How do I replace Guitar strings? Take them off and put new ones on??

Answer 1

Detune down until the stings are too loose to play. Then get a pair of diagonal cutters and snip them and toss. Some players remove them intact and save them for backups but life is short and you're replacing them because they are done in, right? Out with the old / in with the new!

This is a perfect time to clean the fretboard. Use a little mineral oil on a rag and give it a good wipe. Take an old toothbrush you either don't use any longer or belongs to a room-mate you are mad at, and scrub off the buildup along the frets. Lower down you may want to clean the dust and stuff away from the pickups and pickguard. Anywhere that's usually covered with strings.

The new strings should be in individual envelopes marked by gauge (size) Start with biggest to smallest, hook the little nub to the bridge end and the other end through the hole in the tunning peg. Hopefully you paid attention to which one was used for the corresponding string. Pull the string all the way thru the peg hole until it's sort of tight in the nut (the little notches the stings sit in at the top of the fretboard).

Now wind the string around the tuning peg a few times to take up the slack and to keep it from slipping free when you turn the tuner.

You should have a bit of sloppy excess. Leave it until you have all the strings done. Some players leave it that way. But if you want to keep things tidy, after you have everything back in tune, use the cutters again to snip the excess away from the tuners.

Answer 2

Not knowing what kind of guitar you have (electric, acoustic or classical), it's very simple.
Check to see that the strings you have to replace the old ones are the right kind and a size that will give you the sound you want. You can either unwind the old strings completely or just cut them in the middle somewhere (the way I do it). Remove the old strings. Then, while you have the old strings off, clean the neck around the frets and body of the guitar. Especially, if you have been playing on those strings for a while and there is fingertip residue on the actual fretboard and around the frets. This will keep your new strings 'newer' for a while longer. Tune your strings as usual, and there you go!

Answer 3

well first make sure you have the right gauge strings and then i always just cut the old strings and then on your bridge or on the back of the guitar there should be holes to insert strings then string them through to the neck nut (the little plastic thing at the top of the neck) then onto the tuning machine and tune

Answer 4

If you do it yourself, you'll probably need a tuner so you know exactly how each string should sound. In my area, it's not that expensive just to take it to the music store, buy your strings there and have them replace them on your guitar while you watch how they do it.

Answer 5

well if its acoustic you have to remove the pins on the bridge and put the bullet of the string starting with e then a then d then g then b then e and only tighten them slightly then tune them and snip the excess off... if its electic you might have to feed the strings from the back of the body.... good luck

Answer 6

Yep thats how its done. Then you tighten them with the keys near the neck and snip off the rest of the string!````````

Answer 7

one at a time, each pack for each string tells you which string goes where.