Truss Rod Nut

Updated May 25, 2010 05:06

Anyone know where I can get an 8mm Truss rod nut for an ESP? I cant seem to be able to find them anywhere. Most places only sell gibson and fender.

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RD12 wrote May 23, 2010 05:52

yeah.. I love how ESP says their parts are universal and can be bought anywhere. Bunch of B.S..

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Kannon wrote May 23, 2010 05:58

It speaks more to how insular and weird the MI industry is than ESP in particular.

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RD12 wrote May 23, 2010 06:32

Yeah, its definitely not just esp. I have owned other guitars with 8mm truss nuts. This sucks.

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Sustainerplayer wrote May 23, 2010 08:17

Oh - sorry I misread that. So the thread is bigger than the standard 10-32?

Maybe a plumber or a machinist(?) in your neighbourhood could make one?

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Kannon wrote May 23, 2010 22:44

Oh - sorry I misread that. So the thread is bigger than the standard 10-32?

Maybe a plumber or a machinist(?) in your neighbourhood could make one?

a regular 10-32 5/16th (Gibson-size) truss nut is around 7.9mm or something around that. An 8mm is slightly bigger (and some weird ass vulgar fraction in English measurement).

I can get my 5/16th allen socket wrench over an 8mm nut somehow though.

I should mention that Ibanez does use a 8mm (I think on Prestige guitars) nut sometimes, and you can get one through ibanezrules but I don't know if it's the same threading or what.

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Kannon wrote May 23, 2010 23:18

Those aren't working out for your M-II? I'm intensely curious.

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RD12 wrote May 23, 2010 23:25

I haven't gotten them yet.. but they should work just fine since they are 8mm. They are shorter than the stock truss nut, but a couple washers will help compensate for that. I'll let you know when i get em!

This is really the best and only option as of now it seems.

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