guitar help

[simpleawakening]

so a week ago i dropped my epiphone les paul standard on accident and the nut on the neck broke so the last two strings B and high E don't go in any more, i was wondering would it be smart to just super glue the part that broke off or should i just go buy a new one?

[patrickhowell]

so a week ago i dropped my epiphone les paul standard on accident and the nut on the neck broke so the last two strings B and high E don't go in any more, i was wondering would it be smart to just super glue the part that broke off or should i just go buy a new one?

Can you show us a photo? There's a decent chance that it can be fixed well enough that it will still work, but it will probably never be as good as it was to begin with. I guess there's no harm in trying though...

[The Boathouse]

If it's just the nut, I'd say to replace it. The nut on your Epi probably wasn't stellar anyway, so throw a nice new one on there. They aren't too pricey anyway. That'll give you an excuse to get a nice setup done anyway.

[simpleawakening]

If it's just the nut, I'd say to replace it. The nut on your Epi probably wasn't stellar anyway, so throw a nice new one on there. They aren't too pricey anyway. That'll give you an excuse to get a nice setup done anyway.

do you happen to know how much a place like guitar center would charge to replace it, or could i jsut do it myself?

[simpleawakening]

Can you show us a photo? There's a decent chance that it can be fixed well enough that it will still work, but it will probably never be as good as it was to begin with. I guess there's no harm in trying though...

i actually already tried to put it together but its no use because it broke right where the b string is supposed to go in, so i have to get a new one, thanks tho!

[patrickhowell]

do you happen to know how much a place like guitar center would charge to replace it, or could i jsut do it myself?

You should be able to take out the old nut and replace it fairly easily yourself. Search around online and you should find plenty of tutorials. Most importantly, just be patient and careful.

[simpleawakening]

You should be able to take out the old nut and replace it fairly easily yourself. Search around online and you should find plenty of tutorials. Most importantly, just be patient and careful.

sweet thanks, yea i bought some crazy glue so hopefully that will do the trick and il prolly head over to guitar center today to get it.
thanks again!

[ClydeMcAllister]

Just try and find a nut with the slots filed in already. It's a bitch to do it yourself and it can be a bit expensive to get someone to do it for you.

If you do find one that's good to go, it's as simple as gluing it into place.

[Tristan Needler]

Just try and find a nut with the slots filed in already. It's a bitch to do it yourself and it can be a bit expensive to get someone to do it for you.

If you do find one that's good to go, it's as simple as gluing it into place.
I that case you'd have to make sure it was made exactly for your guitar.

[simpleawakening]

hey thanks for all the helpful comments, i went to guitar center and they found one that was made for my guitar. my dad helped me put it back on and it was kinda tough at first but he was able to make it fit. thanks again! :D

[ClydeMcAllister]

I that case you'd have to make sure it was made exactly for your guitar.

You'd just have to make sure it's the right width, which would probably be easy to find for a Les Paul. Only thing is string gauge, but filing the slots more to fit bigger strings would be a lot easier than filing slots into a blank.