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I have other guitars, though, where the bits between the slots are higher (which that page says is a "no") and have never had any problem with them at all as long as the slots the strings go in are at the right height. Not even sure what problem he's suggesting could be caused by this.
I've had problems with the nut slots being too high which made the first few frets sharp and a problem with a slot being too low so it buzzes massively at normal setup settings so I have to put a lot of relief in the neck to stop the buzz. I'll be getting the nut replaced on that guitar when I can afford to.
Anyone know if there is a reason?
Might just be aesthetic - the acoustic nut I have with the strings sitting half above the nut does look nice like that.
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This is one of the few cases where I don’t agree with Dan Erlewine - I prefer to have the strings fully below the top of the nut. Much more than that and the nut tends to snag your hand, which is the only disadvantage of having it taller.
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The nut on my Aria PE1000 came setup perfectly like this out of the box in the 70s and I've tried to emulate it on all my guitars since.