Changing Strings on an Electric Guitar
By Dan Cross, About.com Guide
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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