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Changing Strings on an Electric Guitar

From Dan Cross,
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Crimping and Winding New Electric Guitar String

feed string through post, then begin winding
feed string through post, and begin winding
Slide the string through the hole in the tuning peg, up to the point where the string is crimped. The end of the string should point outwards, away from the center of the headstock. You may want to crimp the other side of the string emerging from the tuning peg (see photo), to better hold the string in place. Begin turning the tuner in a counter-clockwise direction to wind the new string, using your string winder (if you have one). As it tightens, look down the length of the guitar, and be sure the string is sitting properly on the bridge of the guitar.

Note: If your guitar headstock is built with three tuners on each side, instead of all six on one side, the direction you turn the tuner changes for your third, second, and first string.

  1. Loosening the Sixth String on Your Guitar
  2. Removing the Old Guitar String
  3. Feeding the New String Through the Back of the Guitar
  4. Pulling the New String Through the Bridge
  5. Leaving Extra String Length for Wrapping Around the Tuning Peg
  6. Crimping and Winding New Electric Guitar String
  7. Using Tension to Control String Winding
  8. Wrapping the Guitar String on the Tuning Peg
  9. Cutting Excess String
  10. Stretching New Electric Guitar String

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