Planet Waves Bass Pro-Winder - Bass Guitar String Winder, Cutter, Bridge Pin Puller - All-in-One Tool

It's made of strong plastic, doesn't bend or feel flimsy in the hand. Cuts bass strings with ease, winds strings easily. The end that covers the tuning key is very large, and perhaps on smaller, closer spaced, tuning keys may pose a problem. You'll just have to turn one key vertical and then wind the other one, and finish off tuning by hand (of course). I like that it's plastic, contrary to some other reviews, as it doesn't scratch or mar finishes unless someone should get stupid with it, and it's heavy enough plastic that you're not scared to use it. Good product. I'd buy another one without a doubt.

I have a couple of these. I leave one in my office at home (where I practice) and one in my bass case so if I break a string during a gig. It's very easy to use and does the job. What I wish it had was 2 screwdriver heads: a small flat head for bridge saddle height and a medium sized Phillips head to adjust the bridge saddle distance. Then I wouldn't need any other tools haha

You can never have too many of these types of tools in your bag. The product works as it should

Likes: Good quality with heavy plastic construction. Good cutter cut all the strings with no effort. No problem with screw coming loose and in fact the screw allows for adjusting the tension of the tuner to make it easier to use.Dislikes: A little more expensive than most (but worth the extra dollar for the good cutter); Overly large winder end is very loose over the tuners and can slip to the side and hit other tuners or the neck as it is being turned. I inserted some rubber pieces in each side of the winder, and it holds it steadier. This is common to winders made for multiple instruments. OK for all sizes, perfect for none.Overall, a good purchase and made the replacement of the strings on my acoustic guitar much easier than the cheap one I used to have. The old one would not cut the strings.

Due to the bridge on my Fender Starcaster bass, taking off old strings was kind of a hassle. Having the ability to quickly cut them and wind on new ones in a few seconds is definitely worth the price. If you gig and a string breaks in the middle of a show, you need to be able to quickly throw on a new string and not have to worry about playing every other song differently for the remainder of the set. It's also lasted me a few years with no signs that it'll break any time soon.

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Likes: Fits the wide paddle of a Fender tuner.Dislikes: Hinge isn't precisely fit and gets loose over time. Plastic hinge at the tuner part is flimsy and winding is clumsy between the hinge and having to hold the two parts of the handle together. I wish they had an upgraded version with milled metal hinges.

I have the Bass version.Since I know better than to use wire cutters on guitar strings (especially bass guitar strings) since they are made for soft metals like copper and aluminum, I got these as soon as I started learning to play bass. Sure, I don't use them terribly often, but it's much better to have them around for when they're needed than damage the cutting jaws of my wire cutters.The winder is nice, as well, though just kind of "solving a first world problem", if you ask me :)