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Your cart is empty.Being able to measure your string height at the nut is a critical step in the setup process. MusicNomad’s precision Nut Height Gauge will help you do it quickly & accurately. The gauge comes equipped with the 3 most common nut height sizes (.016”, .018”, .020”) plus 3 additional sizes (.012”, .014”, .022”) to accommodate a desire for lower action or a heavier pick attack. Instructions printed right on the handle makes it extremely easy to dial in your nut height. It’s perfect for electric, acoustic, classical & bass guitars & features laser etched markings that take the guesswork out of which gauge to use for each instrument. It’s made of premium stainless steel construction without the annoying, messy oil found on traditional feeler gauge sets. That's MusicNomad quality – raising the bar in equipment care.
Tommy P.
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2025
This thing has been so handy setting up guitars. I've been doing it another way that was very unpredictable and was not the easiest workflow. This allows you to get the exact height needed and have consistent setups and is well worth it.
steven barron
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2024
This worked perfectly for setting up my Floyd rose locking nuts. I had actually gotten them a little low, and there was What are you doing? some pinging and buzzing, but this thing got me straightened right out. The measurements are perfect. Very thankful to have found this, highly recommended.
AR
Reviewed in Canada on August 22, 2024
Well made and accurate for setting up nut slots
Uwe Müller
Reviewed in Germany on July 11, 2024
Alles O.K:
Charlie S
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2024
I have a standard set of automotive gauges. I wanted some thing I could keep with my guitar set up tools. These are very very nice! Don’t take up a lot of room. They do the job! After setting the nut height action on my guitar? All of the notes at the first, Fret are in tune! Everyone should have a set of gauges and nut files. Doing your own set ups is really easy. Doesn’t take a lot of time to learn.
Courtney
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2024
These work as they should. Seem to be durable. Unsure of the precise accuracy, but they have performed well in my hands.
James Jones
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2024
Works as expected.
Sounddesign
Reviewed in Canada on November 16, 2024
I like to work on my own guitars but I'm not a guitar tech / luthier and I'm not doing this sort of work every day. If I was, I would probably regard this tool as an overpriced set of feeler gauges.Because I'm not doing it every day, I see it as a simplified set of feeler gauges that also happens to have what to do and how to do it embossed right on the side of the tool. I may not need to check or adjust the nut slots on a guitar for a year but when it's time for that, I won't need to remember the measurements or consult five different Youtube videos on how to do it.In general, Music Nomad does a great job of applying the "80/20" rule with their tools. Sure you can fuss and fiddle with nut slot depths and neck relief settings if you want but for 80% of guitars and 80% of players, these settings are perfectly fine. That's the benefit.
Mr. B
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2024
Convenient, easy to use !
CFortC
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2023
This is a handy, accurate gauge with thicknesses optimized for checking the first fret string height (to validate nut slot height). I found that judging the gap between the string and the gauge by sight is difficult. I settled on slightly pressing the string against the gauge. If there is any movement at all, then there is still a gap there. If there is no movement, you might still need to try a thinner gauge on that string to box in the reading.I really didn't believe that my Taylor 6-string (with pickup electronics) came from the factory with bad nut height, but I was hearing buzzing on some open strings and needed a sanity check. It turns out that this type of buzzing is endemic with these type of Taylor guitars, caused by unwanted contact between the cabling and components inside the body of the guitar. I couldn't locate the source of the buzz, but shortly after purchasing this gauge, the buzzing went away by itself.
Tim
Reviewed in Australia on March 25, 2023
All gauges in one location. Used it to check depths and it's good to know it's there when and if I need new nuts.
Simon Troup
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 16, 2023
This product has to be thought of in conjunction with the booklet and videos that accompany their use. Yes, this is a lot of money for something that is in effect a set of 'curated' and carefully marked feeler gauges, but because of the other materials and the very clear markings and instructions, I've made more progress in doing my own setups since buying the music nomad gear and following along with their videos, than I have in the past 30 years of various books and picking up tips here and there. Recommended – just be sure to follow along with their tutorials. I'm sure once I've absorbed it all I'll branch out but for the moment, these get a solid thumbs up. I'll post an identical review for their truss rod gauges which are also excellent.
David Houy
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2023
Handy tool to have for quick setup.
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