This can possibly be addressed with a fret wrap around the nut. I have some Fender P basses that have buzz on the A string and a fret wrap has solved it
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Interesting, I haven’t seen a curved bottom nut before, all the nuts I have had are in flat-cut grooves.
If it is curved, it is presumably at the same radius as the fretboard? I guess you could just wrap the sandpaper paper (nonabrasive) side down around the fretboard and use it as a sanding block. Generally you sand the bottom of a nut by rubbing the nut on a sanding block. Otherwise you would need to make or buy a block curved at the correct radius.
It turns out StewMac mentions this as one method:
I guess most Fender nuts are like this, interesting.
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This is why I love Warwick! 
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Yep, the Just-A-Nut is the best nut design ever.
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I know Fender P nuts are curved
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Yeah, haven’t needed to pop mine off yet, assumed it was flat 
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@howard Thanks for the info. I’m going to work on the neck relief and then sanding the nut may be the next step.
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It could just be the angle of the picture, but to me, on that new nut, the E and A slots are either too narrow (strings not sitting at the bottom of the groove), or way too shallow. The strings should be recessed into the grooves a bit more.
Here is a good video on nut height adjustment
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I think you may be correct. the E string doesn’t look to be halfway seated in the nut. I Have those Elixer videos saved for the full on setup process. I should have mentioned that the earlier picture was still a WIP. I had just fitted the nut in to see how it all came together knowing that I would prob have to do some nut work.
edit: Also, while I did find those videos helpful I also found some ones related to fretless necks.
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Phil McKnight has a channel called Know Your Gear. He’s originally a bassist. He also owned a guitar store and is a guitar tech. Lots of good setup / repair based content if you are interested.
Who cares? Well he’s negotiated a deal with StewMac (the tool company) for half price off their free shipping program. So instead of $50, it’s now $25 for the year and unlimited free shipping WORLDWIDE and unlimited free returns.
If you’re in the market for some tools in the next 12 months. This might be for you.
You have to buy one item (no matter how small / inexpensive) in addition to the free shipping bundle to get it to work. Offer ends 28 Sep.
For those of us outside the US this is a great deal. Shipping cost from them previously haven’t made sense.
@John_E I assume you’ve already got the StewMAX program?
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wow, that’s interesting !
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Correct sir, year 2. Sure would have loved it for half price though!
What I like about it is once it’s paid, you have no reservatioins about buying bits there.
Foam, screws, you name it.
I just ordered 12 pickguard screws - free shipping. etc.
And the free shipping makes their tool prices very reasonable.
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Whoa. Thanks for the tip.
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Yeah, I’m a member at StewMac. Just makes it a go to for bits and bobs.
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trying to get rid of the scratches on the pickguard of the Duke JB. I used two different car polishes. The pickguard does not end like new, but it’s still way better than what it was before. pretty shiny actually, even if the biggest dings are too deep to be removed.
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I haven’t tried it yet but I hear car polish is a great scratch remover for instruments. Looks like it worked well there.
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I often used car polish on guitar/bass bodies, and yeah it works perfectly fine. this try on a pickguard is my first one.
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I did a lot of research on this topic when I got my Ricky. The hive mind of Ricky restorers reco the one below. Apparently they are not all created equally and some have much smaller “grit” than others etc.
Worked great on the Ricky finish
Meguiar’s G17616 SwirlX Swirl Remover - 15.2 oz. https://a.co/4Dl9sJS
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