I'm just learning to play the guitar and I have an acoustic with steel strings. Should I have it restrung?

Answer 1

If you mean to change the strings from steel to nylon, the answer is no. You should never change steel-to-nylon or nylon-to-steel. If the strings are dark or rusty, then you should probably think about restringing with similar strings. Your teacher could probably help you with that.

Answer 2

Nah. Steel strings are going to make you get callouses on your fingers faster. I started out using steel strings, it does take a lot ot get used to and at times can hurt like hell, but when it hurts just stop playing and rest your fingertips for a little while.

I'd only recommend restringing your guitar if the strings are frayed, rusted, or just have a really bad "tone" to them. If you know anyone who plays guitar, you can ask them their opinion and have them look at the condition of the strings. If you know a music teacher/professor/music store that you trust, you can ask their opinion too :)

Good luck!

Answer 3

Nylon strings are easier on the fingers, but if you ax isn't made for them it will never stay in tune. No matter what you use, it's gonna hurt a little, but it's a sweet pain that gets better as you learn to play better.

Also, make sure your neck is straight, if your ax is old, it may need a trust rod adjustment. And remember this too, practice with good technique, bad habits are hard to break...just cause it's easy to play some chords one way, in the long run technique is everything.

Practice practice practice...it gets funner and easier as you go.

Rock on brother...rock on!

Answer 4

Not unless your strings are old and rusting out. I would use light or ultra light strings to start out with