The ESP Guitar Company

"misaligned just a bit to annoy me" ...... IN WHAT WAY?

It's offset to the treble side somewhat, clearly noticeable. Annoying mostly, why leave a gap when you can use an R3 which is supposed to have the same string spacing but fits the nut width perfectly (tried one)?

does it make your strings buzz?

No it doesn't, the height is perfectly fine (8mm). My other guitars equipped with Floyds have the same nut width but R3-sized locking nuts. The string spacing is better and since my fingers are quite big, helps playing open chords considerably better.

do the strings not sit centered on the neck because the nut itself does not have exactly 1mm of spare room on either side of it?

Strings are not exactly centered, but that's only a part of the annoyance. I'd have the strings close to the edge of the fretboard on both sides, now it's just the high-e. Magnetic poles on pickups show the offset.

Is the schaller making all your strings sit too high?

Yep, the spare part is 2mm higher than the original (also made by Schaller, of course) The nut route needs to be deeper to fit the spare nut correctly. That I find annoying because once again my other guitars have it done correctly. Rather too deep a route than too shallow (shimming is easier than filing..)

what is going on with the ESP NUT ITSELF?? aka-MOAR DETAILS.

also, why not just purchase an R4 nut?

The nut is not ESP made, but Schaller R2. It's supposed to be a generic part easily replaceable.

If I bought an R4 it'd be too high. All Schaller spare parts listed on their site are 10mm high. The one used by ESP is 8mm, that's the problem.

Did you purchase it new? If this is so, and it was within the past year(as most guitars only have a 1 year warranty on them), I suggest that you return it as DEFECTIVE WORKMANSHIP for a replacement-the entire guitar that is.

Why bother yourself with these minor details & agonize over them if it is ESP that is supposed to take care of it's gear being proper before it is sent out?

It's a long process all the way from Finland to take care of it, and I'm pretty sure the dealer I purchased the guitar from doesn't understand a word I use to describe this :) Besides, it may not be a defect and thus under warranty since the locking nut is R2, and the holes drilled to house the nut are fine (I tried an R3). Just that it's a very special R2 nut and no ordinary spare parts fit is my problem.

Last question that just popped up in my head is with the first post you made...

Namely this: "Hello, I'm sorry if the problem has been resolved already,"

"THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED ALREADY"

Hmm,, you trolling nigga?

Nope, I wondered if a similar case has been resolved earlier here on the forum. I browsed 8-9 pages back but didn't find a case close to this one, hence I apologized if this was a common (ish) question earlier.

OK I got a confirmation over at the Jackson forum - this particular "feature" is indeed common and the nut ESP uses for these guitars is not the standard R2 (therefore the nut route is too shallow for the standard). It's not a defect then, just a weird solution.

Weell... a Gotoh R4-sized nut fits nicely, is about the same height, and it shows the holes drilled for the locking nut are offset. Damn, that's a shitty problem.