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Hi there, I was hoping someone could give me some advice!! I have a 1996 USA Tele, great guitar!! my problem is this.. I normally do things like intonation, truss rod adjustments etc.. myself, I've been tinkering for a while so feel fairly confident that I'm doing things right, however at the minute i'm getting a lot of fret buzz all over the fretboard, mainly on the A,D and G strings. I've had a look and think that the string is rattling against the first fret. So I did all the usual, checked the truss rod relief, lifted the saddles, all the rest of it, but still the problem persists. I had the frets stoned about two years ago so I don't think it's a problem there. The only thing left I could think of was the nut. Should nuts be changed after a certain amount of time?? Is this the most likely problem and if so, is replacing the nut a job I could do myself or would it be best done professionally. Any advice or thoughts would be greatly appreciated!!!