how do u take the broken string out of an elictric guitar?

Question

i take private lessons and the dude that i take them from usually put new strings on it for me and now its sunday and hes no there and need help if u can telll me how to string it to

Answer 1

I've seen my son do it. He has to unscrew a plate off of the back of the guitar to access the strings on his electric one. Hope that helps some. If he was here, I would ask him for a more detailed answer.

Answer 2

Remove what remains of the old string
There may still be a part of a broken string lying in the bridge, and some of the string will almost certainly remain in the machine head. Unwind the string from the machine head and then pull it through the hole to remove it. The bridge-end of the broken string may have fallen out already, but if it hasn't push it out with your fingers, or failing that use something to help it through (such as a match).

Insert the new string through the bridge block
Now that there is a clear path through one of the holes in the bridge a new string can be inserted. Take the sharp end of the string, and feed it through this clear hole in the bridge block from the back of the instrument. The image below illustrates this - the hole you feed it through may differ depending on the string you are replacing.

Make sure that the string goes through the saddle that corresponds to the hole, before pulling the string through until the ball end fits into the tremolo block (i.e. until you cannot pull it anymore).

Secure the string around the machine head
The string is now in the instrument, but it must be secured to a machine head.

Wind the string around the tuning key 2-3 times, before putting the sharp end of the string through the hole in the machine head and pulling it taut.

Tune up
Now that the string is on the instrument, tune it up. Then stretch the string - pull it a few centimetres away from the body and release it - to reduce the likelihood of the string breaking once it starts being played. If necessary, retune the guitar. Once the guitar is in tune, the remainder of the string can be cut off with some wire cutters, leaving about half a centimetre of string outside the machine head.

Answer 3

be alittle more in depth man......what kind of tremelo system do you have on it if its a fixed bridge the answer abopve will work but if your dealing with a floyd rose system ......since your a newbie id let your teach so you

Answer 4

haha im a nerd? why dont you just go cry in the corner and cut urself stupied little emo f ag