*Updated* How to String a Guitar with Vintage Style Tuners

Updated How to String a Guitar with Vintage Style Tuners

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11 жыл бұрын

This updated guide will show you the way in which I restring an electric guitar with vintage-style tuners. My original video had many suggestions on alternative methods and I thank all those who commented and offered additional assistance. I've found this new way next to flawless so I hope you're able to find it useful if you're struggling with restringing a guitar with these types of tuners.
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@intheblues 3 жыл бұрын

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@TheRapand 3 жыл бұрын

Fingers, cases, and especially gig bags are so happy with this kind of tuners - no string ends to stick out and poke holes in everything!

@elcubano8843 3 жыл бұрын

One of the reasons I use only vintage tuners on all my guitars

@nurk_barry 3 жыл бұрын

Damn Shane, I’ve been doing it wrong for the last 6 months, I’d never owned a fender with vintage tuners until last year and I’ve struggled changing the strings until now. Cool to see you had my back with a 7-year-old video!

@intheblues 3 жыл бұрын

There's an updated video of this coming up very soon too :)

@gunnarmarks5754 2 жыл бұрын

Same haha just got a strat and snapped the high e in the first few hours of playing , took a second to realize you dont string em through the post

@odomodometer 2 жыл бұрын

Every time I restring my old Jaguar, I come back to this video for a refresher course.

@Vidfavne 2 жыл бұрын

Hello from the future. I've been playing guitar for 35 years, but this is the first time I'm restringing something these type of tuners (a Fender Aerodyne Strat). I was totally lost, confused, frustrated and on the verge on a meltdown until I found this video. Thanks.

@HBSanta 4 жыл бұрын

I bought a Tele with these tuners a month ago and had to finally change the strings today. The comments had me worried but honestly, it was very easy. As long as you do it exactly like the way this video shows, you shouldn't have any problems.

@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Didn't realise my vintage kluson style tuners had a hole in them to insert strings vertically, this method is ever so simple and elegant. 🎸

@Fiendocaster 7 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say thanks! Just bought an AV '64 tele and this is my first time re-stringing with these kind of tuners. Went absolutely perfect. Cheers!

@johnhusson3580 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, and a real life saver. I've been stringing my Teles like I would a Gibson and it has been incredibly frustrating I have seen the light. Thanks again!

@brianlord3098 2 жыл бұрын

My Squier Strar - Classic Vibes 50s has the same tuners and I've been loathe to change strings again because they're such a ball-ache to change. But this video has massively helped - although the left-handed guitar you use threw me a bit to start with! Thank you. Top man.

@rolandjgutierrez7737 4 ай бұрын

That is why i watched the high E gave me so much trouble the last time, but it was my tech.Thank you...RocknRollflat5

@frankie4321 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful tips Shane, Strat came out a treat, wish I had knew this method years ago, top video

@RATTY120265 5 жыл бұрын

thank you so much, young man, may GOD bless you for many more years!

@tomeisenmenger7048 5 жыл бұрын

This works fine if the string is hex core. However, if the strings are round core, they can go bad if cut prematurely. Before cutting, crimp the string 90 degrees - the crimp will hold the anchor the wrap to the core - then, cut about 1/4" past the crimp and proceed as shown here.

@bobkempa2754 4 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks man, this helped a lot; changed my way of stringing.

@stefvuho78 8 жыл бұрын

I'll try this method out, been struggling for so many years with my Mexican Strat but love using it. I'm a dab hand at getting guitars I love that are such a pain to get strung. Just really hate D.I.Y, cheers mate. I'll keep you posted if I keep having a hard time.

@michaelreis8266 8 жыл бұрын

Yup, I left a comment suggesting exactly that on your prior clip on the subject. Glad you figured it out. I'd like to add that I love the channel and have frequented it for years, thanks for the effort you put in. I'll include below the actual Fender Method and cut lengths for anyone else making sense of this process.. Fyi, I like to fill the spools as it increases the angle over the nut.. Fender Official: Vintage keys. For these, you'll want to pre-cut the strings to achieve the proper length and desired amount of winds. Pull the sixth string (tautly, remember) to the fourth key and cut it. Pull the fifth string to the third key and cut it. Pull the fourth string between the second and first keys and cut it. Pull the third string nearly to the top of the headcap and cut it. Pull the second string about a 1/2" (13 mm) past the headcap and cut it. Finally, pull the first string 1 1/2" (38 mm) past the top of the headcap and cut it. Insert into the center hole in the tuning key, bend and crimp to a 90-degree angle, and wind neatly in a downward pattern, being careful to prevent overlapping of the strings.

@stevehogan8829 7 жыл бұрын

This vid was a world of help for me. The first time I used these original tuners I popped it out about 6 times before I got it. Thanks.

@hutchfromba 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shane. You saved me again. Blues On.... Jerry.

@RachelEdgar-jm2jd Жыл бұрын

Kept popping out for me but I kept the tension with my hand and manually wrapped the string around the tuner for the first cycle then twisted the tuner the rest of the way. My husband was defeated by this for like a week and this video helped me figure it out, thank you!!

@lenny3804 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!! Helped me change my strings my very first time, everything went smoothly.

@leftbasis 7 жыл бұрын

I just got a 62 re issue Strat, and I'm also left-handed!!! This video was immensely helpful. Thanks!

@hippyhobo6285 2 жыл бұрын

This video is quite helpful, and will definitely be changing the strings on my Vintage Modified Baritone Jazzmaster with this method!

@tombuck 5 жыл бұрын

Just what I needed, thank you!

@nikdevriese3780 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shane! Just snagged a tele up with these tuners and weren't used to them at all. Helped a lot

@goobikworld Жыл бұрын

Thanx, thanx, thanx!! The best tutorial about this kind of tuners. The only One brave enough to explain how to manage with thinner strings. Contratulations!

@CaptainTypho1 3 жыл бұрын

Restringed my strat for the first time thanks to this video, very helpful

@gelatosamurai 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shane. you are right, these are soo much easier than standards.

@hablom1977 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This gave me a lot of confidence :D

@TheSpineSplitter1990 3 жыл бұрын

Couple weeks ago I bought a really nice Fender Strat with these type of vintage tuners, screwed up a pack of strings by not measuring, Your video helped a lot.

@AlinFlorida 8 ай бұрын

Excellent! Great job!

@ulisesgonzalez9025 7 жыл бұрын

this works perfect, just pull back and down and its so much easier. Thanks so much!!!

@trevorgwelch7412 5 жыл бұрын

I bought an Ernie Ball Electric String Winder , it’s Very Helpful And the new break proof strings are Amazing

@benjaminrmac9171 2 жыл бұрын

This video is sick... love this guy! Thanks for posting it dude.

@pannac0tta 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shane, I always have your videos running while restringing; on my Gerold Bourbon Deluxe telly (look it up, great guitar!) there are vintage style tuners with a wider, cylindrical base while the mid of the peg is narrower - so when I simply hold down the string, it will wrap around the wider base and not the narrower middle; could be Kluson or wilkinson tuners. Thanks a lot though, you're taught me my restring methods for all my guitars. Regards from Munich and happy easter.

@DwightMS1 8 жыл бұрын

When I fit the high E or the B string to a split-shaft tuner, I first make a sharp bend right where it emerges from the top of the post and straight down the outside of the shaft, then wind it around about 1/3 of the post, and hold the string down against the head-stock with my finger right next to the tuner, maintaining tension as I wind. It works most of the time. But because the strings still pop out sometimes, these tuners are a pain in the ass.

@TheELectricStylez 7 жыл бұрын

yes

@Guitarisforgrins 3 жыл бұрын

For the B and high E string, if you wrap around a single side of the tuner on the first wrap, it's very secure.

@davidkastin4240 2 жыл бұрын

Do you mean do 1/2 wrap and bring the string through the top center to lock it on?

@Guitarisforgrins 2 жыл бұрын

@@davidkastin4240 yes

@davidkastin4240 2 жыл бұрын

@@Guitarisforgrins Thank you. I thought so. I found a video that shows how to do it. I have 3-4 guitars with vintage tuners that need new strings and haven't gotten to them yet 😬

@Guitarisforgrins 2 жыл бұрын

@@davidkastin4240 I was always very frustrated changing those strings till I figured that one out

@awbayes09 4 жыл бұрын

Slightly intimidating your first time! Thanks for a helpful video.

@AlanH2B 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks heaps dude. Just restrung this guitar properly for the first time...ever

@kbchef9205 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very helpful. Cheers mate

@jonmarshall2125 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks this video was helpful to figure out the tuners on my EJ Strat, much easier than traditional tuners.

@harleyqc9303 8 жыл бұрын

HERE IS HOW TO GET RID OF the ''POPPING STRINGS''... this only work with the 2 small strings. Take the tip of your string and bend it to form a ''V'' of about half inch long. ( enough to put in the post ) . Take the ''V'' shape string tip and put it in the hole and this way the string will not pop out since it will kinda grip in the post ( kinda fishing hook ) . You'll have no more problem winding your string ! I've been doing this for years now and never had a problem ! LIKE THIS COMENT IF YOU TRYED IT AND LIKED IT !!

@crunchb3rry 8 жыл бұрын

+harley qc Never did it. But it makes perfect sense. Going to do this from now on.

@harleyqc9303 8 жыл бұрын

+crunchb3rry And if you really wanna be sure , once your ''V'' is in the post , wrap the string around the post before you start winding... there is gonna be NO WAY your string pop outta there !

@groovemessenger2407 8 жыл бұрын

+harley qc I'm not even a proper guitarist, and the V trick worked for me!

@harleyqc9303 8 жыл бұрын

Darren Scorza i'm glad i could help !

@penasusi1898 7 жыл бұрын

worked like charm. thank you very much. before it was with matchsticks, but this is more convenient

@CGLmusic 9 жыл бұрын

Great video, you made my life so much easier, cheers!!!

@rscott222 7 жыл бұрын

Thank You so much. I just picked up Vintage Grover Tuners and I had not idea how to do it.

@michaelj1356 3 жыл бұрын

First video I’ve seen that admits how much of a ballache those top to strings are. Thanks for this.

@littlewonderlands_ Жыл бұрын

Thanks Shane. I just got an SRV strat and it has those tuners. I have locking tuners on all my other guitars, so I was at a loss when I changed the strings on the SRV guitar. This helps a lot.

@mojo14520 2 жыл бұрын

the toothpick tip was extremely helpful! thanks !

@cliffhanger8170 Жыл бұрын

This was super helpful thank you

@therealjulez7886 3 жыл бұрын

u don't understand how mad these tuners drive me insane.. had no clue u had to pull and create tension so the string could bite. I almost broke my american fender outta frustration, thanks for the help

@austinhall3790 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much appreciate you making this video!

@dxcman1 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ... this was helpful as I had to change strings on my new tele and had never changed strings on this style tuner.

@MaTtRoSiTy 5 ай бұрын

Man... thank you. I just got my first Strat and it has these old school style tuners and man was I struggling with this. Pressing down while winding is the trick!

@cgb1941 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, you've saved me a great deal of stress tonight and into the future

@jamesiyer4937 4 жыл бұрын

Didn't expect an aussie! Thank you so much for the help!

@mickclarke9334 5 жыл бұрын

Great video man, it all makes sense to me now 👍

@garytheonion 2 жыл бұрын

Top stuff, thanks!!

@JonasSweden1 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for uploading Shane! Very useful for me being a lefty as well ;-)

@cassianandor4103 8 жыл бұрын

A tip that I have is to wear a latex glove which helps you keep the string in place and it won't slide between your fingers. Without the gloves the string slips too easily and then you don't have enough tension when you are changing the string.

@OGR-42 8 жыл бұрын

+JO. O Yeah I agree, and my hand are always sweating as hell so the strings are sliding of my fingers which is very annoying

@guitarreilly 8 жыл бұрын

love you man perfect lesson!

@LawGone1 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job mate!

@DongAlex 7 жыл бұрын

excellent video man!

@avenue6.554 3 жыл бұрын

Nice. I’ve been putting off restringing my CV Tele because I wasn’t familiar with the vintage tuners. I’ll be able to attack the job with confidence now. Cheers!

@dmytrogarastovych7684 Жыл бұрын

Using a capo to keep loose strings more organised helps a lot. I couldn't complete the restringing today until this cool idea came to my mind

@TheBeatsMX 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! I got a G&L and was struggling with the high E, this tuners are difficult, but I have to say are they really good

@mborel 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I could never get the high E string to stay in, as I was pushing down on it at the post, and not closer to the nut. This made restringing my strat so much easier.

@jamesonhannon7280 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude, good method!

@robertbuilder8001 3 жыл бұрын

I got my old 1979 strat out of its case for the first time in maybe 20 years. Whatever technique I used to have for stringing it had left the building. I tried blaming the design of the tuners. But I knew the problem was my ineptitude. Thanks for this. Now I'll go and unstring it, bin a new set of strings, and do it properly this time lol

@garyjpilcher 3 күн бұрын

Great video thank you so much!

@chorkmusic180 3 жыл бұрын

Nice one man. Super simple

@joshwaddell8885 4 жыл бұрын

Thank never had to string up a guitar this way very helpful

@okioktamiyuda3205 7 жыл бұрын

Very helpful shane

@patchesdf 7 жыл бұрын

At first glance these style tuners looked like a horrible idea, but you convinced me they look quite manageable.

@DeeTee79 5 ай бұрын

I’m thinking about getting these tuners. All my Strats have fender locking. Thanks for sharing.

@ARRITDOR 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Shane, I used your video to change strings on a Fender Custom Shop '58 strat I just bought (my first strat with these types of tuners). This helped make it easy-peasy. Toothpicks are for wimps! I like modern Schaller tuners better but those wouldn't make sense on this guitar. By the way, shout-out from a fellow lefty. Thanks for the informative video.

@taffboyslim Жыл бұрын

I have just started playing again after 5 years off. I'd forgotten how to do this for my telecaster. Thanks for the really useful reminder :-)

@mikep6967 5 жыл бұрын

Very helpful!!

@Eikomusic_411 7 жыл бұрын

thank God I found video this it took me hr to change my guitar strings like that .

@ColinStuart 6 жыл бұрын

That's the method I learned to change my strings as well!

@genaugenaugenau 8 жыл бұрын

Great job.

@johnnoipswich7239 2 жыл бұрын

I've just done this on my LH Squire Jazzmaster and I gotta say I think I like these chooners.

@Sweer- 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this tutorial, and for the advice some have given in the comments about bending a „v“ dent in the end of the higher strings. This is what actually made me install vintage style tuners on my Mexican (thank god fender provides a 2 pin version, so I didn’t need to drill) and I’m loving them. For me it is actually a whole lot easier than the regular string-through type tuners. It was never so easy for me, the tuning stability is great on mine and they just look beautiful 🙂 Again thanks, fell in love with my Mexican all over again just from this little upgrade

@monapony8634 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, exactly what I needed :)

@gliddofglood 3 жыл бұрын

Very useful. Cheers.

@levalaleen5241 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!!

@floydq8 9 жыл бұрын

Thankx so much mate

@billsmith2041 5 жыл бұрын

I got a Peavey with these...it is a pain...you made it easier. When i got a second guitar... I actually avoided these tuners.

@stefanpalicki3538 6 жыл бұрын

gonna get a clapton strat and it has these tuners, cheers mate

@frankinvan 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much.

@Mihowill 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@spottedsaint957 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this video! I'm thinking about adding this style of tuning machines to my Squier Affinity Telecaster because the tuning machines that came with it ,while they stay in tune ,are a bit jumpy. Plus, I've been doing mods to it... Great video!

@PhelaDurosinmi 4 жыл бұрын

you saved my life thank you!

@artiefufkin3292 3 жыл бұрын

Very good, thank you

@clowncarqingdao 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Very helpful. I'll add that of I don't take all the strings off at once I don't find I can clean the guitar well. I'm also a heathen and I use pledge spray to clean my guitar and then go over the fretboard with fast fret and polish off. Never a problem.

@CatastrophicalPencil 7 жыл бұрын

Hey, just wanted to say great video, however I had to modify this method a little to work for my Fender Deluxe Mexican Strat. I bought it second hand from my old teacher and so I think he made modifications to it and updated the tuners, but in my experience you need to give a little over 2 (nearly 3 for some) machine heads for the strings in terms of slack, because I have the real irritating experience of the 1st string slipping out quite a bit, and I even broke a string or two because I hadn't cut it enough. The nice thing about these tuners is that you don't have to kind of eyeball the slack of the string, but the bad thing is that you have to immediately judge how much slack you're gonna need, and you usually get that wrong first go.

@robertoandreespinoza4973 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@eddydecolombia 9 жыл бұрын

thank you not many people know how to do this or how this works. they try to do it the sameway they tune every other guitar and that does not work.

@hackriptide1195 5 жыл бұрын

Took forever to get the first string on, but once I got it finally on, it was easy to put the rest on

@1dotele 2 жыл бұрын

great video and yes the high E string can be a booger

@craigjacob3704 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I have a budget tele I'm putting split tuners and a nut on today🤗

@B0rnles13 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this, I only discovered I had VINTAGE tuners on a Fender MODERN Player Thinline Telecaster at the weekend, and it was the 1st time I've ever encountered this strange arrangement. I think it's stupid putting vintage tuners on a moder player, but I managed to get it working, the thing I find more annoying on this guitar are where the string trees are, they just dampen the high E string, so I miss out the tree altogether, thanks for explaining it.

@carlosmink 8 жыл бұрын

+B0rnles13 Begin searching for a brand new full-loaded pickguard for your "Modern Player" instrument. As you recently discovered the vintage tuners, someday you'll discover also that the whole electronics, wiring, pickups etc. of these MadeInChina WithoutQualityAndWithoutCare "Modern Player" were made to be thrown in a trash can. I've bought one and made a MOD changing everything (and the luthier who works for me had a lot of headaches to adjust the WHOLE instrument, even changing nut and after that to fine tune the guitar (the intonation controls came ALL FLAT from the "chinese manufacturer"...). Good luck!

@B0rnles13 8 жыл бұрын

+Carlos M Thanks Carlos, I've begun to love the guitar, though it could probably do with a visit to the Luthier. I stopped using the string tree for the B and E strings as it was actually dampening the high E string quite a lot. It's the 2nd Fender Thinline I bought from the same online dealer, the previous one was a JA-90 and double the price, it was a beautiful guitar, but suffered from a loose jack clip and massive fret buzz on the E + A strings, I did take it to the Luthier, and he said it needed a setup and fret dressing cost £100.00 I wasn't prepared to shell out more money for a brand new guitar so I sent it back and swore I would never buy a guitar online again, but I have and I could have sent it back, but as it had no major flaws I could see I decided to keep it. I would say the main problem is in the design and Fender don't care about the person who will be playing it, which surprises me, how much longer can they go on producing inferior products and relying solely on the brand name? I also found it hard to find any negative reviews about the JA-90, but all the ones I found had the same flaws that mine had, anyway I meant to keep it short, but when I get started, I just keep on writing. Cheers

@trillrifaxegrindor4411 6 жыл бұрын

if you took the strings out of the string trees on your ja-90 that is what created the buzz. string trees do not dampen anything,they give the correct break angle on the nut so the strings to not give a sitar sound or buzz.you created the problem then blamed the guitar.