The most important thing you should do before you change strings is make sure you buy the right gauge string for your instrument. It is crucial to stick with the same gauge you are currently using because your guitar was set up to play with that gauge string. A heavier gauge would make your neck bow because of the increased tension it would take to tune the strings. This would also make the strings further away from the fret board and thus be much harder to play. The opposite is true for lighter gauge strings. The neck will bow backwards and the strings will be closer to the fret board. If the strings are to close they will lay on the fret board and mute themselves out. If you are unsure what gauge strings you have on your guitar right now just take it with you when you go to buy them and ask one of the assistants at the store what they think you have.
Now let's learn how to change electric guitar strings. It is good practice to change one string at a time. That way, you will avoid warping the guitar neck, and you will be able to quickly tune the new string to the other strings. Remove the string buy de-tuning it until it becomes very loose. You may then cut the string and unwind it.
The next step is to tie the string to the tuning peg. This is an important part of learning how to change electric guitar strings because a tightly wound string will not slip out of tune as easily.
Here is a simple five step process to make sure your strings will be tightly wound around each tuning peg.
1. Slip the string through the tuning peg at a right angle.
2. Bend the excess string upwards away from the body of the guitar.
3. Loop the excess string under itself.
4. Pull tightly and fold string over.
5. Wind string in a counter clockwise fashion until string is tight. Cut of any excess string.
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Now you should have a complete guide to choosing the right gauge string and a working knowledge of how to change electric guitar strings. Remember to change them one at a time and make sure they are tightly wound. I hope you found this information on how to change electric guitar strings useful and I wish you the best of luck.
John Robert has been playing guitar longer than he can remember and teaching for the last three years. His innovative teaching methods have helped many guitarists maximize their practice time for optimal playing potential. To learn more great guitar playing tips visit Jam-o-rama.info [http://www.jam-o-rama.info]
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