When re-stringing a guitar, which way is correct, from 6th to1st, from 1st to 6th.?

Question

Or alternating from the outside 6th to 1st, 2nd to 5th and so on, this is the way i choose to do it is it correct.

Answer 1

Doesn't matter. Just be sure to do one string at a time & NOT take em all off 1st.

Answer 2

I was always told that to maintain the best pressure along the neck and stop it warping over time (many years of course) was to put the low E string on, then the top e string, then the A string, then the B string and then the d string and finally the G string. Wind them up to about a tone below and then leave them over night. The following day, tune them up to pitch. This allows them to stretch over night and they are less likely to snap in future. This is for steel strung and classical guitars. With electric guitars, I don't think it's so crucial and this is all really just ideally - I have found strings last longer with this method but of course if you need to continue, put the sting on and bang it up to pressure. I usually take my steel strings off the guitar once a fortnight and boil them in a pan with water and some vinegar, then put them back on when they are dry. I actually have two sets of 13s that I interchange. The strings last ages that way and I swear they develop a lovely mildness. I use a lot of different tunings such as CGCGCE, CGCGCE, FBfCGBE, DADGAD, DAFGAD, etc and I have found 'experienced' strings that have been cleaned regularly re-tune better than ones that are just left on.

Answer 3

Start with the 6th and move to the first.
The tension in the lower strings will determine the strain on the neck of the guitar more than the higher ones.
New strings are notorious for taking a while to settle down, but always the lower ones first.

Answer 4

I was always taught to start with the low E and work up.

Just a note of warning on what was said above. Boiling strings produces a poison, which can contaminate the pan. Never boil strings in a pan that you use to cook in. Keep an old pan just for boiling strings in!

Answer 5

depends on the bridge, a floating bridge may need a 615243 stringing, all others 6 to 1 light stringing, tune 6 to 1 and then re tune 3&4

Answer 6

For a good balance, I usually string the first string, third and sixth. I pull down on the strings to get the slack off and tune it. I then string the second, fourth and fifth and tune them in the same manner. I'll play a few riffs and check the tunning again.
Depending on the guage of the string, you may want to check the tunning about every day.

Answer 7

It doesn't matter which string you begin with. As with the answers above, don't unstring them all at once...one a time is the best way to re-string.

Answer 8

One at a time outsides then second then middle - doesnt matter where you start - try not to loosen all the strings at once and tigten gradually

Answer 9

Unless you have some old super duper hand made fragile classical guitar it does not matter, you wont damage it.

Answer 10

Low string to high string (not sure which you call first), due to the zebra syndrome