I have an Acoustic guitar but I don't know what string goes where, help please?

Question

on the packet of the strings it say .052(1.32mm) and so on, that's what i'm having the problem with I don't know what string goes where.

Answer 1

if you're right handed, you'd hold the guitar's neck with your left hand and the body of the guitar would be at your right side. when you hold the guitar up to play it, the THICKEST string (string # 6) is the one thats closest to the ceiling, the THINNEST string (string # 1) will be closest to the floor.

this can get tricky when someone explains it to you, because the thickest string is the LOWEST MUSICALLY, but the HIGHEST PHYSICALLY, and the thinnest one is the opposite.

so, the thick one is the .52, and the thin will be .012 or so.

also, when you restring the guitar, dont freak out if your strings dont stay in tune right away, they need to stretch first. if you tune up your thickest string to pitch ( E ), and then just grab the string and give it a gentle tug up and down the length of the string, its going to drop lower in pitch. tune it back up, and repeat this, and after 2, maybe 3 times, it should go away. now, repeat this process with the others, but dont tug hard on the skinny ones, they break easier.

any questions, give me a shout man. good luck!

Answer 2

Classical strings are nylon, not metal. The strings on a western guitar (like a martin) are metal but are different then what you would use on a strat for example. This all has to do with the pickups, body composition, etc. Most strings have a core which is round wound on the 6, 5, 4 and sometimes third strings (E A D G). The 2 and 1 are not wound, the material used on nylon strings can be a type of metal. Some players prefer flat wound, which are smooth when you run your fingers on them. The preference is for tone however.

Answer 3

If it is a right hand guitar, the biggest string goes on top as you hold the guitar, then progressively smaller as you go down. (.052,.046,.039 etc.). The smaller the number, the smaller the string.

Answer 4

In addition to already great answers.....remember this phrase for the tuning on the guitar. This phrase starts with the smallest string toward the floor as you hold the guitar, and the last word in the phrase is closest toward the ceiling.........or 1st (.012)through the 6th (.052) string.........
E-very...B-oy...G-oes...D-own....A....E-levator......or
1st-E...2nd-B..3rd-G...,4th-D.....5-A...6th-E

Answer 5

take it to your local music store, they will put the stings on for you. the thinnest string is the first string, closest to your left hand if you were about to play and then so on......

Answer 6

Fat on bottom
skinny on top