Replacing Your Guitar Strings?

Overtime your guitar c string will have a buildup of dirt and oil from your hands causing them to tarnish. The dirt that has built up

on your strings and will affect the sound of them, causing them to sound dull and lifeless.

The natural stretching of the strings overtime will also require you to change your strings regularly.

How often should you replace your guitar strings?

If you are a guitar player, an unfortunate fact is that you'll have to replace your c string on a fairly regular basis. There is no

exact time frame as each guitarist is different.

For instance if you are a guitarist that sweats a lot, a smoker, spend hours playing or play the guitar aggressively than you will need to replace your strings fairly regularly.

How would you know when to change your strings?

There are a few telltale signs, such as your guitar will show when the strings are ready to be changed.

Here are a few examples:

If they look dirty - They need to be replaced

If you haven't changed them in a few months then they'll most probably need to be changed

If you are unable to tune your guitar properly then they'll need to be changed

If they are stiff and non-resilient than the c string will need to be changed

What do you need to change your strings?

Here are a few required materials and tools you would need to change your strings:

Guitar Strings - This is an obvious requirement, you're able to choose choose between thick and thin strings.

A Clean Cloth - This is used to clean the hard parts you cannot when the strings are attached.

Pliers - This is used to cut away the excess string length.

Now that you have all the materials and tools to change the strings, here is a guide below on how to do it.

First of all, you need to figure out if the strings tighten or loosen once the key is turned clockwise. Knowing which direction the strings go to unwind will make it a lot easier for you especially when

stringing your guitar.

Secondly, take note where each string goes and how they're aligned and positioned, it is best that you know how the strings are arranged, to make sure that you are re stringing the guitar properly.

For those who use steel strings or are playing acoustic and electric guitars it would be handy for you to use a wire cutter to cut the excess strings poking out of your guitar, if not cut it could be very

dangerous. You can wind the strings around the peg (end of the guitar), but this can be tiring.

It can take a great deal of time and patience to turn these tuning pegs. The turning of the tuning keys to wind and unwind the strings requires some persistence and endurance when it comes to the turning.

Also remember to provide support on the strings as you wind it onto the peg. This is to make sure that they don't get misaligned or tangled with the other strings waiting to be attached or discarded earlier.