Harley Benton Speedy Stringwinder

Really one of a kind in it's category as it is both for electric and acoustic/classical guitar maintenance with a string cutter as well .

The only minus is in it's string cutter which upon cutting a thick string sometimes it locks back in place , instead of just being a pair of clippers and I thought that I broke it upon the first time trying out .

Nonetheless I am totally happy with the performance and since I am away from home at the moment not carrying lots of different tools to do the job but instead a swiss knife of shorts to change my traveler guitar's strings does the trick .

Really nicely made. It goes both directions so it's not just winder it's unwinder too :). It has little string scissors attached that are available with just one switch. And the bridge pin remover on the back side. Part that go on the tuning peg is attached with magnet and can be easily removed. I'ts well worth the money.

Addition: It broke after a couple of uses. It's just not strong enough to handle a lot of winding. Battery is also crappy. If you charge you battery it will maybe hold without using it couple of days. Each time I had to change strings I need to attach it to a power. What's the point of having battery operated string winder if you need to plug it each time you use it.

Was looking at a string winder and also a wire cutter and this does both jobs admirably. The straight shaft I found actually more ergonomic than the more right-angled variety, and the wire cutter was very effective for bass guitar strings. It has a rechargeable battery as well (USB charging cable supplied) and this takes out the issue of needing to buy batteries as I suspect this would consume quite a few batteries if it was the AA alternative version. Also fits into gig bags nicely because of its linear ergonomics, and for me this is the ideal accessory to have for any string-breaking emergencies on stage, and thus now lives in my gig bag!