The string stretcher is great honestly. Eddies guitar tech swore by those for years and I agree with him. Makes stretching the strings easy and fast. I use 2 because when you slide them back and forth the friction makes them hot.

I agree with all but one of those reviews, The string stretcher is actually a good product. Not sure why you dont stretch your strings when you first put them on but that device makes the stretching process go faster. You are actually supposed to put it on the string like you had it and slide it up and down a few times. The Ali express version is probably made much cheaper than the version I got earlier this year.

the string stretcher is actually a nice idea. i rather stretch my strings than hearing my strings detuning while playing.

Streching your strings actually gives you more time to play. Stretching them for a minute or two is a lot better than wasting 10 munites contantly retuning your strings while you're actually trying to play, but I and I think most people, just do it by hand, but I guess that product does make it faster/easier, but hands are just fine for that as well.

My man sixstringtv watches DankPods, you are a real one

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I love those string stretchers. I used to work in a music shop and had to set up multiple guitars a day and those stretchers saved my fingers a multitude of pain. Stretching strings by had all day really builds up the pain.

I came here to take up for the "string stretcher", but looks like MANY ppl beat me to it lol. For 30+ years I've ALWAYS stretched the strings by hand in that same fashion when installing new strings. I start by pressing the first fret, pull up on the string in a few different spots to stretch it, & repeat all the way down the fretboard - skipping every other fret or so - and continue doing so for every string. I find that the process saves me a lot of "break-in" time & provides much more tuning stability right off the bat. So that product would actually be very useful for me. In fact I'm going to order one right now! 😊

Love these AliExpress vids! I’m a big DankPods fan too lol

“Avid fan of dankpods” FUCKIN KNEW IT AND IT SHOWS IN THE BESY WAY

Lol I've used the Stretcha for years and I love it. It's just plain easier and more efficient than hand stretching and easier on my hands too! The only thing is you can overdo it if you don't know how to use it.

For everyone simping for the string stretcher you can use your thumb and for fingers to accomplish the same thing, like we did in back the 1900's.

13:30... If you spent 5 to 10 minutes stretching them by pulling the strings with your fingers you wouldn't have to retune constantly and do all that bending. Not sure why you've never heard of doing this (or choose not to do this)... This tool makes it so you don't need to work your hands raw from stretching them with your fingers. If i remember correctly, the original manufacturer of the tool sells theirs for about $12 on Amazon, but i can't imagine a $4 knock off would be all too different.

Dankpods is a great youtuber

To be fair the string stretcher would be best suited in a live player situation. Sure you could argue they should already have a second guitar or the main one ready to go, but you see what I mean.

I tend to stretch my strings once or twice manually using my fingers and thank God that doesn't cost $4.04. I typically still need to play for a small break in period as a quick stretch usually doesn't remove any settling of the string or whatever black magic is happening when the strings become stable... love the video BTW 📹 ❤️

Now we need a dankpods collab

Your neighbors next door must love you. “Honey its like friggen christmas out here i found all the neighbors guitar equipment” 😂

There's a string stretcher built in to the planet waves string winder I've used since like 2008. I've never used the string stretcher on it. I just do it by hand.

i like the string stretcher since i have sensory issues and stretching my strings fucks with them big time so it helps me do it without having to deal with the detuning

hence you are a dank pods fan, you are now the guitar nugget man lol

Well... anyone from the UK will see that "string stretcher" and definitely have something to add to the knife crime.

Stretching your strings by hand actually very good way to break them in. This gadget just does it wrong, applying too much tension with a steep angle. I give them a good tug (while minding my force) from the middle point around 12th fret, while holding the string down around the 1/2 fret with my other hand. Makes everything settle down in its place.

It's been said in a million other comments, but the string stretcher is great. It's something I toss in every guitar bag/case so I've always got one handy.

> makes a video about Pantera having bad guitar tone > plays with horrible tone no matter what guitar or amp he’s choosing

The rolling capo is a ripoff of the GL-1 Glider Capo, which is actually really good. Definitely heavy clamping force, but it makes mid-song key changes a breeze, especially if you're doing fingerstyle. A good example of it in use is Sungha Jung's video of "My Heart Will Go On"

The string stretcher is a great idea, but it's just kind of cumbersome to use. I find it faster and easier just to do it by hand.

The stretcher is nice tho. I appreciate not having to retune so much after re-stringing.

Have one of those wrench thingy from ESP and it's very helpful while changing pickguards or pots

You can watch EVH's teck show how to use the string stretcher right here on KZfaq.

Not stretching your strings is some psycho shit man. You don't need a gadget, but still.

Use the multi tool thing in case of emergency only. It's much better to use the correct tools so you don't strip the nuts and bolts.

You need a hockey stick to get rid of the crap products. A real sport to rid the world of crappy guitar products.

A couple of issues #1) The Guitar 🎸 Stretcher is Recommended by EVH Guitar Tech & Former Eddie Van Halen Guitar Set up man TOM WEBBER. It in fact does work. Especially if you are stringing several guitars a day.. See Toms Video on setting up a EVH guitar. Next ALIE EXPRESS GUARANTEES SATISFACTION 75 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING PRODUCT YOU CAN GET YOUR MONEY BACK IF NOT SATISFIED. SO I'M PERPLEXED ABOUT YOUR VIDEO.

The string stretcher would compliment the $200 worth of strings I just bought just perfectly

nice idea to pace the video like that, makes it more continuous and easier to watch

One of my friends had a rolling capo in the late '90s! I don't recall the manufacturer, but it worked horribly. If you changed its position the intonation would fuck up horribly.

Tom weber (EVH's guitar tech) was an avid supporter of the string stretcher, its a great product, especially if you need to set up multiple guitars & saves you a lot of time

String stretching is crucial after a string change, but i don't care about that plastic gadget. The shaker thing could be cool with an acoustic, depending the style of music played, and learning the technique to play with it! $18 for a wireless system was just too good to be true. Cool vid! May the algorithm god continue to bless you!

so funny when he tries to get that wireless thing off his guitar before sentencing it to death by golf club

Oh wow full on asmr tingles listening to you talk bro - amazing ! 👏

I think the most important thing I can add is...on your backswing keep your left arm straight. 👌

I made that phone clip from a car phone holder which was like 3$, I bought it cause it had a very strong spring so you can actually bang your head and move your guitar however you like, the phone is securely staying on the head.

Ali Express is the sort of retailer to re-label a warehouse full of 15 year old knock off brand vibrators as "physical therapy wands." Which is mostly bad, unless youre a vintage vibrator collector i guess. I did buy that weird finger pick holder from Ali, however, so take it for what it is. I supposed this runs parallels to life, where the journey requires you to constantly sift through the rebranded vibrators and junk to find the occasional keeper.

button thing made me go look up hurdy gurdy

The dankpods reference 😂

I could never go back to stretching by hand after using a string stretcher, it would be like going back to winding them by hand instead of a peg winder.

Fellow DankPods fan. Yeah.

I love my string stretcha.

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“Not much confidence in my golf swing” -man who’s swinging a club above bricks 😬

Think of the bright side, you spent 70 Bux, and got free golf swing practice! What's not to 💕? Keep up with the golf practice 😉!

I could see his brain stop working when he went the play the sliding power chords in the puppets riff lmao.

I use those shaker finger thingies , just before bed as i ,,,, ummmmmm , get sleepy ? Yeaaaah

nice desk bro

Really enjoyed the vid... lotta fun especially the fail item's 'disposal' ha ha, very inventive and ultimately practical. Have you tried the fretboard cleaning device that cleans without removing the strings??? I did, and it could double as an unwitting string stretcher lol.

Kinda disappointed you didn't use the multi tool for the purpose it showed in the picture on Ali Express. Changing tuning heads without the annoyance of having to remove the strings. I know that would be a huge time saver for me!

I put a rag under my string and pull up as I fret the strings. Could this stretcher make me even lazier than that?

You paid for the wireless trasmission set a lot. You can find them in the price range between 8 and 10 bucks. I have bought them and use them without big problems. Of course not for rigs, but here at home if sometimes i need a fast connection to my small amp and i am lazy to get the kabel. For the price you can do nothing wrong. So throwing them away was in my opiniion a bad decision

For everyone saying you can use your hands for stretching strings, sure you totally can. But imagine youre a guitar tech or manufacturer and have to string up 50 guitars a day, that would surely cause your hands to cramp up especially depending on what gauges are used. Just imagine trying to stretch 8 strings for 12 hours straight lol…

that aldi sweater is astonishing

12:09 when something random happens and the universe stops for a split second while you try to understand what's going on

wait hold up, do you not stretch your strings after putting them on? i know a lot of people don't stretch them enough but i've never heard of anyone who just straight up doesn't do it.

Gregg Bennett original designer of guitar rolling capo

Hell yeah man, major props for the Violator riff at 11:34

I really wanted the wireless system to be good

Puts on capo proceeds to play bar chords 😂

i wonder if the neck phone holder would work on my strandberg lol

The triangle cutouts are for stability at high speeds.

I want that ALDI x-mas sweater!!!

What a waste of good fermented dinosaur goo...

I bought one of the stretchers from stewmac

Violator, I see you're a man of culture

Do you honestly not stretch it out strings after restringing your guitar???? Playing your guitar and doing bends for 30 mins isn't gonna cut it most of the time.

Just stretch the strings by hand, what a strange gadget 😆

The capo thing is actually a copy the original is pretty expensive and looks amazing I think Franklin straps makes it

Just as everyone else is saying. You had me until the string stretching, that’s the epitome of a boomer take. String stretching is absolutely something you should do, and you don’t have to “break in” your strings by playing to be validated. 30 minutes of out of tune playing is measurably less effective than 30 minutes of in tune playing, so stretch your strings.

Always stretch new strings

Omg the product descriptions are soooo funny

14:00 aight fr who spends half an hour stretching their strings while restringing their guitar?

Nice stuff and all, but the coolest useless(besides from keeping you warm)item in your vid is your Aldi Christmas sweater. And I mean it in a good way.

That Aldi sweater though

You used the string stretcher wrong, they are a great tool that's commonly used by guitar techs. Check out this vid from EVH guitar tech starting at 23:50, he shows you how he uses them - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bq1yobKW2LmlXY0.html

This is sorta my favorite content you do. You buy all the crap i see and am like huh but never buy because its probably just shit anyway. Thanks for that.

Damn fun content. Thanks!!!!

11:34 I got excited with that violator riff XD

While the string stretcher as a product is useless, it's also nonsense that you need to play your new set of strings to stay in tune. Just give them a good stretch by hand to tighten up lose windings around the tuners and the plasticity of the strings and simply tune again. How do you think guitar/bass techs of sweaty players like Mark King do this, who switch strings on the bass/guitar during the gig and who want that extra bright sound of fresh strings?

You should check out the Nux mp plug pro . Instructions suck about it's Bluetooth. Buuuuuuuuut it's freaking awesome works great is customizable and has presets galore .you need to use their on site pics to match amps unless you know the sound of a specific setup. And is outputable into anything with USB c to whatever and plug. Bt is phone to device only but it can conneect to midi devices too.

WHO PLAYS THEIR NEW STRINGS TO STRETCH THEM?! That's crazy. Just use your hands and give em a good stretch. Why would you get your play/practice routine going with unstretched strings, only to have to stop to retune over and over again?

I was kinda feeling that Maracca thing

Cool Sweater bro 👍

I subscribed Cant wait to see the fender modeler vid The ad has the worst sound i have ever heard since Claptons tone in the 80s Almost as bad as the man bag carying player , playing in the Sam Ash store ad

That Aldi jumper is 🔥

bring back the pantera video! if you can handle yngwie, you can handle salty fans who lie to themselves. love your videos brother, take care

That aldi jumper 😍

"die cast zinc alloy", no, I don't think this is actually high quality

yuh fellow dankpods watcher nice

12:42 made me think of Finger Ring Friends

I'm confounded by the Aldi jumper. But as a midwesterner, I also approve.

Ayo what happen to your pantera video why is it deleted