Thanks for the reply. Did some checking and found a pre-cut nut from "Graph Tech" for my EPI but in reading about nuts it appears that they should be cut for each individual guitar to really be done right. More to it than I thought. I'd probably damage the neck trying to get the old one off so I'm going to take it in to the local guitar shop and have it done. My playing is more or less just fooling around at this point but I'm learning a few things and having fun. Fingers are finally getting tough enough. Thanks again. FM