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Easy
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7
Time Required
30 minutes - 1 hour
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- Guitar strings
- 7 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Guitar strings
- Loosen the guitar strings by turning the tuning pegs counter clock-wise
Loosen the guitar strings by turning the tuning pegs counter clock-wise
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Step 2
- If the guitar strings aren’t loosened before you cut them, you could end up injured.
- If the strings are loose and have no tension, remove old or broken guitar strings using the wire cutter
- After the old or broken strings have been cut, remove them by pulling it.
If the guitar strings aren’t loosened before you cut them, you could end up injured.
If the strings are loose and have no tension, remove old or broken guitar strings using the wire cutter
After the old or broken strings have been cut, remove them by pulling it.
Step 3
- Insert the end of the string into the top of the bridge.
- Wrap the short end of the string with the long end of it, making a loop.
- Put the short end of the string through the loop around 3-4 times.
- Pull both ends of the string until the knot is tight.
Insert the end of the string into the top of the bridge.
Wrap the short end of the string with the long end of it, making a loop.
Put the short end of the string through the loop around 3-4 times.
Pull both ends of the string until the knot is tight.
Step 4
- Insert the end of the string into the hole.
- Pull the end over the tuning peg to the left side. Then bring the end of the string to the right side and put it under, making a loop.
- Put the end of the string though the loop and pull both ends until the knot is tight.
Insert the end of the string into the hole.
Pull the end over the tuning peg to the left side. Then bring the end of the string to the right side and put it under, making a loop.
Put the end of the string though the loop and pull both ends until the knot is tight.
Step 5
- Insert the end of the string into the hole of the tuning peg.
- Pull the end over the tuning peg to the right side. Then bring the end of the string to the left side and put it under, making a loop.
- Put the end of the string though the loop and pull both ends until the knot is tight.
Insert the end of the string into the hole of the tuning peg.
Pull the end over the tuning peg to the right side. Then bring the end of the string to the left side and put it under, making a loop.
Step 6
- Turn the tuning peg clock wise to tighten the string until the string makes a sound when plucked.
Turn the tuning peg clock wise to tighten the string until the string makes a sound when plucked.
Step 7
- Once all the old or broken strings have been replaced, tune the guitar to your desired tuning.
- Check the head and the bridge of it for any loose string ends.
- If there are loose string ends, cut only a tiny bit so the strings don’t get out of position later on.
Once all the old or broken strings have been replaced, tune the guitar to your desired tuning.
Check the head and the bridge of it for any loose string ends.
If there are loose string ends, cut only a tiny bit so the strings don’t get out of position later on.
You now have new strings for your guitar
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