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