Roadie Guitar Tuner

[JD01]

What you think of this:
https://www.roadietuner.com/
Looks great - not so much from an every day tuning point of view - but for changing strings it would be great!
You reckon there'd be any risk to the string or guitar from bringing them up to pitch that quickly?

[Greg_L]

So they combined two already-existing technologies - electric string winder and robot tuner - into one unit.

I guess I could see where a pro guitar tech that needs to be fast could use something like this. For a regular Joe, totally unnecessary.

[JD01]

So they combined two already-existing technologies - electric string winder and robot tuner - into one unit.

I guess I could see where a pro guitar tech that needs to be fast could use something like this. For a regular Joe, totally unnecessary.

Pretty much - I fucking hate re-stringing my guitar so maybe a novelty device might be nice. Way to expensive for me to consider it as a novelty device though. If you're regularly re-stringing 5 guitars a fortnight on a tour or something then its probably handy. For a lazy git like me that can't be arsed to change them on my custom more than once a month then its obviously pointless.

[Greg_L]

Really, how much time does a home guitarist need to save with restringing? It only takes a few minutes, and you can do it when you couldn't play anyway. I often restring one or two guitars while watching TV. No big deal.

I just use one of those hand crank winder things.

[JD01]

I just use one of those hand crank winder things.

I just use my hands - Its fine on my nice new guitars with good machine heads. I re-strung a 100 odd year old mandolin recently - it was fucking agony on the fingers. Tiny little circles of ivory that just couldn't get any torque on.

[ido1957]

I do use an Ernie Ball motorized string winder which IMHO is a great item for restringing.
The tuner thing is ok but I already have a tuner
I can't say it's a bad idea, just not one I need so (cue Dragon's Den voice) "I'm Out"

[Greg_L]

If yall think restringing a guitar is a pain, yall need to give drum heads a try. Do a full set of tops and bottoms and tune them up. Restringing a guitar is a cock massage from a hot asian compared to drum heads.

[WhiskeyJack]

I often restring one or two guitars while watching TV. No big deal.

[muttley]

On some days I will string and tune about 30 times. 5 guitars a fortnight is nothing. Most guitar rodies will restring before each gig as standard even though it aint needed.

I wouldn't have one of those if they gave it to me. It is a solution looking for a problem. I can string and tune in about 2-3 minutes on an average guitar if I need to. A regular peg head tuner costs about a fiver and I have one on my key ring and a few round my bench. I use them to get one note right the others I tune and temper by ear. Save your money and buy something useful that isnt redundant.

[Lt. Bob]

Really, how much time does a home guitarist need to save with restringing? It only takes a few minutes, and you can do it when you couldn't play anyway. I often restring one or two guitars while watching TV. No big deal.

I just use one of those hand crank winder things.

and you don't even need that with locking tuners ..... just pull it thru .. lock the tuner .... 1/2 to 1 1/2 turns later you're at pitch.
And if you're using NYXLs you give it a tug .... tune it again and you're done.

[WhiskeyJack]

here JD, i found you this too. May as well add it to your shopping list.

[BBvideo=560,315]https://youtu.be/n5gtluPTPq4[/BBvideo]

[muttley]

I think we need to stop right here.

We are getting suspiciously close to discussing Hurdy Gurdy's. Thats when I truly lose it...

[JD01]

Great. That's on the list just behind the theramin but above the bagpipes and we'll above this useless thing called "practice "

[WhiskeyJack]

Great. That's on the list just behind the theramin but above the bagpipes and we'll above this useless thing called "practice "

[Armistice]

Really, how much time does a home guitarist need to save with restringing? It only takes a few minutes, and you can do it when you couldn't play anyway. I often restring one or two guitars while watching TV. No big deal.

I just use one of those hand crank winder things.

Yep - this. It's a job for when I'm not doing anything else... sport on TV is a great time to restring guitars. And I have a plastic crank winder somewhere which, if I can find it easily, I'll use, but if not, no biggie. Good time to give the beast a general wipe over as well...

[muttley]

Really, how much time does a home guitarist need to save with restringing? It only takes a few minutes, and you can do it when you couldn't play anyway. I often restring one or two guitars while watching TV. No big deal.

I just use one of those hand crank winder things.

Yep - this. It's a job for when I'm not doing anything else... sport on TV is a great time to restring guitars. And I have a plastic crank winder somewhere which, if I can find it easily, I'll use, but if not, no biggie. Good time to give the beast a general wipe over as well...

I bet you can string a guitar in the time it takes Renshaw to walk to the wicket and back again... I can but I guess I'll have to tune it pretty quick with Steve snith batting number 3 these days... It should be done by the time Marsh takes guard... about 5 minutes total..

[Armistice]

I bet you can string a guitar in the time it takes Renshaw to walk to the wicket and back again... I can but I guess I'll have to tune it pretty quick with Steve snith batting number 3 these days... It should be done by the time Marsh takes guard... about 5 minutes total..

I'm hoping there's a 50 year ban on anyone called "Marsh" appearing in the Australian cricket team - serial underperformers both of them - and everyone except the selectors know it.

[Roman]

I guess I could see where a pro guitar tech that needs to be fast could use something like this. For a regular Joe, totally unnecessary.

Yeah, maybe so. But then again a pro tech can do it just as fast, do it in the dark, do it in his sleep.....etc.

I know for myself, having strung up thousands and thousands of guitars over the years, I could. I've even developed this skill with a hand winder to get the low E to pitch just by the feel of the tension. Muscle memory I guess.

Not knocking it, gadgets are cool.