Question about strings at neck

dpresti · Unread post by **dpresti** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 12:36 pm

i've noticed on tv and some photos that some artists, it looks like when they restring their guitar they dont cut off the extra string at the neck of the guitar. but rather that kinda put it into a circle thingy.. its hard to explain it, but its like 6 little circles?

my question is, how and why do they do this?! does it change anything? or is it just cause it looks cool?

filmdude100cms · Unread post by **filmdude100cms** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 12:40 pm

well it gives you a more laid back look, i dont know if it makes that much of a difference playing wise, but i cut mine myself.

myxomatosis · Unread post by **myxomatosis** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 12:43 pm

not sure how to explain how to do this on the internet - but you roll your excess string into a cirlce until its the size you ant it, then you pull the end of the string in the circle, then wrap it back out, then in again. It shold stay. It doesn't do anything except make it less annoying if you don't have anything to cut the strings with.

dpresti · Unread post by **dpresti** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 12:51 pm

hmmm, it might be tough/worthless but i'm gonna try it right now.. i saw it on jason mraz's guitar and thought it looked cool.. then i saw it last night on TV, austin city limits, a bunch of guys had it on their martin's..

so do i do it on all 6 strings?

dpresti · Unread post by **dpresti** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 12:52 pm

is there anything on the internet, that shows me? photos or walk throughs?

myxomatosis · Unread post by **myxomatosis** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 12:52 pm

yes, all 6.. personally I'd just cut them if I had something to cut them with, but do what you want. It isn't hard to do.

filmdude100cms · Unread post by **filmdude100cms** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 12:53 pm

yeah, go for it, as long as the string is wrapped around the post a good 3 times atleast you should be goog to go.

fatjack · Unread post by **fatjack** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 1:42 pm

its stupid and worthless. it causes the string to go out of tune if the circles are touched or accidentally knocked around. if you can cut them, cut them

Locarius · Unread post by **Locarius** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 7:18 pm

But its trendy!!!

SpoonInSpoon · Unread post by **SpoonInSpoon** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 7:19 pm

i cut mine, or leave em long when im too lazy to cut em

dmbguitar718 · Unread post by **dmbguitar718** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 7:31 pm

Mine are in circles for the first ever, but only because I lost the wire cutters. haha.

Jer1400 · Unread post by **Jer1400** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 8:36 pm

I put mine in circles that way I can lossen them to adjust the saddle, clean them, or even switch strings and then still use the same strings later.

"its stupid and worthless. it causes the string to go out of tune if the circles are touched or accidentally knocked around. if you can cut them, cut them"

That would be your tuners. Get 'em tightened, man. Really -- the string wrapped in a circle has nothing to do with it because that's not where the tension is.

GuitarGuy305 · Unread post by **GuitarGuy305** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 6:52 pm

One of my best buds has the strings like that on his guitar. It's not hard to do. I personally prefer the strings cut, gives a cleaner look to the guitar.

Adam

c_tietze · Unread post by **c_tietze** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 11:05 am

Someone once told me you "kill" the string when you cut the excess. I doubt it.

What do you think?

yworry69 · Unread post by **yworry69** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 4:53 pm

You just use your pick to do it. I think it looks dumb.

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