source file: m1416.txt Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 18:08:36 -0400 Subject: RE: Buzz Feiten tuning system From: "Paul H. Erlich" >If someone >can give me a valid reason why the nut should not be treated as the 0th >fret, I will eat a bug (I get to choose the bug and the method of >preparation). The open strings are supposed to have the best tone possible, which a grooved piece of bone is more likely to acheive than a true 0th fret. On the acoustic guitar I love the sound of open strings and use them as much as possible, while on the electric guitar I could care less. Also, some players (like me) like the "feel" of higher action, and the nut contributes to that feel as much as the bridge. >I am told that the nut is shifted and angled, the strings are tuned >slightly differently from 12TET Yes, about +/- 2 cents, according to Steve Vai. Buzz's system is a compromise of a compromise, but less compromised than a normal guitar.