Thursday, May 7, 2009

How To Change Your Guitar Strings

Changing your guitar strings might make you feel a little uneasy at first, especially if you have never done it before! But it's really quite simple and should become a regular part of your guitar maintenance routine. Before you do anything though, take time to make some personal observations, such as:
  • Which way do you have to turn the tuning keys to tighten or loosen the guitar strings?
  • How are they aligned from the nut to the bridge?
  • Where is the heaviest one?
Taking mental notes will probably save you some frustration and make the job much easier in the long run.
I like to remove all of the guitar strings during this process in order to give my guitar a thorough cleaning, but you can remove them one at a time if you prefer. Below you will find some helpful step-by-step instructions to follow. Once you've done it a couple of times your confidence will begin to grow and you shouldn't need to refer to these steps any longer.

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