| Many guitarists, especially beginners,
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| | Now pull the string over the bridge, over
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| struggle with changing electric guitar
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| | the nut of the neck, and up past the
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| strings. But it really is a simple
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| | tuning peg. Make sure it isn't slack. The
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| exercise. Here's a straightforward guide
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| | new string is very long so you will have
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| you can follow:
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| | to cut some of it off. Leave enough
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| Tools.
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| | string for a few winds around the tuning
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| You will need a small needle nose pliers
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| | peg. Two inches above the peg should
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| to cut and bend the strings, and a string
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| | work.
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| winder to help you wind the strings
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| | Pull the string through the hole of the
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| quickly.
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| | tuning peg and begin winding it. The
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| Remove the string.
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| | string shouldn't be slack. To keep the
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| You should change each guitar string one
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| | tension, place your fingers under the
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| at a time. That way, you will avoid
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| | string. With the guitar facing you, wind
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| warping the guitar neck, and you will be
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| | the tuning pegs on the left side
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| able to quickly tune the new string to
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| | clockwise. Wind those on the right side
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| the other strings.
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| | anticlockwise.
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| I usually remove the 6th string first.
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| | To speed up the winding process, place
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| Use your string winder and turn the
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| | your string winder over the tuning peg
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| tuning peg until the string becomes very
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| | and wind until the string becomes tight.
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| slack. Now cut off the twisted end of the
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| | Then take off the peg winder and use the
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| old string so that it slips easily out of
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| | tuning peg to tune the string.
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| the guitar. Then wind the top section of
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| | Now that you've changed and tuned your
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| your string out of the tuning peg.
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| | 6th string, you can just repeat the
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| What you do next will vary depending on
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| | process for all the other strings.
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| the type of electric guitar you have. The
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| | Breaking in.
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| one I'm using, the strings go through the
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| | Since the strings are new, they can
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| body. Remove the old string. Pay close
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| | stretch and go out of tune easily. They
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| attention to the way your old string
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| | need to break in. You can speed up the
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| comes off, and do the opposite when
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| | breaking in process by stretching the
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| putting a new one back on.
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| | string yourself. Give the strings a few
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| Replace the string.
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| | gentle pulls or do some spirited
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| Now let's put back a new string. Feed the
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| | strumming.
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| string through a hole in the body of your
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| | You will find yourself having to tune
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| electric guitar, or the tail piece. As
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| | your guitar quite a bit after replacing
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| said earlier, it depends on your
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| | your strings. But after one or two days
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| particular electric guitar. Get the ball
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| | everything should be okay.
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| end of your string in place.
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