Clarky Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Glad to see I'm not the only lazy sod who can't be @rsed to cut strings to size when putting them on a bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 I never chop single ball strings down, either. I just make sure they're wound from the top of the peg downwards & make sure by holding the string down with a finger near the peg during final winding. Easy. Even easier still, my headless basses take no chopping at all. Just fit the double ball ends and the amazingly designed bridge units do the rest for me Rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protium Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 I have to have 3 winds of string on each peg :wacko: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted October 15, 2008 Author Share Posted October 15, 2008 [quote name='Protium' post='307441' date='Oct 15 2008, 10:31 PM']I have to have 3 winds of string on each peg :wacko:[/quote] The Bass Day ad has 8 winds - you can never be too sure (or too lazy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 I find it strangely annoying as well.....must go as i have go and put some things in a neat row Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 The Daisy Rock I bought on ebay at the weekend (see my thread on crappy packaging) had the crappy strings wound like this: [attachment=14844:daisy_elite.JPG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOD2 Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 [quote name='Clarky' post='307448' date='Oct 15 2008, 10:40 PM']The Bass Day ad has 8 winds - you can never be too sure (or too lazy)[/quote] Try doing that with the low B on a 5-string Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 I don't like to have many more than 3 winds, maybe 4 on a string, i dunno why, it just looks neat. I hate those guitarists that don't cut their strings down, they REALLY piss me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazm Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 2 winds anything else is a waste and goes outta tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosebass Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 too much string wrap.....maybe the cause of neck dive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 I have to have mine neat too, I am sad twat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I think I read somewhere that the more winds you have on a string post, the better the sustain. I very much doubt that this is true, however I can understand the relative merits of winding it on more than once at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_u_y_* Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 [quote name='Protium' post='307441' date='Oct 15 2008, 10:31 PM']I have to have 3 winds of string on each peg :wacko:[/quote] Me too... 3-4 inches of excess string is the perfect for the amount of wind I find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBobTTD Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 On top of the poor stringing technique, it looks like the tuner hole is way too big for the tuner. Tsk tsk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I get a string cut it down put it on the bass then tune it. Am I the only one who doesn't measure or count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggy Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 [quote name='Jase' post='307515' date='Oct 16 2008, 12:43 AM']I have to have mine neat too, I am sad twat![/quote] Me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='307591' date='Oct 16 2008, 08:43 AM']I get a string cut it down put it on the bass then tune it. Am I the only one who doesn't measure or count?[/quote] No, I don't measure or count ... or cut it down either! My basses generally have 2cm thick balls of red fluff (TI Flats have red endings) around the string posts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 3 turns on the post for me. It has to be neat. Call it OCD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexclaber Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 With Sperzel tuners you should only have about a quarter to half a turn on the post. Yes, it's quite scary, I keep thinking the string will come off mid-gig. But it never does - change in mindset required... Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 [quote name='alexclaber' post='307695' date='Oct 16 2008, 10:26 AM']With Sperzel tuners you should only have about a quarter to half a turn on the post. Yes, it's quite scary, I keep thinking the string will come off mid-gig. But it never does - change in mindset required... Alex[/quote] (this is the bit where I pretend I know what Sperzel tuners are) Oh yeah Sperzel tuners you can't go wrong, + 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeefChief Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I've never changed a bass string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peted Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I'm glad I'm not the only one who was disgusted by the windings on the headstock picture on the BassDay ad. I make sure that my strings are chopped about 2" past the tuning peg, this gives me about 1.5 turns when up to concert pitch. Not only does this look so much neater, but I also feel that it improves string tension (could entirely be psychological...). I've never had a string come off of a tuning peg and I do tend to dig in quite hard while playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexclaber Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 [quote name='peted' post='307714' date='Oct 16 2008, 10:51 AM']...I also feel that it improves string tension (could entirely be psychological...)[/quote] It doesn't change static string tension but it can slightly change the feel of the string when playing by reducing the compliance of the string (due to the windings round the post compressing and/or the strings round the post stretching). I noticed a significant change in feel when going from a headless Steinberger type bass to a conventional bass, despite matching scale lengths and strings. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 [quote name='alexclaber' post='307720' date='Oct 16 2008, 10:56 AM']It doesn't change static string tension but it can slightly change the feel of the string when playing by reducing the compliance of the string (due to the windings round the post compressing and/or the strings round the post stretching). I noticed a significant change in feel when going from a headless Steinberger type bass to a conventional bass, despite matching scale lengths and strings. Alex[/quote] Would that be the same sort of difference felt with through/back stringing and reverse headstocks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 [quote name='Protium' post='307441' date='Oct 15 2008, 10:31 PM']....I have to have 3 winds of string on each peg....[/quote] Me too, and don't you dare put my leads away either!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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