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Originally Posted by VaSteve
I know this is a bass, but I have a similar question on guitars as well. I have always strung my guitars with one half loop through the tuning peg. "Minimalist". This is wound around several times. Is there any advantage to this set up with all those coils? More tone, sustain, anything?
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You want a good witness point at the nut and enough tension to avoid buzzing. I use enough string to wrap until the string exits the tuning post and heads to the nut at the base of the post. When I change strings, I cut the new strings to the same length as the old ones so it is consistent.