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