Zero fret

RVA said:
That is a no. Level is EXACTLY level to the best of the luthier's ability, not the best out of 4
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Yes, of course. For the ultimate in precision, a level of all frets, including the Zero fret, would be optimum. But, I bet with the 4 different fret heights available, one should be able go get very satisfactory results. These frets slide in snuggly between the board and nut. And if perfection is needed, the frets of the Zero Glide system can be individually leveled to matched the level of the other frets. A high percentage of reviews are very positive for the ZG system. I have not found a review that addresses a mismatch of fret height or unevenness.
 
syscokid said:
Yes, of course. For the ultimate in precision, a level of all frets, including the Zero fret, would be optimum. But, I bet with the 4 different fret heights available, one should be able go get very satisfactory results. These frets slide in snuggly between the board and nut. And if perfection is needed, the frets of the Zero Glide system can be individually leveled to matched the level of the other frets. A high percentage of reviews are very positive for the ZG system. I have not found a review that addresses a mismatch of fret height or unevenness.
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I would agree that few would notice the variation. I wonder how noticable the difference between a zero fret and nut is with respect to the sound of an open string. I searched for comparisions without success, and little in the way of discussion.
 
RVA said:
I would agree that few would notice the variation. I wonder how noticable the difference between a zero fret and nut is with respect to the sound of an open string. I searched for comparisions without success, and little in the way of discussion.
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Good question. I notice little - if any difference - between the sound of an open string on a bone nut and a brass nut.
 
RVA said:
I wonder how noticable the difference between a zero fret and nut is with respect to the sound of an open string.
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I haven't tried this yet, but if you are used to standard E tuning, and ya like yer Cowboy chords, tune down a half step to Eb. Now capo behind the first fret, and you'll be back to E tuning. Now listen to your open chords, cuz the open strings are now anchoring off the first fret which is now the zero fret.

I still don't know if I'm going to try the Zero Glide system, but another positive point to make is that installing a ZG system uses the same footprint as a regular nut. If you don't like it, you can always go back to a regular nut, and no harm has been done to the guitar.

You're kinda screwed if the guitar is already setup like this:

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