Changing Strings on an Electric Guitar
By Dan Cross, About.com Guide
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Begin the process of changing strings on your electric guitar by taking your string winder, and loosening the sixth string on your guitar (be sure you're loosening the string - the pitch should drop).
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- Loosening the Sixth String on Your Guitar
- Removing the Old Guitar String
- Feeding the New String Through the Back of the Guitar
- Pulling the New String Through the Bridge
- Leaving Extra String Length for Wrapping Around the Tuning Peg
- Crimping and Winding New Electric Guitar String
- Using Tension to Control String Winding
- Wrapping the Guitar String on the Tuning Peg
- Cutting Excess String
- Stretching New Electric Guitar String
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