i have a question for everybody ...

when you put strings on a guitar with a double locking bridge , do you clip the ball end , or put the string in backwards ...with the ball end at the tuners ?

i am an old geezer , i still prefer to cut off the ball ends off the string...call me old fashioned

how do you do it ?

Well, I personally put the stings in backwards with the ball end at the tuners. Its just easier that way.

I cut, but I think Eric is right. Prolly easier to just use the ball ends at the top. Heck, I clip both ends, so I guess it doesn't matter.

it just seems bass-akwards to me ...the ball end at the tuner....

like i said i am an old fart ....darned NEW things !!!

and if i have the ball end at the tuner ......... how can i make the cool looking rings with the left over string hanging out of the tuners ? ? ?

chuck wrote:it just seems bass-akwards to me ...the ball end at the tuner....

like i said i am an old fart ....darned NEW things !!!

and if i have the ball end at the tuner ......... how can i make the cool looking rings with the left over string hanging out of the tuners ? ? ?

Excellent point.

I especially like it when I am admiring the string coil rings up close and then they unravel and gouge out my eye. Good times!

OH YEA !!!!
good times indeed .
has anybody seen my eye patch ?

OK, here is my rational for having the ball end at the tuners.

Let's say you clip the ball end off, you have 3 options:

1) You can clip the excess string off the headstock, but you always want to leave a lil bit in case of slippage. So you end up with this tiny finger pricker of death poking out of each tuner.

2) You can do nothing and leave the excess sticking out. This WILL put your eye out. There are no pirate guitar players Arrrg.

3) You can coil up the excess in a little gayed up ring.

Eric wrote:OK, here is my rational for having the ball end at the tuners.

Let's say you clip the ball end off, you have 3 options:

1) You can clip the excess string off the headstock, but you always want to leave a lil bit in case of slippage. So you end up with this tiny finger pricker of death poking out of each tuner.

2) You can do nothing and leave the excess sticking out. This WILL put your eye out. There are no pirate guitar players Arrrg.

3) You can coil up the excess in a little gayed up ring.

HEY pal .....just because YOU dont like the cool little frootloop string rings on my guitars , there is no need to have an attitude ...AARRRGGG
i am not winking , i just poked my eye , and it hurts !

Eric wrote:1) You can clip the excess string off the headstock, but you always want to leave a lil bit in case of slippage. So you end up with this tiny finger pricker of death poking out of each tuner.

Ah...the demise of many a guitarist.

Actually, here is a tip. Once you have your strings on, instead of clipping the end off with cutters, grab the excess string and work it back and forth at the capstan. it will work-harden the string causing it to break off right at the capstan, thus, no finger-pricker of death.

Puddleglum wrote:

Eric wrote:1) You can clip the excess string off the headstock, but you always want to leave a lil bit in case of slippage. So you end up with this tiny finger pricker of death poking out of each tuner.

Ah...the demise of many a guitarist.

Actually, here is a tip. Once you have your strings on, instead of clipping the end off with cutters, grab the excess string and work it back and forth at the capstan. it will work-harden the string causing it to break off right at the capstan, thus, no finger-pricker of death.

that finger poke of death makes your finger so stinkin sore for days !!!
thats one reason i started doing the loopty loop manuver....that and Vinnie Moore did it , and it looked cool.

didnt Ritchie Blackmore also do the loopty loops?

Umm...I kinda think you, Chuck, talking about loopty-loops, has got to be some sort of cosmic violation that will only end in tragedy. Please stop.

Puddleglum wrote:Umm...I kinda think you, Chuck, talking about loopty-loops, has got to be some sort of cosmic violation that will only end in tragedy. Please stop.

hahahahahaha...ok pal i wont say l****y l***s ever again...sorry


the string rings ARE a pain in the arse ....but i like the way they look ...no matter what that eric guy thinks.
you gotta watch that guy ....he's mean !
....darned bass players , you just cant trust 'em

Puddleglum wrote:I cut, but I think Eric is right. Prolly easier to just use the ball ends at the top. Heck, I clip both ends, so I guess it doesn't matter.

You an' me both!

Puddleglum wrote:

Eric wrote:1) You can clip the excess string off the headstock, but you always want to leave a lil bit in case of slippage. So you end up with this tiny finger pricker of death poking out of each tuner.

Ah...the demise of many a guitarist.

Actually, here is a tip. Once you have your strings on, instead of clipping the end off with cutters, grab the excess string and work it back and forth at the capstan. it will work-harden the string causing it to break off right at the capstan, thus, no finger-pricker of death.

What I do is: after the strings are all tuned, give 'em all a 90 degree outward turn so they're all facing outwards from the headstock. That way, i know NEVER to grab the guitar head-on by grabbing at the headstock.

chuck wrote:

Puddleglum wrote:Umm...I kinda think you, Chuck, talking about loopty-loops, has got to be some sort of cosmic violation that will only end in tragedy. Please stop.

hahahahahaha...ok pal i wont say l****y l***s ever again...sorry


the string rings ARE a pain in the arse ....but i like the way they look ...no matter what that eric guy thinks.
you gotta watch that guy ....he's mean !
....darned bass players , you just cant trust 'em

All in good fun my friend, but there is an alternative to string castration.