Stretcha

The best guitar gadget since the electronic tuner, and it doesn’t need batteries I’ve been playing for 40 years, give or take, and I’ve stretched many a string when restringing my guitars. This little gizmo simplifies and speeds up the process PLUS, it allows you to stretch pretty much the entire length of the string (something that people with big fingers can’t do very well).One note: While it’s very easy to understand and use, you probably don’t want to use it more than three times when installing new strings. This is to prevent metal fatigue in the…

Hugely convenient for Double-Locking Dudes If you own a guitar with a double-locking trem, then you no doubt will understand the importance of having fully-stretched strings. While you can surely accomplish satisfactory string stretching manually, using the Stretch will reduce the process by a large margin. Detractors cite manliness as the reason not to use this tool, but I’d rather spend my time playing or completing a setup than spending 20 minutes or so manually stretching the strings.My only criticism hasn’t been…