StewMac Deluxe Fret Tang Nipper for Guitar and Bass

Practiced with this on some spare fret wire and it is a fantastic tool. Cuts nickel silver wire easily and cleanly. Haven't tried it on stainless yet. Wouldn't you know that it's currently in sale at StewMac for waaaay less than I paid on Amazon.

Stew-Mac stuff always feels a little expensive, but anything I've bought from them is of high quality, and you forget about the price when you're using it. That goes for this tool. If you need tang nippers, you want them to work right, and these do. They're powerful, and they give clean cuts. If you're going to buy a tool like this, you might as well make a good investment.

Take a moment to understand how the adjustment is done and you are ready! Excellent tool!

I've been a StewMAX member for years, meaning I pay extra to get free shipping from Stewart Macdonald's official website. Sometimes I get exclusive deals, but I've NEVER see this item as cheap as it was here on Amazon. I'm sort of disappointed my Amazon Prime membership does better than StewMAX, but this was an item I had on my list for years and never pulled the trigger. It works just as described, and it's helping me a lot with my first fret job. I've been winding pickups for 10 years, and have been doing fret levels for a few years, so doing a refret is my next step. Having the right tools goes a long way, and this seems to be a must-have tool.

It was hard to pull the trigger on this tool but I'm so glad I did. If you're using regular nippers or a grinding wheel (or disc sander like I was) or whatever, and just not super happy with the results. Just get this tool. It's SO much better. Cuts perfectly and easily.

Sturdy

it cuts very clean and close to to bottom of the fret surface, as it should. Not 100% perfect, but very good. I've been comparing and contrasting these nippers to other older nippers that are very worn, and I can't say they are entirely worth the cost, but SM does offer great customer service if something would fail in the future. That said, my 15year old nippers are still working well, just worn, but they also cost $15 at the time. These new SM nippers to cut stainless tangs a bit easier than my old set, and I had no issues with hand fatigue, but that will be a personal issue. Many folks have commented about getting their hand pinched by these nippers, I have not had that issue, but again that may be a very individual issue depending on hand size and plumpness. Good fretting to you!

Would buy again

Prima product. Goed afstelbaar, iig beter dan de nipper. Enig navijlen van de 'tang' blijft nodig.

Stew mac is always to notch. These work better than expected and I don't even need to file under the fret after the cut. Amazing highly recommend for bound fretboard and Maple laquered necks

Davvero preciso nel taglio. Spesa stra consigliata.

Qualitativ hochwertige Zange, macht einen sehr guten Job. Besser als ein vergleichbares japanisches Modell.

L'article trés bien sauf qu 'il faut aller les chercher car UPS préfére mettre des avis de passage dans la boite plutot que le colis même quand il peut rentrer dans la boite au lettre