How to Lock Your Tuners! (No Slip... Better Tune)

A technique I've been using over the past couple years to lock my strings in place. It keeps the guitar in better tune and is a pretty easy trick. I hope you like

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[JA-regi]

I've been playing since 1861 and have been using this method religiously and I have never had the a guitar go out of tune. In 1895 I tried creating a recognized religion out of this method of guitar stringing, but they tried to burn me as a witch.

[peterlawson]

I’m 59, been playing for ever and nobody is going to tell me how to sting a guitar!!! Except....I tried this method and it’s completely awesome, transformed my forever out of tune LP. Thanks for this simple but really effective tip 😊

[mikewalsh]

I've been doing this for 40 years, it works beautifully.
The luthier at the shop where I bought my first guitar showed me this and I've used it ever since.

[irascibe]

I've been playing guitar for 30 years, doing repair work on guitars for 25 years, playing in a band for 15 years, taking care of kids for 10 years, divorced for 2 years, this trick just inspired me to finally get my life together

[Jarrettfan]

Ive been playing the guitar for 45 years never learned this trick. Thank you very much!

[chardmb]

Ive been using this method for 97 years, its really quite effective!

[Arcturian]

I've used this method over 35 years ago, and haven't had to change my strings since. Works great...saved me a lot of money on strings. I may consider buying new strings for its 50th Anniversary.

[bob]

I've used this method for almost 30 years and never had a string slip. Couldn't recommend this method more.

Thanks for the great explanation, Kennis.

[forni]

That's the best way to re-string both an electric and a acoustic guitar. I leave a bit more slack for more winds around the post because on some songs I'll tune down a whole step. Good concise video.

[chrisbauer]

I use this method for a couple of years and confirm it is a huge improvement in tuning stability.

[daytoneman]

I like that idea. I was toying with buying some locking tuners (which are expensive) and decided to try this & it works. Thanks Kennis....

[johnnynails]

I have always done this since I started playing guitar 45 years ago. Always thought everybody strung their strings this way! Wild...just the correct way to do it.

[bluzzedude]

I've been playing for over 40 yrs and I never knew this trick. I even have locking tuners on my Strat and it still would go out of tune. This trick you showed on here has completely fixed my tuning issues...LMAO..I'm almost speechless...Thank you Mr. Russell...we can always learn new things on this incredible instrument !

[kajeto]

Thanks for closing in on this part. A lot of videos don’t show this detail, and it’s where I’ve struggled. Thanks for talking through the 3x3’s, too.

[Giggiyygoo]

I was hesitant to try this, since I tend to bend alot when I play. I thought the unwound strings would slip, but I was wrong. The strings settle in and stay in tune very quickly after restringing, rather than taking a few days to get stable. This is my go-to method now.

[Kazahmish]

way back in the late 80's I made a huge discovery, do NOT change strings when you are drunk.. I tried and it went great, until I went to cut the excess off and accidently cut the actual string going TO the post.. yeah.. it was funny later. thanks for this video, I like this idea.. :)

[juddharley]

I cut my high E a bit short and it wasnt winding enough, you just salvaged the whole thing, thank you!

[sidweazel]

It’s called a luthier’s knot, used by millions of guitarists since the beginning of time

[AtacamaHumanoid]

Best stringing video. I've seen a few with the same technique but just found this one and now I don't think I'll ever forget exactly how to do it easily. I don't change strings often, but when I do I use this method and always realize I'm not sure how much slack or which way to crimp it.

[benspeeds]

Thanks for this! I've been doing a terrible job changing strings for 25 years! Lol! No more! This is the best explanation of this process that I've been able to find. The guys in the other videos mean well but fall short when faced with providing a clear explanation of the process.