I pulled this video up ready to restring my guitar with the pack of strings my dad just picked up for me... I open the pack and see a really thick string so I looked further and found that my dad had bought me bass strings
I’m actually in shock. I’ve played for 13 years and never used this technique. I got a Gibson SG last year and was super annoyed that the G string kept going out of tune. Anyway, I did a test run on this with my Epiphone SG (probably not played this guitar in 5 years) cleaned it up, restrung it with this method, bam! No issues with it at all, tried tuning in E standard, Eb Standard and drop C, all with absolutely no tuning stability issues. Great, I cant wait to restring my Gibson now!
Drop C? That's my current fav... but I find if you don't change to the appropriate string gauge for that low, not only will you have tuning stability problems due to lack on tension on the strings, but you'll have lot of trouble intonating properly as the strings will bend out of pitch as you fret them... proper strings... problem fixed! (I'm using D'addario 12-60s... but you don't have to go that far if it's a tad extreme for you, but 11-54 or something will do... but 12-60 feels more like normal tension for me, especially on that low string (which can be a problem), which is what you prob want)
Oh snap, I've had my SG for a couple of months and I'm about to restring for the first time. My G string is an absolute pain in the neck, it goes out of tune if I look at it funny, nevermind try to play something more than two minutes long. Fingers crossed I get the same results as you.
It's always my favorite guitars with dust under the strings, and around the pickups..they never see a case and I use more affordable gear at the few gigs I may do
Just restrung my acoustic like this and it worked great! This beats my previous method of winding at random and hoping for the best. 15 years of playing guitar and now I no longer dread restringing my guitars. Thank you for making this video.
That was how I ended up doing them Putting them on and winding and hope it ended up OK. Many videos you can see whats going on, just the guys ugly face.
Man, I was literally about to take off the gibson deluxe tuners off my 94 nighthawk custom and replace them with klusons and came across this, now it stays in perfect tune! Saved my brokeass 100 bucks.. Thank God for youtube
This is a good method. The only thing is, in your opening shot of one already done, it clearly shows all winds are under the string. Later your new one shows the winds over and under, as it should be.
FINALLY!!! This is the only and best way. Forget the two Z bends and the locking loop as that only creates problems.. Stick with what works.. Thanks intheblues, this one goes to eleven.
If your headstock angle is extreme, you can do this in reverse so that the final turn is on top instead of the bottom. That will give your strings a straighter angle which will also increase tuning stability (or, at least, in my experince).
This is what I was told to do to fix part of the G string issue by Robert Baker initially then reaffirmed by others. The 3x3 headstocks you wind the unwrapped strings UP the post. Can still do the wrap under/around to lock it to start... but go up above. Can also give the tuner side of the nut a little relief on the D & G to relieve the break angle (just do NOT make the groove deeper!) and lube 'em up with graphite pencil.
YES!! I also wrap up instead of down improves the angle. I also installed s string tree at the top of the tension nut cover to hold the strings more in line with the nut, works great and didn't cost anything because I take em off my six in line heads anyway. It may be over play, but I've switched ALL my bridges to roller style saddles, and started using brass nuts as well. Sound better, maybe? But for me it's my little "mojo" that gives me a little mental boost.
@@MarcMercier1971 if you’re having problems with the G string to just knock and you’re nut out of the glue. Then restring a guitar and tune to pitch. Then move out around until you find the perfect spot where your G string is in tune at the second fret. the 12th fret and open.
Sorry for the super late bump, but how should I wind if my break angle is extreme but I have a locking nut? Would the method in the video make more sense to increase pressure on the nut, thus reducing how much they go out of tune after locking the nut?
Winding up sounds like a good idea in theory (and I've just completed this now on my LP) but it's hard to keep the string windings high on the post ie higher than the last wind especially on the three high strings G B E. Also, I think I need up-close glasses! At the same time, I can see that it works with the angle. It's definitely harder and more time consuming for me to do.
I've been using this method for years and it's solid. I never did the over the top loop this way but simply kinked the string 90 then started winding first over the top then under. Same result, but your way looks better!
I've been using this since a couple of months and it works really, really great. My cheap guitars with really cheap tuners keep the intonation really good, even while recording a solo with many takes of the same part (with bendings)
I just tried this method, thanks Shane. Wow, for years I've been using the luthiers knot and I thought it was the holy grail.......this way is much more stable and it works like a charm! Thank you!
On Gibsons, I think it's better to wind UP to top of peg. This reduces the angle of the string from nut to tuning peg. I like to add string lube/nut sauce, and would definitely want if I went with this sharp angle (winding down). Fenders don't matter as much because the headstock doesn't create the angle like Gibsons do.
I just got a new Takamine acoustic whose strings were wound perfectly and went looking for how to do that. This video is the exact secret. Thanks so much.
My newly-purchased Eastman Goldtop arrived strung like this. I had always (35 years) did the one-tuner post length part, but I never followed up with wrapping it underneath everything. The Eastman has been played for four days now and has yet to go out of tune. Between that, and finding this video, I am about to restring a few more of my working guitars this way as well. Great video bud.
That was brilliant Ive seen a lot of these. That was very quick and to the point And the camera was on the winding all the time, so we could see what was happening. I can't wait to try it.
Thanks for showing us this Shane. Been following for a while and playing for 20 years and I’ve never really found a string winding method I’ve loved. Excited to try this out!
This is how I have done it for almost 20 years. I have had several people tell me I'm doing it wrong and should use "the locking method", but I've sever seen a reason to bother In my eyes, this method keeps the string wind perfectly round which means the tuning response will be even, where other methods involve the string wrapping over itself creating an uneven wrap which can shift or respond differently.
I play on guitar 10,5 years and still don't like changing my strings (As I use Elixir strings, I change it maybe 4 times per year max, cuz they are amazingly hard to break and still fresh! Love it!). This is THAT metod, that really helps me a lot and from now, changing strings on my guitars is not hell anymore! Thanks, mate! :)
The reason behind this method is the strings are also easy to remove quickly if need be. They aren't locked tight or complicated to take off if one breaks. :-) Thanks for the comments man, glad you liked it.
Thank you for the great video! I watched a video from Gibson on this topic but they didn’t show this technique close up like you did. Much appreciated!
OK i been buying locking tuners because I am so bad at this. Just got an older 335 so did not want to change tuners. THIS WAS SO EASY AND WORKED GREAT thanks!
Thanks for the video! I played all through my teens and early 20's but stopped playing daily a long time ago, so just getting back into things - this method just fixed my tuning issues on SG I've been fighting. Can't believe that I hadn't heard of it before!
I like this method best of all those I've been watching since I cocked up my first attempt on one of my own guitars recently. Thanks for the demo mate.
Thank you ! Stringing a hofner club bass, due to the strings being so thin I needed to see how to do it. Your technique is so simple to follow as was the demonstration. Cheers mate..! (Already wasted $110 on a set of flat wounds that I strung incorrectly, when I restrung those strings, correctly, ((ball ends all horizontal in the floating bridge))the G snapped.) Now I have no fear :)
This is perfect. It's also forever been known as "the pincer" method. Obviously, it works for the modern slot-through Fender tuners too. It's how the old pros made a locking tuner out of an old non-locking tuner!
Thanks I wanted to show people different angles and make it as easy to follow the first time you do it as possible. The video I watched wasn't as easily explained as this one. Many thanks mate. :)
Always love your vids and advice Shane. Only point i'd add is, as per tip from Robert Baker, I pass initial winder UNDER the string end, and then continue winding OVER. This way you get the slight angle relief of string winding UP the post. Seems to work great for me... Otherwise tx again.
That's the way I've been doing it for years too. I tried that method where you bring the tag end back over and lock it in place and although that method is probably the most secure, it's a pain in the ass when it's time to change string. I hated getting pinned like that. This method the strings come off with no muss and no fuss.
Thank you so much! Had my first time ever restringing my floyd rose esp, and this video saved me so much time and frustration in the headstock-end of the guitar! Works very well and looks nice as well. :)
I leave just a little more than you do - especially on the non-wound strings. A little more backing keeps it secure. I do about the same but I don't let the string touch the nut while tightening it - The string acts like a file and will wear your nut lower over the years if you tighten it while it's in its slot. Additionally, the string can be very sharp when cut and you need to be careful not to touch the pointy ends - my method is to wiggle the string until it breaks off at the tuner - never a sharp end and... after doing the same for about 20 years - folks finally believe it won't impact the integrity of the string holding on to the tuner. Clean and no risk of poking yourself. Good video -and cool looking replica. Never seen one like it.
There are a lot of good ideas and comments here...but I would NEVER suggest someone cut a wound string until it is completely wrapped around the post - as this video shows. Cutting it too soon may allow the string wrap to unwind, ruining the string. Kink first, then cut.
I'll have to give this a try, I've been snapping the high E when trying to tune a new to me Epiphone LP Special II. The high E was even missing when I bought it.
I know this video is old, but thank you so much! I finally got a Gibson Les Paul and love pretty much everything about it (except that it won't stay in tune)... Well this trick seems to have fixed that! Now if only it had some comfort carves by the neck joint and back of the body, I would say it is perfect! But those are only minor issues :)
Thank you SO much, sir. This is the most straightforward and easily understood video I've seen to wind the strings. Great camera work and explanation. I feel like a real guitarist now.
Good but i always crimp the end over too stops the wrap slipping. This method has served me well for a long time on different models. Never slips out. Good vid btw.
Why couldn't I have found this method years ago?! I tried this on my Fender and I was able to string and tune my guitar in 10 minutes using this method.
On the 3 higher strings you want to pull it back 2 tuners or 2 fret's length, and wind it over the tuner twice instead of once before winding the string under.
@@dead_memelol it's not. i've just restrung my les paul using this method as first taught by JB's tech. it worked extremely well, no slipping at all, and there's no difference in doing 3 higher strings (G, B, E), ie. the same one tuner length as shown in the clip.
That's kinda neat, I always guessed on the extra string length lol. Basically start with the big-E and the tuner hole facing sideways from the neck. Run string through the post, then grab the string over the first pickup and pull it up roughly the distance from the web of my thumb to the tip of my middle finger. Bend/kink the string at the post in the direction of the nut and bend the antenna up away from the guitar and start winding. Make sure the string winds down the post so the taper of the post forces string to slid up locking it in the post. Once the string is tight, bend the antenna back and forth until it snaps just inside the post not leaving anything to stab you. No need for clippers. Repeat for each string but I progressively pull the string up about an extra half to inch as the string size gets smaller. It's an art
That's for a strat style strait 6 tuner set up. On a 3x3 set up I do the same until I get to the G string and pull it the same as I did the D. Then about progressively 1/2" less for B and E strings.
Good video. It's the way I've always done it, but I checked out this video just to see if there's another method. Les Pauls have no tuning issues if you know how to string and you lube the nut properly (I use a syringe to apply a very small drop of bicycle chain lube just where the string meets the slot and then wipe off any excess, and I do the same at the bridge where the string meets the saddle).
This is how I found my strings installed on my Custom Shop Les Paul when it was new, so it would seem that's the ordained Gibson way of putting strings on at the factory. I do copy it; it makes a lot of sense. Between the fact that the hollow curve of the string post tends to push the string under tension towards the center, and the fact that the pull through part of the string gets squeezed between the upper and lower wraps, that will hold the string in place. Add to that the natural roughness of the string winds and the 90 degree upward bend and that string ain't going nowhere.
This method is actually described in the manual chiming with my PRS 408. It works fine with any guitar. Tuning stability depends on many things (tuners, nut, bridge...) so using this method may not solve the problem one has, but still will be an improvement
Thank you so much for this! It works really well, I just string up my Ibanez Gio GAX70 (Pretty similar to a Gibson SG) with his method. I'll be doing this from now on!
Very nice. Sixty years I've been playing guitar (Ars longa, etc.) - never really satisfied with the way I wrap the strings but also never doing anything about it. This is indeed easy and simple enough to remember the next time I need a change of strings. Thanks much.
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I pulled this video up ready to restring my guitar with the pack of strings my dad just picked up for me... I open the pack and see a really thick string so I looked further and found that my dad had bought me bass strings
the guy lol
Oh crap!! That's a awakening!! Did you try to put it on or?? 🤔 😂😂😂✌️✌️🎸❤️
You could join a Seasick Steve tribute 😂
There is no guitar only 6 string BASS
Drop A it is!
I’m actually in shock. I’ve played for 13 years and never used this technique. I got a Gibson SG last year and was super annoyed that the G string kept going out of tune. Anyway, I did a test run on this with my Epiphone SG (probably not played this guitar in 5 years) cleaned it up, restrung it with this method, bam! No issues with it at all, tried tuning in E standard, Eb Standard and drop C, all with absolutely no tuning stability issues. Great, I cant wait to restring my Gibson now!
So this solved tuning issues for you? This is what i am having
Drop C? That's my current fav... but I find if you don't change to the appropriate string gauge for that low, not only will you have tuning stability problems due to lack on tension on the strings, but you'll have lot of trouble intonating properly as the strings will bend out of pitch as you fret them... proper strings... problem fixed! (I'm using D'addario 12-60s... but you don't have to go that far if it's a tad extreme for you, but 11-54 or something will do... but 12-60 feels more like normal tension for me, especially on that low string (which can be a problem), which is what you prob want)
Oh snap, I've had my SG for a couple of months and I'm about to restring for the first time. My G string is an absolute pain in the neck, it goes out of tune if I look at it funny, nevermind try to play something more than two minutes long. Fingers crossed I get the same results as you.
yeah, we more or less created a spring around the tuning pole, making the string prone to tune down. Floyd Rose player problem
great to see I'm not the only one who has guitars with dust on them.
haha! Yeah, in editing I was pretty surprised how dusty they were. It shows way more under the studio lighting as well. :-O
Have to admit I got a bit distracted by that, I hate dust and having the strings off lets me enjoy a small victory in the neverending battle with it.
It's always my favorite guitars with dust under the strings, and around the pickups..they never see a case and I use more affordable gear at the few gigs I may do
Dust is where the magic is. Never remove dust on a headstock.
Short, simple, to the point, not 15mins long thank you!
Just restrung my acoustic like this and it worked great! This beats my previous method of winding at random and hoping for the best. 15 years of playing guitar and now I no longer dread restringing my guitars. Thank you for making this video.
That was how I ended up doing them
Putting them on and winding and hope it ended up OK.
Many videos you can see whats going on, just the guys ugly face.
Man, I was literally about to take off the gibson deluxe tuners off my 94 nighthawk custom and replace them with klusons and came across this, now it stays in perfect tune! Saved my brokeass 100 bucks..
Thank God for youtube
This is a good method. The only thing is, in your opening shot of one already done, it clearly shows all winds are under the string. Later your new one shows the winds over and under, as it should be.
He was showing the new way on a guitar strung the old way I believe...
FINALLY!!! This is the only and best way. Forget the two Z bends and the locking loop as that only creates problems.. Stick with what works.. Thanks intheblues, this one goes to eleven.
If your headstock angle is extreme, you can do this in reverse so that the final turn is on top instead of the bottom. That will give your strings a straighter angle which will also increase tuning stability (or, at least, in my experince).
This is what I was told to do to fix part of the G string issue by Robert Baker initially then reaffirmed by others. The 3x3 headstocks you wind the unwrapped strings UP the post. Can still do the wrap under/around to lock it to start... but go up above. Can also give the tuner side of the nut a little relief on the D & G to relieve the break angle (just do NOT make the groove deeper!) and lube 'em up with graphite pencil.
YES!! I also wrap up instead of down improves the angle. I also installed s string tree at the top of the tension nut cover to hold the strings more in line with the nut, works great and didn't cost anything because I take em off my six in line heads anyway.
It may be over play, but I've switched ALL my bridges to roller style saddles, and started using brass nuts as well. Sound better, maybe? But for me it's my little "mojo" that gives me a little mental boost.
@@MarcMercier1971 if you’re having problems with the G string to just knock and you’re nut out of the glue. Then restring a guitar and tune to pitch. Then move out around until you find the perfect spot where your G string is in tune at the second fret. the 12th fret and open.
Sorry for the super late bump, but how should I wind if my break angle is extreme but I have a locking nut? Would the method in the video make more sense to increase pressure on the nut, thus reducing how much they go out of tune after locking the nut?
Winding up sounds like a good idea in theory (and I've just completed this now on my LP) but it's hard to keep the string windings high on the post ie higher than the last wind especially on the three high strings G B E. Also, I think I need up-close glasses! At the same time, I can see that it works with the angle. It's definitely harder and more time consuming for me to do.
I've done it this way for about 45 years, I've NEVER had a string slip.
Paul Stutt true story.I too have been doing it that way since the late 60s. Never had a problem.
@@fenderbender9922 Pff I've been doing this since mid to late nineteenth century. Who's this Slip fellow?
Paul Stutt I have NOT done this ever, and neither have I..... Gimmicks.
@@fzdreaddy Napalm is nothing but a gimmick.... the world is nothing but a gimmick. Yes........ we use gimmicks.
@@foxguy67 ;-)
I've been using this method for years and it's solid. I never did the over the top loop this way but simply kinked the string 90 then started winding first over the top then under. Same result, but your way looks better!
Good one, just used this on my acoustic, tunes up and stays there sooner than the previous 100 windings I had.
Thanks for this brother. I just restrung my guitar with this method you showed, and so far it seems to be holding tune very well. Cheers!
This fixed the issue with my G sting slipping out of tune on my Les Paul all the time. Seriously good stuff. Thank you : )
I was taught this by my guitar teacher in 1985 and never knew there was any other way. Secure as can be, never had an issue.
I am totally hopeless at changing strings, always let our tech do it, but I just tried this method, wow, I am astounded, excellent advice, thank you.
Bruh... I just saw my whole life of stringing guitars the wrong way flash before my eyes. THANK YOU for leading me to the light. ( -\
I've been using this since a couple of months and it works really, really great. My cheap guitars with really cheap tuners keep the intonation really good, even while recording a solo with many takes of the same part (with bendings)
Wow this revolutionary! When I get home i'm gonna string my 12 string this way so I can stop some of the tuning instability i'm having
I've been doing this with most of my guitars for over 30 years. Works best if you keep tension while winding.
He left slack that will slip or unwind, I also don't like the hand wrap around for the same reason.
I just tried this method, thanks Shane. Wow, for years I've been using the luthiers knot and I thought it was the holy grail.......this way is much more stable and it works like a charm! Thank you!
On Gibsons, I think it's better to wind UP to top of peg. This reduces the angle of the string from nut to tuning peg. I like to add string lube/nut sauce, and would definitely want if I went with this sharp angle (winding down).
Fenders don't matter as much because the headstock doesn't create the angle like Gibsons do.
I hope nut sauce isn't what the name suggests.
My buddy showed me this a month ago. I've done it on epiphone, and on stratocaster and it worked great on both.
This is my first-week playing guitar. This really helps. Thank You!
This is the only correct way to string up a guitar...
Of any brand, or style!
Solid body or accoustic!
Ive been using this method for over 50 years!
This is the best description I have found ever for restringing. Thanks for taking the time to record it and post it up.
I just got a new Takamine acoustic whose strings were wound perfectly and went looking for how to do that. This video is the exact secret. Thanks so much.
My newly-purchased Eastman Goldtop arrived strung like this. I had always (35 years) did the one-tuner post length part, but I never followed up with wrapping it underneath everything. The Eastman has been played for four days now and has yet to go out of tune. Between that, and finding this video, I am about to restring a few more of my working guitars this way as well. Great video bud.
Out of all the videos I have seen using different methods this is the one I am choosing to restring my Epiphone Les Paul.
That was brilliant
Ive seen a lot of these.
That was very quick and to the point
And the camera was on the winding all the time, so we could see what was happening.
I can't wait to try it.
Worked like a champ! My Les Paul tuning stability is much better, but I think I'll take a few more wraps on the high strings.
Thanks for showing us this Shane. Been following for a while and playing for 20 years and I’ve never really found a string winding method I’ve loved. Excited to try this out!
This is how I have done it for almost 20 years.
I have had several people tell me I'm doing it wrong and should use "the locking method", but I've sever seen a reason to bother
In my eyes, this method keeps the string wind perfectly round which means the tuning response will be even, where other methods involve the string wrapping over itself creating an uneven wrap which can shift or respond differently.
I play on guitar 10,5 years and still don't like changing my strings (As I use Elixir strings, I change it maybe 4 times per year max, cuz they are amazingly hard to break and still fresh! Love it!). This is THAT metod, that really helps me a lot and from now, changing strings on my guitars is not hell anymore! Thanks, mate! :)
8 years later and this is still amazing🤷🏻♂️
That's ingenious. I always lock it like you but I usually have 4-5 windings on each post. That measuring of 1 rubber length extra is magic!
The reason behind this method is the strings are also easy to remove quickly if need be. They aren't locked tight or complicated to take off if one breaks. :-) Thanks for the comments man, glad you liked it.
Thanks for the vid, Been playing for 17 years and never bothered learning how to string my own guitar. Now i know :)
Now I want to re-wind strings on my guitar. Really was searching for a guide to wind them Beautiful. Thanks!
You're welcome man. You'll also find taking the strings off with this method easy too. :-)
Thank you for the great video! I watched a video from Gibson on this topic but they didn’t show this technique close up like you did. Much appreciated!
OK i been buying locking tuners because I am so bad at this. Just got an older 335 so did not want to change tuners. THIS WAS SO EASY AND WORKED GREAT thanks!
Thanks for this very practical and no-nonsense video mate. Very good trick, cheers :)
I just did this just now. I’m hoping that this fix my tuning problems on my two Les Paul customs.😊
Thanks for the video! I played all through my teens and early 20's but stopped playing daily a long time ago, so just getting back into things - this method just fixed my tuning issues on SG I've been fighting. Can't believe that I hadn't heard of it before!
I like this method best of all those I've been watching since I cocked up my first attempt on one of my own guitars recently. Thanks for the demo mate.
Been doing this for thirty years. Just seemed like the right thing to do.
So badass. That's awesome dood, completely solved my intonation issues. thank you!
Thanks for the video, as I've recently picked up my guitar(s) again I'll try this approach the next time some re-stringing is needed.
Thank you !
Stringing a hofner club bass, due to the strings being so thin I needed to see how to do it.
Your technique is so simple to follow as was the demonstration. Cheers mate..!
(Already wasted $110 on a set of flat wounds that I strung incorrectly, when I restrung those strings, correctly, ((ball ends all horizontal in the floating bridge))the G snapped.)
Now I have no fear :)
This is perfect. It's also forever been known as "the pincer" method. Obviously, it works for the modern slot-through Fender tuners too. It's how the old pros made a locking tuner out of an old non-locking tuner!
I've been using this method for years. This is the best video explaining it I've seen!
Thanks I wanted to show people different angles and make it as easy to follow the first time you do it as possible. The video I watched wasn't as easily explained as this one. Many thanks mate. :)
+intheblues
Thank YOU for all the great videos!
This is a good method, and it's still easy to take the strings off the next time you change them.
Very interesting, will def give this a go on the next string change.
I always go for about twice that much slack - sometimes I like to go down a half step or a step - but outside of that this is perfect.
I just did this on my V and it works great! Thanks.
Came here in 2021. Been stringing guitars since 1991. This is perfect 👌
Always love your vids and advice Shane. Only point i'd add is, as per tip from Robert Baker, I pass initial winder UNDER the string end, and then continue winding OVER. This way you get the slight angle relief of string winding UP the post. Seems to work great for me... Otherwise tx again.
Thanks for this. Makes things a bit easier. Changing strings is definitely the worst part about playing guitar!
Very helpful video. Thanks for posting
That's the way I've been doing it for years too. I tried that method where you bring the tag end back over and lock it in place and although that method is probably the most secure, it's a pain in the ass when it's time to change string. I hated getting pinned like that. This method the strings come off with no muss and no fuss.
Great! Thanks!
Why wouldn’t this method work on a Strat for example?
Thank you so much! Had my first time ever restringing my floyd rose esp, and this video saved me so much time and frustration in the headstock-end of the guitar! Works very well and looks nice as well. :)
thanks! now i feel more confident to restring my gibby 57 ri (never had it restring for 6 years)
I leave just a little more than you do - especially on the non-wound strings. A little more backing keeps it secure. I do about the same but I don't let the string touch the nut while tightening it - The string acts like a file and will wear your nut lower over the years if you tighten it while it's in its slot. Additionally, the string can be very sharp when cut and you need to be careful not to touch the pointy ends - my method is to wiggle the string until it breaks off at the tuner - never a sharp end and... after doing the same for about 20 years - folks finally believe it won't impact the integrity of the string holding on to the tuner. Clean and no risk of poking yourself. Good video -and cool looking replica. Never seen one like it.
There are a lot of good ideas and comments here...but I would NEVER suggest someone cut a wound string until it is completely wrapped around the post - as this video shows. Cutting it too soon may allow the string wrap to unwind, ruining the string. Kink first, then cut.
I am always cutting it first, since 15 years 🤔
@@Gitarrist85 me too you're fine.
you explained it better in 3 minutes than 1 hour worth of videos. Thanks
I'll have to give this a try, I've been snapping the high E when trying to tune a new to me Epiphone LP Special II. The high E was even missing when I bought it.
I have used this method for decades. I read it in an Ibanez owners manuals long ago.
I know this video is old, but thank you so much! I finally got a Gibson Les Paul and love pretty much everything about it (except that it won't stay in tune)... Well this trick seems to have fixed that! Now if only it had some comfort carves by the neck joint and back of the body, I would say it is perfect! But those are only minor issues :)
I like this method too. I have been doing this for a long time. Also learned from the Internet.
I’ve been doing this for years, except I pull it back from the nut to the first fret, which answers the question about the G and D strings.
This is HOW we do it in our shop!
Joe's Tech is my tech,so now I know all my guitars are strung up! It takes no time at all ,just money!
This works well... I have been stringing like this for 25+ years.
Thank you SO much, sir. This is the most straightforward and easily understood video I've seen to wind the strings. Great camera work and explanation. I feel like a real guitarist now.
I use this method too. On the B and high E, I go over twice.
Good but i always crimp the end over too stops the wrap slipping. This method has served me well for a long time on different models. Never slips out. Good vid btw.
Why couldn't I have found this method years ago?! I tried this on my Fender and I was able to string and tune my guitar in 10 minutes using this method.
Best video I've ever seen! ♥
Admit.... you didnt do the higher strings in the video cause you KNOW they will be a hassle to as nicely as the bottoms ;)
Haha yeah I always find the high strings a twat to do and I have just ordered a set of 8s so I'm a bit wound up about restringing now
i see what you did there
On the 3 higher strings you want to pull it back 2 tuners or 2 fret's length, and wind it over the tuner twice instead of once before winding the string under.
n122vu Is that actually true? Why do so?
@@dead_memelol it's not. i've just restrung my les paul using this method as first taught by JB's tech. it worked extremely well, no slipping at all, and there's no difference in doing 3 higher strings (G, B, E), ie. the same one tuner length as shown in the clip.
That's kinda neat, I always guessed on the extra string length lol. Basically start with the big-E and the tuner hole facing sideways from the neck. Run string through the post, then grab the string over the first pickup and pull it up roughly the distance from the web of my thumb to the tip of my middle finger. Bend/kink the string at the post in the direction of the nut and bend the antenna up away from the guitar and start winding. Make sure the string winds down the post so the taper of the post forces string to slid up locking it in the post. Once the string is tight, bend the antenna back and forth until it snaps just inside the post not leaving anything to stab you. No need for clippers. Repeat for each string but I progressively pull the string up about an extra half to inch as the string size gets smaller. It's an art
That's for a strat style strait 6 tuner set up. On a 3x3 set up I do the same until I get to the G string and pull it the same as I did the D. Then about progressively 1/2" less for B and E strings.
Good video. It's the way I've always done it, but I checked out this video just to see if there's another method. Les Pauls have no tuning issues if you know how to string and you lube the nut properly (I use a syringe to apply a very small drop of bicycle chain lube just where the string meets the slot and then wipe off any excess, and I do the same at the bridge where the string meets the saddle).
I like it! This was exactly what I was looking for...thanks
been doing this for years, my favorite way to do it
This was super helpful.
Absolutely fantastic way to string my Les Paul. Best method and I’ve tried them all. Locks the strings in place and nice n tidy. Thanks for sharing 👍
This is how I found my strings installed on my Custom Shop Les Paul when it was new, so it would seem that's the ordained Gibson way of putting strings on at the factory. I do copy it; it makes a lot of sense. Between the fact that the hollow curve of the string post tends to push the string under tension towards the center, and the fact that the pull through part of the string gets squeezed between the upper and lower wraps, that will hold the string in place. Add to that the natural roughness of the string winds and the 90 degree upward bend and that string ain't going nowhere.
This method is actually described in the manual chiming with my PRS 408. It works fine with any guitar. Tuning stability depends on many things (tuners, nut, bridge...) so using this method may not solve the problem one has, but still will be an improvement
Been winding all my guitars this way for a while 👍🏼
My gibson sg from grohns was strung this way when i got it. Thanks for showing me how to do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've been away from the scene for a long while so I needed a quick and precise refresher. Thanks man.
Thanks i use this method now works like a charm
Great video - cheers Shane.
To the point without unnecessary babble. Also thank you for the camera angle.
Thank you so much for this! It works really well, I just string up my Ibanez Gio GAX70 (Pretty similar to a Gibson SG) with his method. I'll be doing this from now on!
Thanks for the tip, I tried this method and it's very easy!
Always done it like this, except I measure the length by frets.
Thanks. I'll do that when I change my strings next.
Very nice. Sixty years I've been playing guitar (Ars longa, etc.) - never really satisfied with the way I wrap the strings but also never doing anything about it. This is indeed easy and simple enough to remember the next time I need a change of strings. Thanks much.
The easiest and perfect way to string. Thanks!