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