Anyone actually know how to restring a guitar

[Yamsha]

You ask for advice on something very simple to do and when people try to help you you respond with "Well duh" and "Yeah obviously". You may not notice it but you come off as a jerk.

 

[nodferatu]

Change one string at a time, and before you tighten it all the way....have a little slack and pull on the string to loosen them up a bit, then tighten and tune.

 

[Car]

I want to kill some right now im so pissed

 

[bragglefraggle]

Yea obviously

okay...

I'm not the one who can't restring his guitar.

 

[MrBoombastic]

Well, duh

Man I dont think i've ever seen a thread of yours that didn't aggrivate me

 

[Johnny_Mo]

Ive done it several times, just haven't really coiled it properly ever

So you're trying to get the bridge to float? (so that you can pull up and down on the bar)

 

[fightingrabbit]

Get a tuner.

 

[viruswitshoes]

It's a good thing to learn if you're going to be playing for a long time. There's a trick to it. You have to snap them without breaking them. That way, they stay in tune longer. You might go through a few sets before you get it down.

 

[AGGAMEMNON66]

Im Terrible at stringing a guitar but it throws everything out of tune. Any insider tips?

I'm actually shocked 209 isn't the one starting this thread.

 

[TheNinja]

1. Make sure you have a guitar to start with
2. Buy replacement strings
3. Open Package
4. Remove old strings (either one at a time or all at once)
5. Put on new strings
6. Throw away old strings and new packaging
7. Tune your guitar
8. Play your guitar

 

[Johnny_Mo]

It's a good thing to learn if you're going to be playing for a long time. There's a trick to it. You have to snap them without breaking them. That way, they stay in tune longer. You might go through a few sets before you get it down.

Just stretching them each individually by gently pulling the string an inch or two vertically off the neck evenly (across different spots from the neck to the bridge) will suffice (or one could do whole or whole and a half step blues bends at different frets up and down the neck). Then retune. Repeat 3 or 4 times until it no longer goes out of tune when you stretch it. If you pull too hard or snap it down on the fretboard you could crimp the string and then it won't vibrate or intonate properly.

I change each string individual and tune up to pitch and follow this procedure before replacing the next string (but that's just how I do it which works well for me).

Also keep in mind TS that, in general, heavier gauge strings will hold tuning and intonate better than lighter gauge ones.

 

[Josh]

1. Make sure you have a guitar to start with
2. Buy replacement strings
3. Open Package
4. Remove old strings (either one at a time or all at once)
5. Put on new strings
6. Throw away old strings and new packaging
7. Tune your guitar
8. Play your guitar

No, don't change them all at once, that'll wreak havoc on the truss rod over time. Change one string at a time.

 

[Hollywood Nicky]

Im Terrible at stringing a guitar but it throws everything out of tune. Any insider tips?

post a pic of it, depends on the guitar

 

[Johnny_Mo]

You have a strat, You will restring the guitar and need to tune each string over and over and over. Probably at least 5 times because the tremolo will keep putting the guitar out of tune until its adjusted right. After restringing a few times you will get the hang of it

If the bridge is set to float (I deck mine), then he should only change one string at time, then tune to pitch (then stretch, retune again) before replacing the next string; otherwise it's a serious headache.

 

[Seano]

Strat

Good man. Fender?

Here's a good resource for you.

http://www.fender.com/support/articles/stratocaster-setup-guide/

 

[Seano]

On a strat, unless you have locking tuners, the guitar is going to go out of tune when you play around with the trem. What the trem does is continually decrease/increase the string tension. Theres no way its going to stay perfectly in tune.

 

[Seano]

Also keep in mind TS that, in general, heavier gauge strings will hold tuning and intonate better than lighter gauge ones.

Strats are pretty sensitive to dramatic changes in string gauges. I'm not sure if what you say is true or not, I use 9s, but if you go from using say 9s to 11s or something, you might have to set up your guitar again.

 

[Johnny_Mo]

Strats are pretty sensitive to dramatic changes in string gauges. I'm not sure if what you say is true or not, I use 9s, but if you go from using say 9s to 11s or something, you might have to set up your guitar again.

Yes you will, at the very least, a truss rod adjustment will be required (for any guitar with such a dramatic change in string gauge) or that neck's going to bow pretty dramatically.

 

[viruswitshoes]

Just stretching them each individually by gently pulling the string an inch or two vertically off the neck evenly (across different spots from the neck to the bridge) will suffice (or one could do whole or whole and a half step blues bends at different frets up and down the neck). Then retune. Repeat 3 or 4 times until it no longer goes out of tune when you stretch it. If you pull too hard or snap it down on the fretboard you could crimp the string and then it won't vibrate or intonate properly.

I change each string individual and tune up to pitch and follow this procedure before replacing the next string (but that's just how I do it which works well for me).

Also keep in mind TS that, in general, heavier gauge strings will hold tuning and intonate better than lighter gauge ones.

Wow, I was always told to pop them. What you're saying makes sense though about how that makes the intonation go flat quicker. I would stretch them but they would pop anyway. I'm self taught and was around other people that were self taught. Haven't played in a few years but my recent love of bluegrass and old blues has me itching to play again. This time I'm going to focus more on learning technique than songwriting.

 

[Johnny_Mo]

Wow, I was always told to pop them. What you're saying makes sense though about how that makes the intonation go flat quicker. I would stretch them but they would pop anyway. I'm self taught and was around other people that were self taught. Haven't played in a few years but my recent love of bluegrass and old blues has me itching to play again. This time I'm going to focus more on learning technique than songwriting.

As long as it doesn't damage the string (create crimps or dings) that'll work too. As they say, there's many ways to skin a cat. Also, however you do it and whatever you choose to focus on, I say get back to playing. It's fun, therapeutic, and it enriches one's life. Technique certainly won't hurt you with the bluegrass though, if you catch my drift.