how do i restring my guitar?. i only need to replace the top e string but i cant get it tight enough!?

Answer 1

Make sure you have plenty of slack fist, otherwise you WILL bust it.

But, Just keep cranking. It's nerve racking, I know. But You just need to keep going.

ALSO:
Remeber that you can tuen off of the 5th fret of the string above (for the thick E sting, test the fifth fret off the A), too.
This way, you can tell when you are too low or too high and the tuner won't read it.

If it takes to long, useally a store will replace it for you, if some knows. If you got the strings form a music store with a bunch of instrments, more offten than not someone will know how, and will offer to show you if you need hel. That's how I learned.

Answer 2

The best way that I have learned is to replace all strings. A Luthier taught me this a while back in time. A stringed instrument is very dependant on some rudimentary engineering, stresses and harmonics.
When you string a Guitar the preferred method is to work from Center out. But I have seen from Outer in also. Either or, the idea is to have a relative tension applied evenly and equally so as not to twist or warp the neck.
Or you can just toss some strings on it and start jammin. I never seen a neck busted by a string, yet.

Answer 3

If this is your first time restringing it, and you need to replace the one string...more than likely you need to restring the whole guitar. As for that e-string, you may already be too tight, it really doesn't take too much tension to get that string in to the e. you might be trying to get it up to the next octave.

Answer 4

Where did you get the replacement string from?

Im only asking this because i bought a single string from a shop once and it was the wrong gauge so it wouldnt go to pitch.

I would personally recommend changing all strings at once and if you keep having problems with single string breakage either have your bridge/nut checked at a guitar shop or have a look at your picking technique

Answer 5

New strings take a while to settle and do keep on going out of tune quickly because they stretch at first. How far out is it? Make sure you are winding it correctly at the head and that you have fixed it securely at the bottom of the guitar too. I would expect the string to reach the note but to soon go flat again! Keep tuning!

Answer 6

after removing the old string, thread the new string along the same pathway and tighten the string at the tuning machine.

if the string won't tighten, try holding it tightly through the other side of the tuner while tightening it. sometimes (especially on the higher strings) the string will need to be tuned many times (as the string may slip through the tuner thereby tuning itself down quite a bit)

Answer 7

either.......A your guitar machine head is broken
or.......... B you have a faulty bridge peg(thats the other end.)...........
........the above faults will cause the string to slip.
or C you dont fully understand what you are doing ? this task is very simple...?

Answer 8

take it to a guitar guy..who repairs guitar

Answer 9

keep twisting the peg type things! it will work