Oh, I get it. The YouTube guy is brilliant! He's stretching his underwear at the same time he stretches his strings. If we could only all be that smart and efficient.It's part of the stretching technique.
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How not to stretch strings
- Thread starter Gorn
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As to the video, I've seen articles where they advise to stretch the strings by pulling on them--but they mean like one or two quick stretches--and not that hard.
I've done that myself--but nothing as crazy as that video.
Mostly I do some side to side stretching--like I'm bending the strings, and only a couple will do.
I've done that myself--but nothing as crazy as that video.
Mostly I do some side to side stretching--like I'm bending the strings, and only a couple will do.
With that installation technique, he must go through a lot of high E strings.
anyone else hoping that the strings were going to break near his face while watching that?
I may be wrong. Perhaps there's evidence suggesting this is a useful tool...more useful than a human finger doing the same thing.....but that seems like one of the dumbest things I've ever seen.
I saw the "expert village" tag; I learned to avoid those videos at all cost on youtube many moons ago.
my first run in with these videos
my first run in with these videos
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That guitar only has 5 strings, I believe we are seeing the true origin of slap bass.
to be honest its totally unnecessary for a bass but I've used it on guitars mostly because those top strings don't feel too good when you stretch them. Also they need restringing every 2 weeks because weak babby strings.
Wow...awesome video
About that "stringstretcha" tool.
I use that basic motion with my fingers to keep the string under tension as I tighten the strings.
Not getting them set neatly on the Tuners is most of the "stretching" problems people have with new strings.
My Bass stays in tune so well that I often forget to tune it.
About that "stringstretcha" tool.
I use that basic motion with my fingers to keep the string under tension as I tighten the strings.
Not getting them set neatly on the Tuners is most of the "stretching" problems people have with new strings.
My Bass stays in tune so well that I often forget to tune it.
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Yeah, the video in the OP is stupid. All the people that say stretching is bad are stupid too. Proper stretching, much like Scott shows us in his video up-thread is not stupid. Now, run along and don't be stupid, Stupid.
The guy could have at least cleaned up his bedroom in his parents house first.
Any kid with a cheap video camera can put this stuff up. Anytime I see a kid doing this kind of video I cant watch it.
"Experts".... sheeesh.
Any kid with a cheap video camera can put this stuff up. Anytime I see a kid doing this kind of video I cant watch it.
"Experts".... sheeesh.
Wow! That’s pretty crazy. I do believe that new strings should be stretched but it should be done more gently and carefully. I gently pull up on each string a few times at the 12th fret and then retune. I repeat that a few times or until the stretching does not cause the string to go flat.
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You'll kill your strings quicker. DR even puts in their box a statement on it. Having designed a lot of bass strings myself, I tend to agree. It is just one man's opinion.
Ah now. The 'Stretcha' - seems a good idea - but, I wonder, plastic against metal - you'll just end up coating your strings with plastic, right? Compare material hardness.
As for stretching in general - I don't. When I re-string, I hold the string with as much tension as I can, at the post - so there's no initial slack on the post. Can be a pain in the arse with Warwicks, as you have to devise a method of simultaneously keeping tension the string at the post, and keeping the ball end locked into the stop at the other end - or, get a friend, or lowly servant, (i.e. the drummer) to help you.
I experience more neck movement than I'd like, this I have tested and found to be mostly due to wide variation in temperature and humidity in my house. Also, I've spent a long time finding the right gauge/make of strings, for sound, action, tension (I like a low action and stiff tension, esp. on my low B) so my poor bass's neck has had a lot of re-adjustment; for the record, I've settled on DR Hi-Beams .45-.135 - and now, apart from the atmospheric effects on the neck and strings, I rarely have to re-tune. I play both very hard, fingers/pick, and also very soft, everywhere inbetween, and have noticed a slight de-tuning when playing hard - though less with these strings.
As for stretching in general - I don't. When I re-string, I hold the string with as much tension as I can, at the post - so there's no initial slack on the post. Can be a pain in the arse with Warwicks, as you have to devise a method of simultaneously keeping tension the string at the post, and keeping the ball end locked into the stop at the other end - or, get a friend, or lowly servant, (i.e. the drummer) to help you.
I experience more neck movement than I'd like, this I have tested and found to be mostly due to wide variation in temperature and humidity in my house. Also, I've spent a long time finding the right gauge/make of strings, for sound, action, tension (I like a low action and stiff tension, esp. on my low B) so my poor bass's neck has had a lot of re-adjustment; for the record, I've settled on DR Hi-Beams .45-.135 - and now, apart from the atmospheric effects on the neck and strings, I rarely have to re-tune. I play both very hard, fingers/pick, and also very soft, everywhere inbetween, and have noticed a slight de-tuning when playing hard - though less with these strings.
I don't 'stretch' new strings, or re-strung older ones-
Just enough extra pull to seat the wraps -wound to the bottom of- the tuner posts after setting the witness points, then tune 'em up.
They don't need much after that.
Just enough extra pull to seat the wraps -wound to the bottom of- the tuner posts after setting the witness points, then tune 'em up.
They don't need much after that.
