Restring your Guitar like a PRO with this HACK

[JS-oldx]

Instructions unclear: I now have a Disney villain scar across my face

[DriiiverStudios]

As a truck driver, i recommend using a pneumatic impact to really torque them so they dont come off.

[nonutnewplayer]

I was just about to re string, damn this might save me, thanks

Update: It really did saved me so much time

[Mofoshow]

As a blacksmith i recommend forge welding your strings to your nuts so they get a nice seal you can additional tig weld the string to the tuner for extra security. Never worry again!

[elpirata]

As a luthier, I advise changing one string at a time. A set of steel strings at pitch is exerting c.70kg of tension. The forces on the top and neck are massive, and the guitar doesn't like big changes in tension. I only remove all the strings for repair work.

[propertarian]

Pro tip from a violinist, if you put pencil lead on your nut (not sure if it is called the same thing with a guitar) your tune will change less during playing sessions, as your string tension will settle more evenly on either side of the nut when you use pencil lead to lubricate it

[GabeWatchesAnime]

Also remember to stretch the strings after tuning them up to note, then tune them up again a few times. Helps to keep the strings in tune faster, as new strings are more stretchy. So you wanna help the strings to become less stretchy and stay in tune better. I dont know how much of what im trying to say is getting across but if you get it, hope it helps.

[leealanwhite]

I just thread it back through the hole. Never had any issues. I don’t think I’ve ever even had a botched restring before.

[Sourhernrockanthologyshow]

I HATE IT when people do this. It does absolutely nothing. It doesnt lock your strings. It just makes it a pain in the ass when you take them off

[patrickwilliams]

Hey...thats the way I've always done it since high skoo. In the 90s😊

[bradleyard]

I used to string my guitars this way. Turns out, as the strings get a little give in them, it actually hurts your tuning stability. I went back to the old-school method, haven't had a problem since.

[TwinkleStar-siwy]

Thank you so much. This helped me a lot

[Magpie]

I'm 64 yrs old. Got my first guitar when I was 13, still have it, a Yamaha FG 160. Been stringing it all these years. I don't think there's any 'best' way to do it. Just get the strings around the posts, not too many winds, make sure they're properly seated against the bridge pins, stretch the strings with a tug, then tune. Oh, no need to cut the strings off. Just loosen em up and pull them off the posts. Why turn six strings into twelve?

[Wumbo_the_Mumbo]

This is called a Gibson knot. It doesnt lock your strings, takes longer to install, and you'll hate yourself when you re-string. Just thread the string through the tuner, grab at the nut, pull back until your fingers meet the first fret, and wind.

[seanmulligan]

When I'm removing the strings I do it one at a time and I don't cut it, I just use the tuning peg to loosen the string then take it off...

[comment.highlighted]

I always replace my guitar with Locking Tuners. No more winding strings 🙂 Even with Floyd Rose trems.

[Motocoupemusic]

Came here to read the comments, the world didn’t disappoint 😂

[Jonobueno]

Best way to re string. Been doin this for 45 years now.

[terrybowen]

This works. Same way I do it. It's less likely your strings will pull out of tune . Especially with heavy bends

[russmarotta]

However you re-string, based on the various methods shown above, I always use a Kyser type capo between the nut and 1st fret when adding the new string. This keeps it in line, as I slightly tug 1/2 way down the string somewhere. I have been re-stringing my guitars, acoustic, electric, ukuleles, this way since the since the late 60s. Hint: for nylon strings (classical guitars, ukes), don't tug too much. You will instantly ruin the intonation properties of a new string.