I keep seeing them recommended by random YouTubers in "guitar hack" or "gift ideas for a guitarist" type of videos (I know I am very productive when I work from home). I just don't get why you'd need one. I am perfectly capable of turning a tuning peg with my fingers and I don't change my strings enough that saving 10 seconds every time I do is really going to change my life.
I keep seeing them recommended by random YouTubers in "guitar hack" or "gift ideas for a guitarist" type of videos (I know I am very productive when I work from home). I just don't get why you'd need one. I am perfectly capable of turning a tuning peg with my fingers and I don't change my strings enough that saving 10 seconds every time I do is really going to change my life.
Am I missing out?
I personally find changing strings on a guitar without locking tuners to be much easier with a peg winder.
There is no real need for them with locking tuners, imo.
They're not a necessity, but the ones with the cutters are pretty convenient. It's nice to have if you're fond of making guitars that would go in the hack jobs thread
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I used to work in a music shop and I definitely needed the string winders there. I had to restring hundreds of guitars in the 18 years until the shop had to close. If you only change your strings twice in a year you don't necessarily need a string winder.
if you have the split post tuners like on a lot of fenders, the winders can help reduce how often the string jumps off the post when doing the initial wind.
Achtane wrote:They're not a necessity, but the ones with the cutters are pretty convenient. It's nice to have if you're fond of making guitars that would go in the hack jobs thread
Yeah I wouldn't necessarily go for a string winder on its own but the winder+cutter combo tool is super handy tbh. Good investment of $10
Pepe wrote:I used to work in a music shop and I definitely needed the string winders there. I had to restring hundreds of guitars in the 18 years until the shop had to close. If you only change your strings twice in a year you don't necessarily need a string winder.
If your job involves restringing multiple guitars a week then it definitely makes sense to me.
I probably don't restring my guitars enough, but maybe I should invest in one with wire cutters and an acoustic peg puller.
I always found the winders with an included cutter annoying. I ended up buying a fantastic cutter that can cut electric bass strings like butter (Chess Tools CT-413).
MrNovember wrote:I just don't get why you'd need one.
Speed.
MrNovember wrote:I just don't get why you'd need one. I am perfectly capable of turning a tuning peg with my fingers and I don't change my strings enough that saving 10 seconds every time I do is really going to change my life.
I am very productive when I work from home). I just don't get why you'd need one. I am perfectly capable of turning a tuning peg with my fingers and I don't change my strings enough that saving 10 seconds every time I do is really going to change my life. 
