Why do folks cut strings?

I'm having a hard time understanding why people cut strings. I've literally never had a case where a string has had so much extra it wasn't able to sit on the peg after wrapping ... [TalkBass Logo]  Hi {NAME}! Check out this week's trending discussions at TalkBass.com Products TalkBass members are discussing [Eastwood Hooky Bass 6 PRO](  December 2, 2020 • Eastwoodguitars.com • $1299.00  Basses [BG] [johnson79 said]( — Eastwood has a reissue of his Shergold bass 6. They modeled it pretty much exactly from his personal bass. 2020 is the year of Covid and Peter Hook... [image] Eastwood Hooky Bass ... [Read more posts about this product »]( [Klein Tools RT110 Receptacle Tester for North American AC Electrical Outlet Receptacles](  November 2, 2021 • Amazon • $7.97  Band Management [BG] [Paradilum said]( — How about a continuity tester - can you validate that the strings are grounded to the grounded side of the phono jack? 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