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Permalink Reply by Craig Mayhem on April 17, 2013 at 8:48am

Gitty now has super jumbo fretwire https://www.cbgitty.com/cubecart/fret-wire/jescar-stainless-steel-s...

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Permalink Reply by Bluesheart on April 17, 2013 at 9:51am

Yes, I looked at that but it is only .058 vs .055 . Seemed like a lot of extra money for .003 " to me?

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Permalink Reply by Daddy D on April 17, 2013 at 7:08pm

A zero fret is just that, a zero fret. No need to be any higher than the rest. Using a zero fret is no different than putting a capo on the the first fret and playing one fret higher.

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Permalink Reply by Bluesheart on April 17, 2013 at 11:24pm

I had not thought about it that way! Ummm.

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Permalink Reply by Bluesheart on April 17, 2013 at 11:32pm

So  I guess what I'm looking for is an action that is good for slide or fretting without having to make sure all the nut slots are exactly the same depth. The nut can be just a spacer and the action is set by the height of the "zero" and bridge. So maybe using a rod like I've been doing is not so bad since I can change action by changing size of the rod.I see the point about it being like using a capo, but when I capo it makes slide playing more of a challenge. 

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Permalink Reply by Bad Wolf on April 18, 2013 at 2:46pm

i use the same size fret wire for the zero fret as the rest of them. so much better in all ways then messing with nuts IMHO

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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on April 18, 2013 at 10:14pm

Yeah I use the same wire. You can slide no problem, just practice. ;)
Ill never go back, the intonation is too sweet

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Permalink Reply by Mark on April 19, 2013 at 9:20pm

I had this idea a couple of years back. The idea is the secondary nut is just held in place by the string tension. It can be easily removed to drop the action down to a low level for better fretted playing.

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