What's your favourite string cutting tool?

[David Schwab]

Yep, those are the ones. There is no string end left sticking out.

Most bass tuners are like that too.

[Zer09]

I've never thought of strings as difficult to cut but then I've spent 30 years cutting stainless bicycle cables so I guess it's all realtive. I ruined plenty of cutters doing that. It certainly matters how hard the steel of the cutter is. Back in the 90's I bought a cheap (talking dollar store cheap) 3 piece set of pliars and snips because I wanted a pair of needlenose pliers for fishing. I've been using those cheap little snips for at least 15 years and use them to snip leads when working on amps. Never dulled but the steel is harder than any of the more expensive tools I own.

[Zer09]

I've never thought of strings as difficult to cut but then I've spent 30 years cutting stainless bicycle cables so I guess it's all relative. I ruined plenty of cutters doing that. It certainly matters how hard the steel of the cutter is. Back in the 90's I bought a cheap (talking dollar store cheap) 3 piece set of pliers and snips because I wanted a pair of needlenose pliers for fishing. I've been using those cheap little snips for at least 15 years and use them to snip leads when working on amps. Never dulled but the steel is harder than any of the more expensive tools I own.

[asatbluesboy]

Planet Waves here as well.

[Zer09]

QUOTE=Wittgenstein;273791]Sorry for the bad phone pictures... I plan on buying a camera soon. Here is my acoustic and electric guitar with the strings uncut.

guitar strings | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

guitar | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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Wittgenstein,
Apparently you are not alone:
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That would be Robert Fripp

[jrfrond]

I usually use this: Tungsten Diagonal Cutting Pliers [PM-925] - $31.77 : Pro'sKit

But I also use a pair of hardware-store Stanley 8" diagonal cutters, or my Xcelite 6" ones. You really need zone-hardened jaws to cut music wire, but damn, anything in a pinch. I'll just reserve whatever I use for music wire only.

[Steve A.]

Planet Waves winder/cutter like this one

Yep- this is what works best for me. The string winder part of it is a nice upgrade from the very common Dunlop ones. I've screwed up at least a dozen diagonal pliers cutting strings over the years- the cutting edge gets full of nicks.

Steve Ahola