A must have gadget for less than $5(couple of quid UK)

PDS · Post by **PDS** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 12:19 pm

If you are a guitar player or Bass player you must get one of these,

http://tinyurl.com/6pj3dz

I've had one for years and if I lost it would have to go and get one again straight away!!

Post by **Acoustica Eric** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 12:24 pm

A string winder? Yes, they are extremely useful but i have had one since i was a teenager, had you just recently discovered these?

PDS · Post by **PDS** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 12:26 pm

Acoustica Eric wrote:A string winder? Yes, they are extremely useful but i have had one since i was a teenager, had you just recently discovered these?

Re-read my post Eric.I said I'd had one for years.Just thought some younger players may not have heard of them

Post by **Acoustica Eric** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 12:40 pm

Ahh yes, I skim a little too quickly sometimes. I saw your post and thought "cool, this must be a cool new toy i have to go buy", and then saw the string winder, lol.
Sorry, yes it is a great tool and I would hate to lose it too.

PDS · Post by **PDS** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 12:42 pm

Acoustica Eric wrote:Ahh yes, I skim a little too quickly sometimes. I saw your post and thought "cool, this must be a cool new toy i have to go buy", and then saw the string winder, lol.
Sorry, yes it is a great tool and I would hate to lose it too.

Did you know that the Inner rubber seal from a,"Grolsch" bottle of beer cap makes a great guitar strap lock

Post by **Acoustica Eric** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 12:48 pm

Ha! No i did not know that. And all these years I have been putting a washer on mine.

Since we are on cool home remedies for musicians; When i break a string on my bass and do not happen to have another set, I tie the bridge end in a knot and put it back on

Whenever I put on a new set, i always wind as much as possible so it is long enough to tie if it breaks.

PDS · Post by **PDS** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 12:50 pm

Acoustica Eric wrote:Ha! No i did not know that. And all these years I have been putting a washer on mine.

Since we are on cool home remedies for musicians; When i break a string on my bass and do not happen to have another set, I tie the bridge end in a knot and put it back on
Whenever I put on a new set, i always wind as much as possible so it is long enough to tie if it breaks.

Heh.Heh.Cheapskate.Ok.OK.So I boil my old bass strings in a pan with some washing soda/detergent to get a bit more life out them

Post by **Acoustica Eric** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:05 pm

How funny, I used to do that with water and piroxide. (spelling?)
But with reason, bass strings are expensive compared to guitar strings.

Ok how about the old "tape a 50 cent piece to your kick drum to give it that "snap" sound"?

PDS · Post by **PDS** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:52 pm

Acoustica Eric wrote:How funny, I used to do that with water and piroxide. (spelling?)
But with reason, bass strings are expensive compared to guitar strings.

Ok how about the old "tape a 50 cent piece to your kick drum to give it that "snap" sound"?

One of my old drummers used to do that with a 50p coin but then went,"Posh" and bought a thing called a,"Kick Plate" which is an adhesive plastic covered disc with a thin metal disc inside it.

Mind you I used to play some Jazz/rock fusion gigs with him and he had one of those,"Staccato" drum kits.What a B**tard to pack up!!!
One of the best drummers I ever worked with tho'.

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