How to Change Your Guitar Strings | FULL Process from Start to Finish

Changing your guitar strings for the first time can be intimidating, but FEAR NOT! In this video, I walk through the entire process of changing your guitar strings. I begin the video by answering some common questions related to guitar strings. Then, we walk through the entire process step-by-step.

You'll feel SO GOOD once you change your strings!

Although I use an acoustic guitar here, the process can work for the vast majority of electric guitars as well. Let me know if you still have questions after watching the video. Hope it gives you confidence to change your strings because the difference is substantial.

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0:00 How to Change Your Guitar Strings
0:23 FAQs
0:30 How often should you change your guitar strings?
0:45 What kind of strings do you need?
1:35 What tools do you need to change your strings?
2:58 STEP ONE - Taking off the strings
4:30 Taking out the bridge pins
6:32 Wiping down and cleaning
7:20 STEP TWO - Putting in new strings
7:50 Inserting and winding strings
9:30 Locking/Setting the string
11:19 Stretching the string
17:54 STEP THREE - Tuning
19:18 STEP FOUR - Final stretch and re-tune
20:00 Like and Subscribe - Thank you!

Song clips from the video used with permission under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0). Song "Crazy Glue (Instrumental)" by Josh Woodward. No changes made to the song. https://www.joshwoodward.com/