Right, 2 things that p*ss me off about guitars!

RandallFlagg

Fret wear (on acoustics in particular)

Jabbing the end of my fingers tips with the sharp end of guitar strings, during restringing, when trying to pull out the wound bit of string from the tuners, making it bleed.

Seething!

octatonic

1. Stainless frets.
2. Learn how to restring properly.

Bridgehouse

I usually end up stabbing my finger when coiling up the old string to stick it in the bin. I feel smug after restringing with no stabs only for karma to deal it's blow as I try to coil it up for recycling. Grrrr

Skipped

RandallFlagg said:

Fret wear (on acoustics in particular)

If I was President Donald Trump I would start a Nationwide Academy to encourage Cowboys to use every part of the fretboard.

RandallFlagg

octatonic said:

1. Stainless frets.
2. Learn how to restring properly.

Thank you, I would welcome your insight in how to restring properly and remove the coiled piece of string from the tuner. 

RandallFlagg

Skipped said:

RandallFlagg said:

Fret wear (on acoustics in particular)

If I was President Donald Trump I would start a Nationwide Academy to encourage Cowboys to use every part of the fretboard.

I am a Cowboy (I'm Randall Flagg!) but this Donald Trump fella is like no gunslinger I have ever encountered

skunkwerx

Only thing I hate about them, is that I can't immediately have more of them!

thomasross20

I hate the endless grind to get to a reasonable level!
I fear when mine need re-fretted, too.

olafgarten

Split Post Tuners are used for a reason. 

RocknRollDave

skunkwerx said:

Only thing I hate about them, is that I can't immediately have more of them!

This!

1. The cost
2. My lack of funds.

Sassafras

I always wear leather gauntlets with chain mail covering when changing strings.
Apart from putting strings through the wrong holes, I've had no problems worth mentioning.

PolarityMan

Sassafras said:

I always wear leather gauntlets with chain mail covering when changing strings.
Apart from putting strings through the wrong holes, I've had no problems worth mentioning.

Thats funny because I always play 80's cult classic video game Gauntlet while restringing.

Bridgehouse

Sassafras said:

I always wear leather gauntlets with chain mail covering when changing strings.
Apart from putting strings through the wrong holes, I've had no problems worth mentioning.

I do this too.



Next time I need to remember to take them off before I start playing. Strangely it sounds the same even when I do remember..

stratman3142

RandallFlagg said:

...Jabbing the end of my fingers tips with the sharp end of guitar strings, during restringing, when trying to pull out the wound bit of string from the tuners, making it bleed.

Yep, often happens to me. I think it's because I find changing strings boring and my mind's not on it.

RandallFlagg

Sassafras said:

I always wear leather gauntlets with chain mail covering when changing strings.
Apart from putting strings through the wrong holes, I've had no problems worth mentioning.

I dread to think what you poor battered little gentleman's sausage looks like

Veganic

octatonic said:

1. Stainless frets.
2. Learn how to restring properly.

2. Use flatwounds.  I tried some as an experiment and the things seem to last forever.


Edit...mistake.

bbill335

olafgarten said:

Split Post Tuners are used for a reason. 

I don't know why they allow other kinds of tuners

RandallFlagg

bbill335 said:

olafgarten said:

Split Post Tuners are used for a reason. 

I don't know why they allow other kinds of tuners

I do like the tuners on my AV52 Tele, Fender split tuners are fantastic.

octatonic

RandallFlagg said:

octatonic said:

1. Stainless frets.
2. Learn how to restring properly.

Thank you, I would welcome your insight in how to restring properly and remove the coiled piece of string from the tuner. 

No charge.

ICBM

1. Dirty guitars
2. Guitarists

Strangefan

octatonic said:

RandallFlagg said:

octatonic said:

1. Stainless frets.
2. Learn how to restring properly.

Thank you, I would welcome your insight in how to restring properly and remove the coiled piece of string from the tuner. 

No charge.

Their should be no charge!you ain't given the insight yet!