Electric Guitar String Change Lesson - Gibson Les Paul Maintenance

Hello friends,
In the midst of planning my lessons today, I snapped my low E string! In the spirit of turning lemons into lemonade, I took this as an opportunity to show you all how to change the strings on a Gibson Les Paul style guitar. I'll take you through the steps of removing your old strings, cleaning and polishing your guitars body and fretboard and how to restring your instrument. Let's get started!

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[utubehound]

Make sure the winds go under each other downward towards the head stock . Not like here

[xSixonx]

I remember the first time I changed the strings on my Gibson SG and the tail piece fell off i started to panic because i didn't think it was suposed to! Haha

[anastasiss]

I slightly turned one of the screws after removing the bridge.... (before watching the video) but the guitar still sounds right...how can I check if it is okay? (I'm a beginner btw)

[mrrickray]

thank you.. I just wanted to do it correctly.  and you supplied me with all the info I needed.  Appreciated.. 1976 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe

[JawJX]

my strings don't have any pitch, what am I doing wrong?

[wickedgit]

Are those tuningpegs on your lp locking tuners?? If so you dont actually need to wind the strings, just put it trough the tuner and lock it down then tune up the string.

[isaackim]

I'm switching from a .10 gauge to a .13 gauge. I know what to adjust, but do I have to adjust the truss rod a whole lot?

[HuntersMoon]

I tried 2 sets of strings on my guitar and when I got close to being tuned they snapped right at the nut

[shobhitmathur]

can you play that's life by frank sinatra on acoustic ? I'm trying to learn

[rayoll]

I am surprised you are working on your lap rather than a bench or table. I use compressed air to clean around my pickups after I use painters tape to cover the pick ups.

[alexis-nlpc]

I wish you would've gone over the stretching and tuning method in depth for those who don't know about it but other than that great video

[anelolovric]

wow watching this and my stratocaster the les paul seems so simply built...

[JoseGonzalez-fctl]

Why do you unwind & remove all the strings at the same time. Most ppl remove and replace one string at a time. Something to do with the avoidance of relieving too much tension on the neck at once which may cause it to warp. Or, is that just an urban myth?

[drtybill]

Aye don’t say how to wrap it tho that’s coo