I swear I posted a reply for this last night.... hmmm.
Anyways, the Earvana nut is really nice. *I get pretty annoyed by the overall intonation on guitars and other fretted instruments. *Especially when you get into the Floyd Rose and
locking nut realm. *The Earvana blows those things away when you're playing chords, especially open string ones. *I haven't done a lot of comparison between the Earvana and something like a
Buzz Feiten system, as I haven't had the TA for long at all. *
As I'm typing this, I'm doing some intonation tests with the TA. *I've got it running into my Korg DTR-1. *It's not the most exact tuner available, but you can tell if your a few cents off. *According to it, right now all my strings are as "in tune" as I can get them(maybe .5-1 cent(s) off). *The numbers here are how far off the intonation is at the 12ths fret compared to the open string... and the octave of the higher string(asside from the high E of course). *I have yet to do any intonnation work, so the figures might not be as good as they can be, but you can get the idea I think. *I don't have exact numbers, because my tuner doesn't give me exact numbers, also it changes depending on how much pressure you apply to the fret, but I try to use my normal finger pressure(which is very light).
Low E * *fret 12 = +/- 0-1 cents * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *A fret 7 = + 0-0.5 cents
A * * * * * *fret 12 = -0-1.5 cents(this one needs work) * *D fret 7 = +/- 0-0.5 cents
D * * * * * *fret 12 = +0-0.5 cents * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *G fret 7 = 0-1 cents
G * * * * * *fret 12 = -0-1 cents * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *B fret 8 = -0-1 cents
B * * * * * *fret 12 = -0-1 cents * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *E fret 7 = -0-0.5 cents
High E * *fret 12 = +/-0-0.5 cents
And now the infamous open D chord test... this is always the one that gets me.
Open D string = "perfectly" in tune
A on G string * = +0-0.5 cents
D on B string * = -0-1 cents
F# on E string = -0-1 cents.
Not bad, but like I said, I haven't done anything to the intonation yet. *The strings are 10's and I haven't changed them yet either, but they are fairly new.
Also, here are prices forr Earvana nuts:
Fender compatible or Gibson compatible (inclues 1 base, 1 top & 5 screws 1-5/8" or 1-11/16" wide) * *$24.95
Tops only (available in 4 different heights) * *$14.95
Base Only (available in 4 different heights) * *$12.95
CD Kit (inc 4 tops, 2 bases, fret gauge, tuner software, 5 screw & driver, adapter, decal) * *$49.95
Fret Gauge * *$2.50
So, I think this is VERY cheap, the Fender Roller nuts are like $40 aren't they? *And they don't do much for intonation if you ask me. *
I sure hope this helped.
(Edited by jay ratkowski at 8:59 am on Dec. 9, 2000)
