How to Change your Guitar Strings
Thursday, July 23, 2009 12:05Posted in category Accoustic Guitar
Has it been awhile since you’ve changed your guitar strings? Today on Mahalo Daily, Leah D’Emilio meets up with guitar tech, Brad Kahapka, at Guitar Center in West LA to learn how to change your own acoustic guitar strings. You’ll learn how to buy the right strings, what tools you’ll need, and see how easy it is to do the job yourself. For more information, visit www.mahalo.com
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awsomeCo says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
lol, just brought my guitar down from the attic, all out of tune and one mysteriously missing, turned the ear(tuning peg) about an eightth of a turn,snap!btw, i dont have a string winder,how do i pop out the pins. -.-
Calvinatorns says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Should never take all your strings off at once(tip). The stoke hole needs to face the nut and your string has to be put on a certain way(should be to prevent slipage) which takes us to the 2 to 3 wraps around the stoke you’ll need so you need like 3 to 4 inches of slack. If you can get over 2 wraps you can get away without that certain way they should go on. Looking down on the guitar the top keys turn counterclockwise and bottom keys are clockwise. And new strings need a day or two to stretch.
donedelacruz says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
I have a question, im having trouble string my guitar, i know i have to put the ball part in with the nut or that thing at the bridge, but i dont know which side to add it to. should i t b facing up or should it be at the side?
caponadador says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
dio porco come cazzo spieghi stronzo ghai
SoulTags says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
CUT THAT DAMN STRING! haha
twineno1 says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
classical, the neck is all the same length
acoustic is narrower toward the head
heero10 says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
No.
You buy a steel-string guitar, you buy steel strings.
You buy a classic guitar, you buy nylon.
Most likely, this wouldn’t intertwine.
The different sizes in the nut. Saddles(the white thing near the bridge) are angled on steel string, nylon it’s just straight.
Many things. It just doesn’t work.
Go get yourself a classical, or tune your Acoustic guitar differently to get the sound you want.
Dondelyon says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Yes you can
gokharol says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
I should have bought a classical guitar… the acoustic one doesn’t sound the way I wanted it to.
Hey! Does anyone know if I can change the strings of my acoustic guitar??
nurikanana says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
thanks mrnyzltn !
mrnyzltn says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Classical guitars have nylon strings, acoustic guitars have steel strings. But Ithink this info in the video too.
nurikanana says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
i wanna ask you a quetions .
What is the diffrent between classical guitar & acoustic guitar ?
Tomsdaman1223 says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
said longhorn lol
arcticablue says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Why do people have to be so rude and jealous and judgemental of others? I think the guy did a great job! Thanks for sharing this with us!
Longhorn959 says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
That guy looks like he is retarded and high. He should go jump off a cliff he looks stupid and acts stupid.
Longhorn959 says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Just kidding
Longhorn959 says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
That chick has a nice ass and big tits….I would smash that.
Surouness says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Those tuners are a lot of the time innacurate… I find anyway….
Try tuning it to a piano (ideally an electric piano or keyboard considering they never go out of tune)
D0WNGOESFRAZIER says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
i would totally do her. just saying…
sewrEleven says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Fuckin guy doing the tutorial looks like a complete retard.
sewrEleven says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Yeah real fucking helpful when you skip on most of the fucking parts. New strings, gone because i was trying to fucking tighten them.
sarge777 says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
PLEASE Help
I’m trying to put on my sixth string but as I’m strumming it with a pick as I’m tightening it this strange noise comes out. I’m thinking the string is too tight and is pressing against one of the fret separators (Noob to acoustic guitar, the gold vertical lines across the guitar on the neck). Just this clanging metal noise comes out.
ZX5NOS says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Damn that chick is HOTTT
XIMaRlOnIX says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
uhh.. if you haven’t tuned your guitar in like a year and you try to tune it and the string breaks.. is it cause you dont tune your guitar enough? i broke my friends guitar string so im gonna replace his with my extras. <.<
senortank says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
why?