How To Re-String A Guitar
Introduction:
Have a broken string? Or do your current strings sound like garbage? Learn how to replace it right here!
Links to purchase strings can be available further below.
The Video Lesson:
Notes:
- Remove the old string
- Place new string in the bridge
- Feed string through the tuning peg
- Pull the string back approximately one fret
- Bend the string att he tuning peg – toward the turning knob
- Tighten the string, ensuring it sits in the necessary grooves
- Tune your string to the correct pitch
Links To Purchase:
Strings come in different gauges, which means thickness. Thicker strings usually sound better, but are harder to play. If in doubt, opt for either the most common or lighter gauge string.
Artist Guitars sell strings in bulk. It’s worth purchasing a few sets in bulk to save money in the long run.
Acoustic Steel String
- Regular – 12-53 Gauge (Most Common)
- Light – 11-52
- Super Light – 10-47
Electric
- Light – 9-42 (Most Common)
- Medium – 10-46
Classic Acoustic (Nylon String)
- Normal Tension (Most Common)
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