Zero Glide ZS-5 Slotted Replacement Nut for Guitars (Common on Taylor)

There is no better way to set the action at the nut. If you use a standard nut, you have to leave it a little high to allow for nut wear over time. Zeroglide matches the height of the other frets and you get perfect action; my guitar went from a finger-killer to easy playability. (Its former owner used it as a steel guitar, the action was so high)Because a ZeroGlide doesn't require you to modify the guitar itself in any way, it won't devalue a collectable like mine. I can reinstall the original nut when I want to without any harm.To fit the nut, I used #120 sandpaper stuck to a flat surface and sanded the nut down to fit into the nut slot exactly. It's a hard material but sands readily.The first picture is a ZeroGlide on my Fender; the nut is a blinding white. I wanted my 1986 Ibanez to have a darker nut to match its aged white binding. I boiled it for a minute in tea. It took the color easily and actually got a little _too_ dark. I suspect the tea color will fade over time, so I'm leaving it dark.My frets didn't come color coded, but that really didn't matter for installation. I tried each and used a steel ruler to test for height. Snipped fret with cutters slightly long. The ends filed easily to shape and final length.Now my Ibanez has perfect action from the first to the 22nd fret. I just love it, well worth the investment.Pictures: The first is a plain ZeroGlide on my Fender classical. The second is the dyed nut on the Ibanez.

I have zero glide nuts on a few guitars now. They are easy to work with especially for people who don't want to buy a regular nut and shape it. These are easy to install but expect to spend an hour or so sanding the nut height and width to match your guitar. If you take your time to install one of these it's very easy to get it right so you don't have to pay a luthier to do it.

It works as advertised, but I guess I'm just disappointed that it costs so much for something so simple and easy to manufacture. Also, it does take a LOT more work than their Youtube videos make it look. Not as much as full-on Luthier work, but time consuming nonetheless.

Just installed my new Zero Glide on my Washburn WD32SCE and it works perfectly. Instructions come with the kit and are also available online. It was a fairly easy process, works great and only requires basic tools and a little patience & TLC.

This product did not fit my Taylor 214ce acoustic guitar even though Zero Glide states it fits Taylor guitars. The only specification closely matching a Taylor acoustic guitar is the 16 degree radius. (Taylor acoustic guitars' fretboards have a 15 degree radius.) I had to sand the supplied nut A LOT to make it fit. The supplied nut was too thick, too high, too wide, and the spacing between string slots slightly narrower. However, once I fitted the nut, the results were excellent. The action was lower, and the sound of open and fretted strings had a consistent tone. If you have the time and the patience to sand this nut to fit your guitar, then I recommend this product. Otherwise, order a custom nut from Zero Glide that matches the exact dimensions of the original nut in your guitar.