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I'm not sure which is the best one to get, I just picked up a simple one in Maplins years ago when I bought my soldering iron. But one of those will be a big help.
But @streethawk is spot on; when doing anything that isn't on a PCB you want to aim for a decent mechanical connection that's then solidified with solder (effectively "filling in the gaps")
Another trick is to pre apply solder to your tip rather than feeding it in with your other hand. Once the tip is in place it will be holding the wire(s) in place and you can then feed in fresh solder with your freed up hand. Just make sure you have everything within easy reach so you're not overheating things while you scramble around trying to unreel solder wire!
I've seldom needed the helping hand tool for guitar stuff.
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