Nomad "grip winder"

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That looks interesting.

The best winder I've used is the Shubb and it's head and shoulders above the cheapies.

Bill
 
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I've never seen the use for that kinda stuff, but that's really all about your personal philosophy. If you work profesionally as a guitar tech or musician, sure, it makes sense to own and use. Most of my guitars have floating bridges. When I have to do a string change and setup, I like to set up a proper work space, pour myself a whiskey and really take my time cleaning out mechanical parts and fretboard and stuff as well. A little break from all the hectic, boring and mundane sh*t in everyday life. Sorta like using a razor vs an electric shaver - they both trim your hairs, but one is literally sharp as a razor. Take your time and do it right.
 
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The majority of my guitars have locking tuners. I do have a cheapie peg winder that I use for the guitars that have a Floyd or non locking tuners. It beat doing it by hand.
 
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The majority of my guitars have locking tuners. I do have a cheapie peg winder that I use for the guitars that have a Floyd or non locking tuners. It beat doing it by hand.

I disagree with the others as well. The carvin I just used it on has locking tuners. Still made it easier.

What's nice about it is that it fits anything I have (other than my Gary Willis), it's rubber instead of hard plastic, it doesn't clunck and hit the other pegs/headstock (which most people should understand) and it's smooth and fast like butta.

Anyways, it's up to the individual. I have a lot of guitars and basses, they are all different. The little EB was so bad (especially with 3x3) that I used my hands for years. I think it's cool. It was 15 bucks, I'll use it at least once a week.
 
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I love gadgets like this. I use a Planet Waves winder/string cutter, but I like all kinds of things that make my life easier.
 
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That was my second option. But since the local GC had this and it claimed to do any pegs, I went this way.

Btw, I just had to change out that lame hipshot extender with a normal peg and and had to do the strings over.....yep, worked swimmingly on bass.
 
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I have an old Dunlop winder that can be chucked in a cordless screwdriver or used manually with the handle. I use it with the cordless screwdriver all the time. It's much quicker, especially since I don't have any guitars equipped with locking tuners.
 
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I disagree with the others as well. The carvin I just used it on has locking tuners. Still made it easier.

What's nice about it is that it fits anything I have (other than my Gary Willis), it's rubber instead of hard plastic, it doesn't clunck and hit the other pegs/headstock (which most people should understand) and it's smooth and fast like butta.

Anyways, it's up to the individual. I have a lot of guitars and basses, they are all different. The little EB was so bad (especially with 3x3) that I used my hands for years. I think it's cool. It was 15 bucks, I'll use it at least once a week.

If you're using the locking tuners properly you only need 1/2 to 1 wind on the string peg. Don't need a winder for that little bit of winding...it takes more time to pick it up, place it properly on the tuning keys, wind it, then put it back down than it does to just wind by hand. And you have to wind by hand anyway to bring it up to proper pitch.

I happen to have a very good quality string winder, but I never use it since I've been using locking tuners.
 
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That's fine, but it doesn't account for everything. This does clover leafs on my basses. That is worth the price of admission right there. And on trem guitars that method doesn't work. You always have more winding.

To each their own. It was worth 15 bucks to me.
 
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Hmmmmm, changed my 97-14 strings that came on the new Caparison, but sadly, even with locking tuners, I used the grip winder. I'm sorry for all the pain it's caused :lol:
 
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No offense to anyone but opposable thumbs are handy. Probably only if I was stringing all day everyday.
 
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I am in the camp of saying that with locking tuners there is really no need for a string winder. Let's face it, you're practically to the fine-tuning phase once you've locked it down… It only takes a couple of turns of the button to get up to pitch. Like Doc said, you only need 1/2 to one turn around the peg for stability so it's just a time waster to use a string winder on them.

That being said, out of nine electric guitars I have locking tuners on seven (one is a 10-string for which I just haven't pulled the trigger yet, and the other has pewter colored hardware which I can't seem to find a reasonably priced). Then there are my acoustics and my bass… none of which have locking tuners. I much prefer to use a string winder when changing strings on any of these… It just makes things go much faster.

As for types of winders, I have a $.99 Ernie Ball cheapo and another one with a wire cutter that I spent about 10 bucks on (I don't remember the brand… probably Planet Waves). The fancier one is nice because of the wire cutter and it also doesn't have the tendency to come unscrewed from itself when doing the bottom three strings on a 3 x 3 headstock (which is a problem I've had with cheap ones over the years). Both types, however, wind strings quite nicely.
 
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I am in the camp of saying that with locking tuners there is really no need for a string winder. Let's face it, you're practically to the fine-tuning phase once you've locked it down… It only takes a couple of turns of the button to get up to pitch. Like Doc said, you only need 1/2 to one turn around the peg for stability so it's just a time waster to use a string winder on them.

That being said, out of nine electric guitars I have locking tuners on seven (one is a 10-string for which I just haven't pulled the trigger yet, and the other has pewter colored hardware which I can't seem to find a reasonably priced). Then there are my acoustics and my bass… none of which have locking tuners. I much prefer to use a string winder when changing strings on any of these… It just makes things go much faster.

As for types of winders, I have a $.99 Ernie Ball cheapo and another one with a wire cutter that I spent about 10 bucks on (I don't remember the brand… probably Planet Waves). The fancier one is nice because of the wire cutter and it also doesn't have the tendency to come unscrewed from itself when doing the bottom three strings on a 3 x 3 headstock (which is a problem I've had with cheap ones over the years). Both types, however, wind strings quite nicely.

^^^^this
 
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Ok so your locking tuner has a fine 18 to 1 ratio
You lock it in
And bring it around one half revolution

Your thumb only let's you turn 1/2 a revolution with each flick of the wrist
That is 18 flicks of the wrist per string to get one half round wrap on each post

Hmmmm
Maybe just maybe

Naw man, I got a winder but I never use it anymore
 
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I watched a show about Chuck Berry, apparently he liked all of the string be used. Poke a 1/4 inch through and keep twisting.
 
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Clearly you all do not own enough guitars

Is there really any such thing as ENOUGH guitars?

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Right now I have my eye on a TV Yellow Les Paul with P-90s… I just need to figure out where the guy lives so I can go and steal it!
 
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