Gibson Guitar Nut Slot Specs:

[Inspector #20]

I paid close attention to the nut sot dimensions I got from Gibson Historic's Archives. Thanks to Simon Higgs (Gibson Artist Relations) for the hook up.

String Dimensions
E: .11684 cm / .046W
A: .09144 cm / .036W
D: .06604 cm / .026W
G: .04318 cm / .017P
B: .03302 cm / .013P
e: .0254 cm / .010P

Dimensions of String Slots
E: 0.1778 cm / 0.070"
A: 0.13716 cm / 0.054"
D: 0.1016 cm / 0.040"
G: 0.0635 cm / 0.025"
B: 0.0508 cm / 0.02"
e: 0.0381 cm / 0.015"

 

[syscokid]

Interesting!
The old Gibson nut slots specs are almost 50% bigger than the string gauge.

 

[Inspector #20]

Interesting!
The old Gibson nut slots specs are almost 50% bigger than the string gauge.

Yep! This used to be posted in the specs of the guitars on the Gibson website...

 

[Inspector #20]

Bumped for reference.

 

[syscokid]

Bumped for reference.

Have you been using the old Gibson specs for cutting the width of the nut slots?

 

[67plexi]

No I only have two Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul's new both needed nut slot relief

 

[Inspector #20]

Have you been using the old Gibson specs for cutting the width of the nut slots?

On my Gibson clones, Yes. Gibson's luthiers told me the wide slot is needed for the compound angle in the nut.

 

[Inspector #20]

Here's the 2017 Gibson Les Paul specs: