Planet Waves PW-DBPW-01 Drill Bit Peg Winder

The idea is so blindingly simple - an attachment for the end of a cordless screwdriver to take the faff out of changing strings - but it's one of those things that, as soon as you use it, you wonder why you didn't buy it years ago.This particular product appears well made and I've just changed the strings on my guitar in a fraction of the time it used to take. It coped with a variety of guitars - electric, acoustic and a Precision bass although an Ibanez bass defeated it because the tuning heads are slightly too bulky to fit in so if you're a bass player and your tuning heads are not of the flat metal variety, you'll probably need to look elsewhere.That apart, I can't recommend it highly enough.

I've got 5 guitars so need to change strings fairly often. I was using one of the manual string winders but even that got a little bit tiresome, so when I saw this I decided to get it. It fits on to my electric screwdriver and well ... you fit it to the tuning pegs and let it do the work, reversing the process when the new strings are on. Of course you only take the strings to near proper tuning and then finish off manually, but by then 95% of the work is done.I don't have a bass guitar so can't comment on whether it would fit on that, but it certainly works on my classical nylon string guitar, three steel stringed acoustics and an electric.Update: Be very careful if you use light strings (such as 10s). With an electric screwdriver it is too easy to overtighten and break the string (that's from experience). I now just use this item to get the string loosely in place and secure on the tuning peg, then manually tighten from there.

This product works very well on a decent drill or screwdriver. It is particularly good at unwinding strings.

For just a few pounds this little bit of kit saves hours or time spent messing about changing guitar strings. It now just takes me a few minutes to change all 6 strings, works great with my Bosch cordless screwdriver. I use this with classical guitars & it fits the tuning buttons absolutely fine. Probably better value than a manual peg winder. Throughly recommend buying this item!

I hate changing guitar strings but this attachment really makes all the difference and saves you getting sore fingers! Unsure how sturdy it will prove but will be another one if and when it gives up

How did I live for so long without one of these? I have a few guitars, and only one has locking tuners. This is made really nicely and feels really solid. It fits in a cordless screwdriver, and has a nice big hollow so comfortably fits over the end of vintage kluson style tuners. Really good value, and nicely made. Seriously, if you have a cordless screwdriver / drill just get one.

This is not some flash gadget, rather, it's a tool that saves time when restringing a guitar or Bass. A task that nobody looks forward to. This just does the job.

bought to make restringing easier faster and seems well made . it just fits with a gap between the machine heads of my Washburn 12 string. wish I had got one years ago.