How to Restring an Electric Guitar with a Tune-o-Matic Bridge with John Carruthers | ELIXIR Strings

Master Luthier John Carruthers walks you through restringing a Tune-o-matic stop tail piece style electric guitar.

[GamerSirus]

Clever way to "lock" the string and the tuner. You learn something new every day.

[Angry-Pixies]

At last !!!!
Someone who knows how to properly string a guitar, well done John the experience shines through, your a star !!

[MarcelloBarile]

I've always struggled to find a good video about how to take care of string replacement... this one is absolutely top-notch!

[Sweeper]

I suffered for years (literally) until someone showed me how to perform this string locking trick. Yes, it does work great for acoustic and electric alike, and use it on all strings, wound and unwound. It may get a little confusing on a 3X3 headstock, because when you move to the 3 tuners on the "bottom" of the hdstock, you have to change your thinking a bit. Just always remember, bring the end of the string under and toward the CENTER of the headstk, then bend it over and lock it in.

[albertveli]

John is king when it comes to setting up the bass/guitar. The best setup videos.

[thepracticingguitarist]

John has done work on all of my guitars. He's the best!

[cleandude]

That good people is the PROPER way to string a guitar!!!  I love this guy; on of the few who knows what he's doing!!  That technique around the tuning peg will not back off and slip while playing!!!! Thanks John great info as always!!!!

[woodciaran]

John's videos are great. Whatever setup I'm doing these days I hear his voice in my head :-) The Best

[JorgeBarraza]

Thanks for such clear, concise, and simple instructions. 

[u.s.a.]

Awesome... ty... especially the how to lock string tip!

[chkprod]

John, thanks much for putting up your video. It was the first time I ever restrung any guitar and your information, presentation, technique and experience was just thing I needed for the confidence to do it. Your lock system worked great. I brought the 3 high strings into the center as you never said which direction to bend them in. But it worked. Thanks again

[FreddieChicken]

Nice, easy to follow instructions. Thanks. I'll give it a try.

[JZ]

Awesome video. I'm trying this method next time I change strings! Thank you.

[Karsonius]

have never seen this style of stringing a guitar but god damn am i going to try it when i change my strings next

[jamesgeiger]

I've restrung my Rickenbacker 360/12 several times. First time, 2 and a half hours and a couple of shots of vodka. Best time; 1 hour and a half. I bought a Epiphone ES 335 and restrung it in about 10 to 15 minutes. It's the easiest guitar I ever had to restring. Just broke a string earlier today. Took less than 2 minutes to replace it. I do sometimes enjoy seeing how fast I can restring the Rick 12. It's like a competition with myself.

[JasonHallsUK]

@ElixirStringsMedia thanks that video was great god i love you guys at Elixir® since i first got your strings ive never looked at another brand or even wanted to you guys get the most beautiful tone for acoustics =)

[la]

When changing from 9 G Elixirs to 10 G on my Gibson LP, will I have to slightly modify the slots in the nut for the extra gauge string?

[daviddigital]

Thats quite the twist you put on it. Might try that on my Epi, I have those double hole tuners on my strat where you twist it all around. Looks crazy but i pick it up after a week or so of not playing it and its still right in tune. Epi not so good. Need to do something to it
Edited.. I have gotten in down now an it makes a world of difference, even on my cheap guitars with not so great tuners it holds tune. Only tough part is the B an E, takes some pressure and practice but it is worth trying to learn the technique!

[jimcamp]

Instead of raising the stop tail, just do a wrap over to reduce the string break angle. The wrapover method also eliminates scratching the guitar body. Just feed the string away from the neck, anchor the ball end and wrap the string over and to the saddle, nut & tuning peg. With either method, it would be smarter to place a bath towel over the back end of the body. That way the bath towel protects the finish.

[jorjojoge]

best video ever of Tune-o-Matic bridge very simple good advice the one was I looked for