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The
Secrets of Correctly Stringing Your Guitar
By Thomas Freeland
Why do you care about stringing your guitar you may ask.
Well the reason is simple. It will make you sound better
because if your guitar is properly strung, you will get
longer natural sustain.
This is something that no fx pedal can reproduce, clean
natural sustain. Of course after you have this sustain
you can play with it all you want with your fx pedals.
Many guitarist make the same mistake when stringing a
guitar, they don't wind enough of the string onto the
tuning peg or they wind too much.
Why is this seemingly simple thing so important? Because
the greater the angle between the nut (the top part of
the guitar) and the tuning peg, the better the
sustaining qualities of the string.
Simply put, it makes you sound better. And your strings
will not go out of tune as fast.
Of course you can always wind too much as well, and then
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You want to have just the right amount.
Here is how to string your guitar.
Step 1 - Take all the strings out of the package and lay
them out from the thickest to the thinnest. When you go
to buy strings, always try and get the same gauge, as
changing the gauge could mean problems with intonation,
and may require truss rod adjustments.
Step 2 - Turn the tuning peg until the hole is in line
with the neck.
Step 3 - Starting with the thickest string - The low
"e", thread the string through the bridge (bottom part
of the guitar). Each guitar has different ways to do
this, but it is usually very easy to see where the
strings go.
Step 4 - Next thread the string through the hole in the
tuning peg until it is tight. Now back the string up
about 3 inches so that it loosens.
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Step 5 - Grab the loose part of the string with one hand
and with the other start turning the tuning peg. As you
turn the peg, hold the string tightly away from the
guitar to insure that it wraps tightly, with no slack.
This will stop the string from going out of tune as
you're playing. When the string is getting tight against
the fretboard, You can let go and continue to slowly
turn the peg a little bit more and then top.
Step 6 - Make sure as you turn the peg that the string
is winding downward, and don't let it flip over itself.
Your goal is tog et about 2 1/2 to 3 full winds on each
string.
Step 7 - Repeat the process with all other strings, but
decrease the amount of slack a little bit each time.
All the best,
Tom Freeland
PlayGuitar.com
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