Ernie Ball Power Peg review

[bo1142]

I ordered this a few weeks ago and when it arrived I had just had surgery.  Well, I've been feeling alot better recently and decided to give it a shot today.  All I can say is WOW.  This thing really speeds up string changes.  From start to finish, I probably had 7-8 minutes.  I absolutely love this thing.  The only drawback I had was that I could not get the battery door to close tightly, but a little "tinkering" and now it works like a charm.

If anyone has been on the fence about ordering one of these, go for it!  Especially if you have mulitple guitars.

Maybe I should change all my strings today

[Gary0319]

+1 on the EB string changer. I've had mine for about a year and using it to keep 5 steel stings up to snuff, I just now had to change the original batteries. Thie makes a delightful holiday gift, even if you stuff it into your own stocking (that's how I got mine)

Gary

[not darth]

I've always worried about those electric winders. 

When I got my Stratocaster they gave me one of these, but I don't even use it.


When using my simple little handcrank winder I've noticed that the cup is so big that it doesn't stay centered and if I'm not careful I can bang it into the other knobs and have even come close to actually nicking the headstock.  And that's only at handcrank speed.
This makes me worried that an electric one might have the torque and speed to actually F up my guitar. 

Does anyone make an electric one with a somewhat soft rigid rubber cup with more of a conical recess instead of the rectangular hole type?  It's hard to explain what I'm talking about, but I drew a terrible picture:


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[Iplay2]

+1 on the Ernie Ball PP.  It is a bit loud...my wife had to come see what the heck I was doing...but other than that I was very pleased with it.  I had so much fun, I chagned the strings on another guitar when I was done with the first. 

[DennisG]

I've got a 12-fret with small tuners.  Anyone know if this device works well with that type of tuner?

[MRMTAYGA]

I've got a 12-fret with small tuners.  Anyone know if this device works well with that type of tuner?

Dennis this should work fine with your tuners. You just have to hold the device below the headstock instead of next to it which may be awkward. I've had this device now for a couple of years and it makes all the difference in the world. 15 minutes is all it takes to retune my guitars. Can't live without it now.

[forhim]

Picked one up at guitar center and put it back down...kinda wondered if anyone made something that goes onto a normal electric or battery powered drill...

[Saxacat]

Picked one up at guitar center and put it back down...kinda wondered if anyone made something that goes onto a normal electric or battery powered drill...

I've got a Dunlop Turbo Tune, which looks like a normal winder but the head can be taken-off and has a standard fitting that fits a powerdrill/driver.

It works great, just remember to keep the torque setting and speed low on the driver/drill.

[forhim]

Cool...I'll try one of those out!

Oh and I'll remember about the torque and speed!!

[bo1142]

Ok, I love this thing.  I've changed strings on every guitar I own, and it was FUN!  I no longer dread doing it.  I highly recommend it.  I'm even tempted to change my friends strings.

[forhim]

Boon, how was changing the strings with the Power peg on the GC6?

[bo1142]

Alot easier than the old way.  It actually made it a breeze.  I would have gone the drill insert way, but all the drills I have are 28volt, and I thought they might be a little overkill, not to mention they are heavy.  This thing really works.  I'm buying a couple for Christmas presents for a few friends.

[dbf909]

I picked one up at the Guitar Show in Orlando 2 years ago when they first came out.  I used it quite a bit at first but found that it tends to stick on in the tighten direction.  Accidentally cranked strings down onto my fingers a couple of times but fortunately did not cut any.  I think that it might just be defective but another one I tried at the show a year ago did the same exact thing.

I haven't used mine now in over a year - the hand crank, while taking a few seconds longer, is much easier to control...

[taylor96]

Thanks for the comments and reviews from everyone...I was just checking prices on these the other day with the intention of getting one.. best price I can find is from Strings & Things as long as I get the order over $XX.00 is free shipping, even to us here in Canada.. Funny its almost  $x.00 cheaper than at Long & McQuade  music store about 10 miles from me.. and they are probably the largest music store in Canada.. go figure...




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[cjd-player]

Has anyone tried increasing the voltage to see if it will turn faster?

There are some YouTube vids of folks doing this with cordless screwdrivers (jury rigging an external 6 or 9 volt battery) and they seem to work fine and faster.   
Kind of like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jceQ_ZFGngc