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How to restring a guitar

Every guitarist will have to re-string there guitar sooner or later, this video will teach you the proper way to do this.

So what you first need to do is unwind all the strings from the tuning keys, then put your hand down through the sound hole and push out all the pins holdings the string in place. Make sure you put the pins somewhere safe, you'll need them again later.

Now get your new set of strings out, they could be in individual wrapping or all together depending on the brand you buy. Take the end of the string and place it back into the hole at the bridge and put the peg in with the groove facing towards the headstock. Run the string up to the tuning peg and put it through the hole, make sure there’s enough slack so you can wind the string around the peg a few times. Wind the key so its roughly the rite pitch and move onto the next string. Do that for all 6 strings.

Cut any access string at the headstock and then tune it up. If you don’t have a tuner you can use our online tuner
Online guitar tuner