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Diamond Coated Nut Files
MusicNomad’s patent pending Nut Files feature a revolutionary diamond coating & round “string-shape” blade design resulting in smooth, precision cuts. They cut & polish slots at the same time & do not drift like common toothed files. The industrial, even diamond coating cuts & polishes all the most common nut materials such as nylon, bone, graphite & TUSQ. They even work amazing on saddles. We added an ergonomic handle for total comfort & control of your cut, or you can remove the blade from the handle as an alternative cutting option. With 16 sizes to choose from starting with .010” up to .130”, they work great for electric, acoustic & classical guitars & even 5 string basses. That’s MusicNomad quality – raising the bar in equipment care.
Diamond Coated Nut File Features:
Diamond Coating
They cut & polish slots at the same time & do not drift like common toothed files. The industrial, even diamond coating cuts all the most common nut materials such as nylon, bone, graphite & TUSQ. They even work amazing on saddles
Innovative Round "String-Shape" Blade Design
Revolutionary diamond coating & round “string-shape” blade design resulting in smooth, precision cuts. They cut & polish slots at the same time & do not drift like common toothed files.
Ergonomic Handle
We added an ergonomic handle for total comfort & control of your cut.
Can Be Used Without Handle
You can remove the blade from the handle as an alternative cutting option.
Sold In 3 Ways:
Individual Size Files
With 16 sizes to choose from starting with .010” up to .130”, they work great for electric, acoustic & classical guitars & even 5 string basses. Sizes includes: .010", .013", .017", .020", .024", .028", .032", .036", .042", .046", .050", .056", .065", .085", .105", .130"
Popular Kits
We offer 3 popular custom set, comes with 6 Nut File size and 1 popular bass set, comes with 5 Nut File sizes. All these kits come in a gold compact, lightweight and strong aluminum Case: 3" x 6" x 1.4". The 4 custom sets we offer:
-Electric Guitar - Super Light Strings Nut File Set (.010”, .013”, .017”, .024”, .032”, .042”)
-Electric Guitar - Light Strings Nut File Set (.010”, .013”, .017”, .028”, .036”, .046”)
-Acoustic Guitar - Light/Medium Strings Nut File Set (.013”, .017”, .024”, .032”, .042”, .056”)
-Bass Guitar Nut File Set (.046”, .065", .085", .105", .130")
Complete Shop Set
The Entire 16 Piece Nut File Set Perfect for any Job, any Instrument. Includes: .010", .013", .017", .020", .024", .028", .032", .036", .042", .046", .050", .056", .065", .085", .105", .130". Comes with an Organizational Storage Case and a Handy Cleaning Brush: 12" x 7" x 2"
The Diamond Coated Nut Files Are A Part of our KEEP IT SIMPLE, SETUP (KISS) Method using our Precision Gauges & Tool Sets
With MusicNomad’s KEEP IT SIMPLE, SETUP (KISS), you measure with the MusicNomad precision gauge for that specific task and then use the corresponding precision MusicNomad tool set to make the adjustment. Easy to follow step-by-step simplified instructions and videos for each step in the setup process. Not only is it fun, but a properly setup guitar takes your playing & sound to a whole new level.
About this manufacture:
MusicNomad Equipment Care, launched in 2010, is located in Sonoma, CA (USA) has products in over 1000 US Dealers and 40+ countries. Their guitar, drum and cymbal care products are used in the factories of Suhr, Knaggs, Kala, Tom Anderson and Eastman Strings in addition to DW Drum and more. MusicNomad has Surface Care and Repair Tool products for Guitar, Drum and Cymbal, Band and Orchestra and Piano and Keyboard equipment along with an extensive line of Humidification care products. A portion of all equipment care sales contributes money to help musicians through their giving back initiatives such as One For Music, Guitar Tracker and MusicNomad website.
Matt
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2025
These nut files are a fantastic tool for luthiers, guitar techs, and hobbyists alike. They’re easy enough for the enthusiast to use and nice enough for the professional. I had no problem cutting the slots in a new nut for my strat. The diamond coating promises years of use before they wear out and the ergonomic design is easy to hold. I especially like that the file is encased in the handle so you can’t accidentally jab the end into the headstock the way you can with the Stew Mac files. The fines are clearly marked with its size and include stickers to mark them for quick reference as well. Finally, they come in a well made metal storage case, which is a nice touch. They may seem pricy at first but they’re quite a bit cheaper than the Stew Mac files and they’re easier to use and afford more control. Add in the storage case and how much better they work at actually cutting the slots than other cheaper options available and the price suddenly seems very reasonable. These save a lot of time and frustration with inferior nut files, especially those butane lighter cleaners that are marketed as nut files. Those are useless. I had these on my list for quite a while before I finally pulled the trigger but I’m glad I did. They’re worth every penny.I would recommend going slowly and doing fewer strokes at a time so you don’t cut down too far too fast. A little goes a long way. This is unfortunately what happened to me and I ended up filing down a slot a smidge too far. You can always go further down if you’re too high but once you go too far down, there’s no going back unless you feel like getting out the super glue and who wants to bother with that mess? Just go slowly. No one ever won a trophy for filing a nut the fastest. Luckily the pack of bone nuts I bought came with two so I had a second chance. I took more time with the second one and it worked out great. I highly recommend these over any other file on the market.
Client d'
Reviewed in France on February 27, 2025
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Charlie S
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2024
I’ve been considering purchasing a set of nut files for sometime. Decided to go with these and see how they were. Use them on two different guitars. They’re really nice. I’m sure there may be some better out there? But with my experience and setting up guitars for 20 years? These were great.
Nelson Blankenship
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2024
Excellent set of diamond coated files. Good performance, but length could be a little longer.
Daniel
Reviewed in Canada on February 24, 2024
Je les ai utilisé à deux reprise, j'ai remplacé un sillet sur une de mes guitares et corrigé un autre pour un jeux de corde plus gros. Bonne tenu en main, fait une bon travail, j'en ai acheté un autre a l'unité pour compléter le set, j'ai inscrit les numéro de grade avec marqueur permanant au cas que les autocollant numéroté se décolle avec le temps. très satisfait. ;-)
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on December 6, 2024
As described . Good quality and perfect for fine tuning my guitar nut slots . Would recommend
Ficklefinger
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 20, 2024
These nut files are excellent and easy to use. Go steady with them, as they cut quickly.
JScratch
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2024
There are lots of files to choose from, I went with MusicNomad files because I bought their guitar setup kit and found it incredibly well laid out and easy to follow along. I know my way around a guitar but solely using their guide I got a fantastic result. So lets try the nut files.I'm glad I did, just as good. They could be longer but they work super well. I 3D printed a jig with grooves for string lots to nail the string spacing that I wanted (multi-scale design) and it came out awesome.Side Note: this is a set of 6 files. I bought a stand alone for the 7th string and the extra file still fits in the included case. It "might" also fit an 8th, not sure. But that was really nice to see. Great job guys at MusicNomad!
Gkiw
Reviewed in Canada on October 18, 2024
I've only used these twice since I got them. Accurate nut slot width and a perfect rounded bottom groove in the slots. Easy to use. Little pricey but weighed these out against the Stew Mac set but the equivalent priced SM are not diamond coated. Plus shipping. SM does have a diamond cut set for over 3 times the cost of these! I went with the Music nomad. Happy I did.
Chris Willey
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2024
I waited awhile to write a review on these, so that I could test them out and evaluate them. I am now convinced that these are great quality nut files. I bought the super light set for my main guitars, and have since purchased another 5 files my other electrics, acoustics, and basses. They have all worked out great and are nice and smooth to use. A couple of things to note on them, a couple came with the file edge slightly tweaked, and not true. However, I just lightly applied pressure and straightened them out, they work great as well. Are they expensive? I guess that depends on how you look at it. Yes they are a little pricey for some plastic and small file. All nut files are expensive, at least the good ones are anyways. They do an amazing job on all guitars, and priced less expensive than most of the others. I can tell that these are going to last a long time as well.
Mark F.
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2023
I like the size of these files and the way they fit in my hand when shaping and slotting. Longer files tend to take off too much if you use longer strokes. These are very easy to control. So far they have stayed sharp although I usually only make graphite or Tusq nuts. I'm sure they'll work great with bone & other natural material.
Headhunter 6
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2023
There is no substitute for real guitar nut files. These cost quite a bit less than the Stew Mac offering and work just as well. Unless you are a guitar shop tech, or a really seriously busy luthier you probably won't use these very often. So the cost per use case is mighty high. But having them on hand allows you to dial in the action the way you want it. Effortless F chords at the first fret. Best advice is to be super cautious and only file a little at a time. Go fast or sloppy and you'll ruin a nut faster than lightning.
chris Adams
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2022
As others have said these do exactly what they are supposed to do. They are pricey but you can get a nut slot set to the correct height in a few minutes. If you have more than a couple of guitars it is worth the price. I have been playing guitar for 40 years and have recently started doing a lot with building and modifying guitars. There was a particular guitar that I just couldn’t get to feel very good until I set the strings at the correct height at the nut and now it plays great. So considering the price as a set of files to use on plastic it is kind of expensive but to consider it as the price to solve a problem it was worth $90 to me to make that guitar playable. They are high-quality tools but as a hobbyist I need all the help I can get to justify my hobby lol.
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