I wanted to drop you a line and tell you how wonderful your video was on RUclips. This is the best video I have seen on the mystery of changing your guitar strings... David from Delaware
You said yourself the capstan winding is the most critical yet you didn’t even show the B and G string . As the trickiest part, beginners need to see it done as much as possible (all 6 times; close up). The capo bit was new but having crimped or winded a string incorrectly before, my confidence is weakest with the capstan. Just giving feedback!
In my opinion as a tech and musician myself, that way makes it a pain in the ass to remove the string. And if you break a string during a gig it can be time consuming to take it off if it's locked. I also personally don't find the tuning stability that much different than this method shown in this video, or the under and over method. Friction points are the biggest problems for tuning instability.
Interesting! I'm guessing that you either cut the sting too long so that there were more windings than the capstan could accommodate, or you have locking tuners that have a shortened capstan. Strings don't need to be wound around locking tuners.
@@HL-OOI Oh, I see. So I find that if you cut the string 2.5 to 3 inches longer than the length to the capstan, you'll have just the right about of extra string to wrap around the capstan three or four times.
Love the capo idea! Great tutorial. Thanks
I wanted to drop you a line and tell you how wonderful your video was on RUclips. This is the best video I have seen on the mystery of changing your guitar strings... David from Delaware
Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad it helped.
Best restring video i have seen..
Thanks for watching!
Those strings are FLAT SOUNDING.
thanks Earle....I followed you instructions when i changed my strings the other day!
Is it ok to remove all the old strings at once?
Yes, as long as the guitar has a truss rod, it's totally safe.
You said yourself the capstan winding is the most critical yet you didn’t even show the B and G string . As the trickiest part, beginners need to see it done as much as possible (all 6 times; close up). The capo bit was new but having crimped or winded a string incorrectly before, my confidence is weakest with the capstan. Just giving feedback!
Why don't you thread the unwound string around the capstan and then under itself on the first winding? So its locking itself in via the pressure.
Richard Dalby another genius .
In my opinion as a tech and musician myself, that way makes it a pain in the ass to remove the string. And if you break a string during a gig it can be time consuming to take it off if it's locked. I also personally don't find the tuning stability that much different than this method shown in this video, or the under and over method. Friction points are the biggest problems for tuning instability.
You're the first guy besides myself that I have ever witnessed using a capo as a third hand.
Is it safe to use the capo as he used?? Please reply.
@@ashwarygoel145 Absolutely! I've been doing it for years!
@@EarleWood Ok Thanks
Earle Wood What Kinda Guitar Capo
Do you use in this video?
Thanks for watching. It's G7th capo
@@EarleWood you're welcome
I can buy a G7 Capo at guitar stores sometime in the future
I could never cut my strings first, just my personal preference.
You're not alone. I like to live....dangerously
Your strings won’t lock Tayler does it that way .
Wow ..what if the coils are more than the cap stand..lol
Interesting! I'm guessing that you either cut the sting too long so that there were more windings than the capstan could accommodate, or you have locking tuners that have a shortened capstan. Strings don't need to be wound around locking tuners.
@@EarleWood what I mean is that you pre-crimped the string before winding..btw good estimate..😁
@@HL-OOI Oh, I see. So I find that if you cut the string 2.5 to 3 inches longer than the length to the capstan, you'll have just the right about of extra string to wrap around the capstan three or four times.