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Why carry around both a peg winder and a pair of string cutters when you can have one handy gizmo that performs the duties of both? That's the thinking behind Planet Waves' Pro-Winder ($13 retail). An all-in-one restringing tool, the Pro-Winder has two slots of differing sizes on its winding end thai fit everything from electric and acoustic guitars to banjos and mandolins. (For basses, check out the Bass ProWinder.) There's also a third slot for removing bridge pins on acoustic guitars.
On the other end of the Pro-Winder, you'll find a built-in string clipper. At first, being someone who is used to the smoothness of conventional, spring-loaded wire cutters, I was a tad put off by the rough opening and closing action ...