literally any of the benefits of narrow nut vs. wide nut except at 2:17 but that did nothing for me. I'm an electric player so maybe that's why but I really wish someone on KZbin would talk about the actual differences for string spacing and nut width in a succinct and clear way for people who just want to know what the differences would do for the guitars they're looking at buying instead of all this "it's really a personal preference so come to our website and buy something idk"

[@m.r.2183]

It is a personal preference. The playability of a guitar is mostly subjective.

[@nuaso7143]

I thought he gonna hold the guitar at any time!

[@paulssounds7129]

Anything under 1 3/4 width I avoid. No matter the brand or price.

[@wheninroamful]

I like your vids, but as other comments point out, didn't really teach us anything except the existence of differences.

[@nicolodorio5676]

inches are so complicated

[@hr2186]

I'm sick of the big trend. can't find a damn guitar without the 1 3/4 nut and scalloped bracing now without seeking.

[@wheninroamful]

15 series from Martin. Awesome guitars. I just ordered a 000-16 Streetmaster (high end wood and VTS!!!) and the only down side is that is has 1 3/4 nut and i prefer smaller.

[@guruprasadbgopinath2899]

Seagull s6 has 1.875 inch - confirm the specs from your end though and many others Martin, Taylor, Alvarez, they all have 45 mm Cort GA Medx m has one such nut width. Else use a capo on the 3rd or 4th fret kinda making that fret , the nut.

[@Malc664]

You lost me at inches, I'm a metric person from Aus.

[@clintcraun4918]

FYI socks don't match

[@iloverumi]

you his wife?

[@wheninroamful]

They do indeed match; cuz he goes by thickness.

[@clintcraun4918]

@@iloverumi No I'm your dad.

[@bassmike5671]

Clickbait to get you to the site

[@georgepeshos454]

Not helpful imperial should be done and dusted.

[@beaujpatt]

I wish you yanks would just give up and use metric already. This shit kills me 😂

[@wildernesswordsmith]

Will you please use metric. What is wrong with you guys!

[@jaezryl]

🤣🤣

[@johnchen1854]

what a waste of time...hmm i learned nothing