Where you do stand on wrapping strings with locking tuners?

[Mincer]

I string thru, I don't pull the string too tight, lock and tune to pitch, it may result in maybe half a turn around the peg, but no more than that....

Yeah, this is what I've always done. It is very stable, and only takes a few seconds per string.

 

[weepingminotaur]

Yeah, I string through and pull the string fairly taut, but I try not to make it too tight. Then lock and tune to pitch.

 

[Chris Pile]

Yeah, I mean, come on, if you have nail clippers or box cutters lying around, you can cut your damn strings.

Box cutters? Seriously? Calling 9-1-1.....

Even a pair of cheap wire cutters from WalMart costs less than a pack of strings.

 

[weepingminotaur]

Box cutters? Seriously? Calling 9-1-1.....

Even a pair of cheap wire cutters from WalMart costs less than a pack of strings.

LOL, sorry, I meant wire cutters. Brain cramp there. Have edited my post.

 

[Securb]

I always have wire cutters in my gig bag. However, my Planet Waves peg winder has a cutter and a pin puller built in. Works great.

 

[Securb]

Box cutters? Seriously? Calling 9-1-1.....

Even a pair of cheap wire cutters from WalMart costs less than a pack of strings.

Hell hit the Dollar Tree.

 

[Ascension]

If you wrap more than one full turn, you are an idiot who wasted your money.

One exception is if running a Floyd. On a fixed bridge or another trem that keeps the ball end I pull tight bring to tension then clip. However on a Floyd I will run a wrap or so. This is every time I have ever broken a string with a Floyd it was right at the bride and also have had strings slip out of the block after tuning to pitch. Putting a wrap or so on leaves me the room to slide the string through instead of replacing it.

 

[Chris Pile]

One exception is if running a Floyd. On a fixed bridge or another trem that keeps the ball end I pull tight bring to tension then clip. However on a Floyd I will run a wrap or so. This is every time I have ever broken a string with a Floyd it was right at the bride and also have had strings slip out of the block after tuning to pitch. Putting a wrap or so on leaves me the room to slide the string through instead of replacing it.

If you are using LOCKING TUNERS with a FLOYD you are a DOUBLE IDIOT.

 

[Sirion]

I like to have a little left: all the guitars I'm regularly playing but one have Floyd Roses, and if a string breaks at the bridge (and it is always at the bridge) you can clamp up and reuse the rest of the string if you are in a hurry.

 

[Sirion]

If you are using LOCKING TUNERS with a FLOYD you are a DOUBLE IDIOT.

Tell that to Paul Reed Smith:

https://prsguitars.com/electrics/model/custom_24_floyd_2022

 

[Ascension]

If you are using LOCKING TUNERS with a FLOYD you are a DOUBLE IDIOT.

I can get away without the locking tunes on tuning with a Floyd but as i am a actual working player not a poser string changes are SO much quicker.. Ps several of my Floyd guitars also don't have lock nuts so --.

 

[Ascension]

Tell that to Paul Reed Smith:

https://prsguitars.com/electrics/model/custom_24_floyd_2022

Or Kiesel!

 

[NegativeEase]

I'm a 'psycho', but I only have one guitar with lockers right now and the tension of the string at pitch seems to give sufficient transfer of vibration on that one. I've tried wraps with it and tuning stability seemed to be a bit better without wraps and the tone and sustain wasn't different in any significantly perceptible/measurable way to my ear.

Join my religion Beau! 1 wrap on lockers!

 

[NegativeEase]

Box cutters? Seriously? Calling 9-1-1.....

Even a pair of cheap wire cutters from WalMart costs less than a pack of strings.

My definition of Psycho must be rethought after this Box Cutter comment.

 

[NegativeEase]

LOL, sorry, I meant wire cutters. Brain cramp there. Have edited my post.

Ha, I was going to ask you to post a "How to" on box cutter string trimming.

 

[NegativeEase]

If you are using LOCKING TUNERS with a FLOYD you are a DOUBLE IDIOT.

I believe they understand the redundancy behind doing this, instead this is likely done so you still get the quick string change advantage of lockers with a floyd system .

My guess anyways.

 

[weepingminotaur]

Hey, let's not call anyone idiots, please.

 

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

I wrap around 1 time max.

I flex and pull strings and don't cut them, cutting them leaves enough of a tip to poke you, and that sucks.

 

[weepingminotaur]

I wrap around 1 time max.

I flex and pull strings and don't cut them, cutting them leaves enough of a tip to poke you, and that sucks.

I cut my strings close enough to the tuners that there is zero danger of being poked with the tip.

 

[DCikes88]

I believe they understand the redundancy behind doing this, instead this is likely done so you still get the quick string change advantage of lockers with a floyd system.
My guess anyways.

And your guess would be reasonable, correct, and presented in good manners. No use wasting any time repeating this to anyone not willing to understand.

Back on topic.
Pretty easy for me. Align posts at an angle, pull strings through, lock 'em, tune, stretch, tune again, trim as close as possible to post and we're done. Ends up with a very shy wind. Quick, clean and functional.
It's almost as if locking tuners we're intended to be used like that.
Weird.