-812- A word about Nut slot height 

I actually like the nut slots higher because I have a heavy attack. When they are low, the strings are always banging off the first fret when played open to the point where it actually starts to eat into them.

That's a work in progress. Like looking a a patient going thru surgery. The nut is filed to final shape, sanded smooth, then buffed.

You're absolutely correct. The nut slots need to be a hair higher than the first fret. And as logic would dictate, if the slots are the same height of the first it will result in a buzzing issue

@@812guitars Thank you VERY much.! I waited.. and I’m happy that I did.!

I've NEVER seen a video where someone says "cut the nut slots so that they are the same depth as the 1st fret". That makes NO sense whatsoever. OF COURSE the strings will buzz if you do that. I've seen plenty of videos where they demonstrate how to keep piling on layers of masking tape right next to the 1st fret, until the top layer of tape is BARELY ABOVE the first fret. They say you should be able to catch the edge of the tape with a finger nail, when running your fingernail along the top of the first fret. Then, you carefully remove all the layers of tape at the same time, and carefully stick that stack of tape against the nut. That stack of tape is now your gauge for filing the nut slots. I've never tried it myself. I was always told that when the neck is adjusted properly FIRST, and the guitar is tuned to pitch, loosen & move 1 string at a time out of it's nut slot, and carefully file & re-check until all 6 strings OPEN ( not fretted at all ) have 18 thousandths of an inch of clearance between each string directly above the 1st fret.

Well it doesn't take a genius to know that if the string buzzes as you play it open that the nut slot would be too low. You can either fill it with Cyno glue or pop the whole nut off and add a small veneer underneath to get it up into the air. But regardless at that point you'll have to recut all the nut slots to make final adjustments. But be aware, this is only after you've made sure that the neck is correctly adjusted. It could be the case that the neck is backbone which will automatically make those strings fall right on top of the first fret. It's a very common mistake that guitar technicians make all the time.

Sure you could use a feeler gauge. But most people don't know how to use one. More like so now at days because no one needs tO "gap" their spark plugs anymore. Anyways, the math is simple. The correct height of the string over the first fret is about half the gauge of the string.

@@812guitars People who "don't know how to use a feeler gauge" are simply too lazy. I can teach an 8 yr old how to use a feeler gauge. I get all 6 of my strings set at 18 thousandths ( open & tuned to pitch with the neck relief already set properly ) directly over the 1st fret. After watching this video, I decided to check all 4 of my acoustic guitars for that "ping" that can be heard in this video......and sure enough, all 6 strings on all 4 of my acoustics have that "ping".

That technique works on all forms of guitar and Bass. Even fretless.

3rd fret. He says "2nd fret," but he said it wrong. It's 3rd fret.

If those strings sound louder when played open, then the slots may be a hair too low. But if the strings are louder in general as you play through the board, then that would be a matter of adjusting your pickups. By the way there's also a difference between single coil and humbucker pickups. If you look at vintage Fender strat pickups you'll notice the B and E pole pieces are lower than the other strings.

I remember on very early electric guitars that many had a very loud B string. Now days, the pickup seems to be compensated for the extra volume. I think also it is an inherent problem associated with the B string length and diameter, but thankfully, we don't seem to suffer from that problem now.

Yes l would have thought so too, but the reasoning behind the video on cutting the nut slot lower is very sound, on acoustics though it Sometimes isn't the best, electrics almost always, just my thoughts though 😊😊😊

Yes sir. And the same for bass