How NOT to wind strings

[Ffreddy]

What is crazy to me is that they are all wound exactly the same. Each string has an identical birds nest of string wound in the same way. It has to be intentional. It is almost kind of beautiful......

 

[esa372]

What is crazy to me is that they are all wound exactly the same. Each string has an identical birds nest of string wound in the same way. It has to be intentional. It is almost kind of beautiful......

...a bit like your avatar.

 

[Ffreddy]

That bass does look like it was strung by a kraken....

 

[Schlyder]

LOL just wow.

 

[bassbully]

What a mess. BB king did the same thing on his guitars.

 

[BurnOut]

You have to use the Whole string provided, or your tone will suffer

 

[JesseVMT]

 

[Jrussblues]

I don't have the time to wind a string that many times. That said, it actually looks like the final wrap is around only the tuning peg, not sure if that was luck or planning but bravo for the YouTuber if I'm correct. Nice work.

 

[Canadian APII]

I call hoax. I've never had a set of strings that had that much excess.

 

[mikeyjm2]

 

[bobalu]

On the plus side, when your strings wear out you just unwind and pull through the bridge, then loop around and tie it off at the bridge (no need for ball ends). New string set without the hassle of removing. Brilliant and not yet patented I'd guess! Or maybe he just used his corded power drill to wind them on at install....

 

[el_Bajo_Verde]

I've seen one like that before. It was a prison bass brought to me for repair. The inmates are allowed no tools.

I imagine they probably aren't allowed to have the cut-off ends of steel core strings either.

Did a few years...we just bent the string until it breaks. Throw the excess in the trash. Trust me, anyone who earned music room privileges would not do anything to jeopardize it. It took a full year of steady employment and zero disciplinary infractions to earn

 

[BlueTalon]

Jeez!
Most know to cut the strings before you install them!

He'll figure it out. This might be his first time ever putting new strings on.

 

[Morris2103]

Ewwww

 

[punchdrunk]

Repulsive... Here, this will help balance it out.(I never cut the strings either)

 

[BlueTalon]

That looks very neat, but it's still a couple too many winds for my taste. (Your two lowest strings look like they're starting to climb the previous wind before leaving the post.)

 

[punchdrunk]

That looks very neat, but it's still a couple too many winds for my taste. (Your two lowest strings look like they're starting to climb the previous wind before leaving the post.)

I tend to prefer it that way as it creates the maximum amount of downward angle once the string passes over the nut. (The benefits of that being debatable of coarse)

 

[Watchootognbout]

That looks very neat, but it's still a couple too many winds for my taste. (Your two lowest strings look like they're starting to climb the previous wind before leaving the post.)

You and I both.
I do not start the winding way up at the top of the post.

 

[BlueTalon]

I tend to prefer it that way as it creates the maximum amount of downward angle once the string passes over the nut. (The benefits of that being debatable of coarse)

Oh, I understand that idea. I do the same thing, just not with as many winds.

 

[Slevage]

Better than improperly cutting them-- I damaged the windings a couple times until I learned how to cut them.

YouTube wasn't around in 1971.