How to Change Strings on Jag w/ Vintage Style Tuning Machine

Post by **Mike** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:02 pm

ARGH.

Klusons are amazing tuners. They're not hard to string, they're way easier than "regular" Fender tuners. Just man up and do it properly, they look so clean and lovely when you get it right.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:08 pm

Mike wrote:Klusons are amazing tuners. They're not hard to string, they're way easier than "regular" Fender tuners. Just man up and do it properly, they look so clean and lovely when you get it right.

Totally. It makes the strings proper easy and clean to wind, although I always have mega problems with the high e slipping out while I'm winding it.

rrrob9 · Post by **rrrob9** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:14 pm

rrrob9 wrote:Great if you get caught short at a rehearsal or gig without any wire cutters handy.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:56 pm

just play 13's and you won't break strings?

fucking christ. i will convert all of you one day.

i don't think i have broken a string in 10 years

Post by **Doog** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:57 pm

13s are great for chords.

AND THAT'S IT.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:12 pm

rrrob9 wrote:
rrrob9 wrote:Great if you get caught short at a rehearsal or gig without any wire cutters handy.

Why don't you have wire cutters or a pair of needle nosed pliers with a wire cutter attachment in your guitar gig bag/hard case?

Because you're a fucking n00b. It would be essential kit even with standard tuners for getting rid of excess string.

Also double quoting (and yourself at that) = really poor show.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:22 pm

the less wrapings you have the better.
if you have half a wrap on your tuner that would be best, its slotted, its going nowhere, no need to wrap it abunch and have it slip in and out of tune.

rrrob9 · Post by **rrrob9** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:36 pm

Mike wrote:Why don't you have wire cutters or a pair of needle nosed pliers with a wire cutter attachment in your guitar gig bag/hard case?

Because you're a fucking n00b.

You haven't met very many musicians, have you?

Mike wrote: It would be essential kit even with standard tuners for getting rid of excess string.

Rock'n'roll!

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:38 pm

Not being prepared for gigs does not equal rock and roll.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:40 pm

rrrob9 wrote:
Mike wrote:Why don't you have wire cutters or a pair of needle nosed pliers with a wire cutter attachment in your guitar gig bag/hard case?

Because you're a fucking n00b.

You haven't met very many musicians, have you?

Mike wrote: It would be essential kit even with standard tuners for getting rid of excess string.
Rock'n'roll!

Cretin.

Most musicians that are serious about their craft have the ability to restring an instrument at a gig or rehearsal. A drummer without a drum key is a shit drummer.

rrrob9 · Post by **rrrob9** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:54 pm

Mike wrote:Most musicians that are serious about their craft have the ability to restring an instrument at a gig or rehearsal.

If they are so "serious about their craft" would it harm them to do this without a pair of wire cutters, if needed?

A drummer without a drum key is a shit drummer.

Hmm.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:12 pm

you guys need to re-think where you are coming from.

me and mike will always win with our powers combined

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:14 pm

i have had random people come up to me at work and ask what kind of drums i play....we take care of our own. we don't need you fucking premadonna guitarists n shit

Post by **Mike** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:18 pm

Totes. Drum keys should be on fucking keyrings.

Just like every guitarist should have at least some snips and allen keys with him at all times.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:19 pm

ooooooooooooooooor

play 13's

Armchair Bronco · Post by **Armchair Bronco** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:26 pm

Another tip I saw on a different site was to use a small coin as a wedge in the slot to hold the string in place while tightening it up.

I might try to make a real wedge out of some hardwood just to keep down the scratches, but either way -- it's a good idea.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:41 pm

Armchair Bronco wrote:Another tip I saw on a different site was to use a small coin as a wedge in the slot to hold the string in place while tightening it up.

I might try to make a real wedge out of some hardwood just to keep down the scratches, but either way -- it's a good idea.

just hold the post and the string in place with your right thumb and forefinger, and turn the peg with your left. i wouldn't bother mucking around with wedges unless you've got no thumbs. if someone has to stick a coin in a vintage style tuner to fit a string they probably don't have the motor skills required to play an instrument.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:45 pm

LISTEN TO HIM

Armchair Bronco · Post by **Armchair Bronco** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:05 pm

stewart wrote:...if someone has to stick a coin in a vintage style tuner to fit a string they probably don't have the motor skills required to play an instrument.

Thanks, but no thanks. I'll use a wedge next time around. Fifteen minutes of mucking around with an errant high E string was enough to convince me to use every tool at my disposal next time around, including a winder and a wooden wedge.

This has nothing to do with physical dexterity or motor skills -- rather, I'm trying to save what's left of my sanity and avoid having to visit a psycho-therapist after stringing up my Jaguar!

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:43 pm

Practice, after you know what to do they're the easiest tuners to string up.