Usually just lazy. But a lot of guys never figure out what the holes in the capstan of the split tuners are for (on guitar either). Strictly speaking, you still need to clip the strings so you don't get too many winds on the capstan for better tuning stability. That's one of the reasons the ends are wrapped in thread - to stop them unravelling after being clipped.Jack Flash Jr wrote: He doesn't need to clip the strings, he needs to learn how to restring the guitar properly!! The end of the string needs to go into the peg centre...
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Capstan of course, not peg ?Alan Ratcliffe wrote:Usually just lazy. But a lot of guys never figure out what the holes in the capstan of the split tuners are for (on guitar either). Strictly speaking, you still need to clip the strings so you don't get too many winds on the capstan for better tuning stability. That's one of the reasons the ends are wrapped in thread - to stop them unravelling after being clipped.Jack Flash Jr wrote: He doesn't need to clip the strings, he needs to learn how to restring the guitar properly!! The end of the string needs to go into the peg centre...
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Problem being that you put the end of the string into the hole, so you have to clip it first, before you wind on the string.DaFiz wrote: I would let it wind around a few times for a decent grip and then clip away the excess. ?
That brings up a good point. Do you guys have a 'set' strategy for calculating how much string slack there must be to get a good and even wind?Alan Ratcliffe wrote: Problem being that you put the end of the string into the hole, so you have to clip it first, before you wind on the string.
I take an extra 5cm or so past the tuner for that string. I take extra for the e and B strings because I use such a light gauge I need more. Locking tuners do make it much easier as there is a lot less to calculate.FruitarGeek wrote:That brings up a good point. Do you guys have a 'set' strategy for calculating how much string slack there must be to get a good and even wind?Alan Ratcliffe wrote: Problem being that you put the end of the string into the hole, so you have to clip it first, before you wind on the string.
Pic seems to have disappeared but anyway, also use the capstan to capstan method...Alan Ratcliffe wrote: Locking tuners I don't have any slack at all. ? My bass is headless, so I don't have the problem, but on other basses, I stretch the string approximately to the next tuner capstan (or tuner and a half on guitars) and clip there.
