strings @ headstock?

Rog · Post by **Rog** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 11:20 am

I read somewhere (can't remember which magazine, dammit) of a number of bandleaders (in USA) who will not employ anyone who has the ends of strings left 'a-dangling'. The rationale apparently being that if they're that sloppy about their guitars, it'll translate to their playing.

Another reason given was that the little 'tinkles' that unfettered string-ends make can be heard on a recording.

Anyone here a sloppy bastard?

angry_young_poet · Post by **angry_young_poet** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 11:42 am

not if you have locking tuners a-plenty...

Post by Bg » Mon Jun 28, 2004 11:43 am

nope, vintage klusons on the Strat, so I have to be neat. Double ball ends on the Hohner, never changed strings on the Ibanez Bass - and the LP would just look messy. It doesn't take more than 30 secs just to snip the ends off!

When I was young and poor, I used to leave them dangling, just in case a string snapped and I could knot it back together!

Richy11 · Post by **Richy11** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 1:28 pm

It just looks ugly. I've seen afew people loop the ends but thats still sloppy. Mind you I've seen Tom Morello do it and he's the man.

ash · Post by **ash** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 1:50 pm

Dangling strings is my pet hate. Why can't people spend $3 on a pair of warehouse clippers and take care of those sharp little flexi-skewers on the headstock?

I consider it a hazard after having been stabbed in the fingers by B and E strings a number of times. Damn, that hurts!
It all fun until someone gets it in the eye!!

Next thing you know someone will be running with scissors....

Richy11 · Post by **Richy11** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 2:14 pm

I've had and E string snap before and go right through one of my fingernails.

Rog · Post by **Rog** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 2:15 pm

> I've had and E string snap before and go right through one of my fingernails

OK, OUCH!!!

philipnz · Post by **philipnz** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 2:19 pm

I guess John Lennon wouldnt have got the job then. His were always all over the place.

But I agree, its sloppy, messy and dangerous.

angry_young_poet · Post by **angry_young_poet** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 3:34 pm

bluesgeek wrote:When I was young and poor, I used to leave them dangling, just in case a string snapped and I could knot it back together!

i used to do that too, for the same reason!

but damn if it broke in near the nut

Post by Bg » Mon Jun 28, 2004 3:43 pm

yeah you'd just have to avoid the lower frets

Richy11 · Post by **Richy11** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 9:14 pm

DrRog wrote:> I've had and E string snap before and go right through one of my fingernails

OK, OUCH!!!

Yeah right through. My nail went completely red with all the blood under it.

angry_young_poet · Post by **angry_young_poet** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 11:29 am

good of you to still have the courage to play the guitar after that unfortunate event!

MaloS · Post by **MaloS** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 2:27 pm

hm...I try to be neat have the loose ends at the tuning mechs after what i just roll them onto the mechanis...no dangling ends, and can always pull out more string when it breaks

A friend of my parents had an high e steel string (medium tension) break on his acoustic, and it tangle and looped a couple of times, and 3 of these loops went through his skin on top of his hand, 3 times respectively. Think about the pain of getting that out after...

Richy11 · Post by **Richy11** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 10:11 pm

Oh man I got off lightly.