STOP PAYING FOR SOMEONE TO RESTRING YOUR GUITAR ITS ACTUALLY REALLY EASY

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The video offers a practical, money-saving solution to a common problem for guitarists. The step-by-step visual demonstration makes the process seem accessible, encouraging viewers to try it themselves.

Summary

This video provides a tutorial on how to restring an electric guitar. It demonstrates the process of removing old strings, installing new ones, and stretching the new strings to help them stay in tune. The creator emphasizes that this is an easy process that can save money.

Structure

1Introduction: Stop paying for restringing, it's easy.
2Removing old strings: Unraveling and cutting the first string.
3Removing remaining strings: Taking them off the peg and saddle.
4Installing new strings: Tying them up, taking them out, and winding them.
5Stretching new strings: Pulling them to break them in.
6Tuning the guitar: Using a tuner and repeating the stretching process.

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Fender Stratocaster: This is the guitar being restrung. Removing it would change the video. It acts as the subject of the tutorial. VOX: A VOX logo appears on a pedal case. It merely appears and does not affect the video. Not sponsored (with broken heart icon): This is a graphic overlay. It merely appears and does not affect the video.

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Musicians know about saving money where we can, here’s another tool for ya #restring#guitar#guitarlesson#guitarstrings #tutorial

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STOP PAYING FOR SOMEONE TO RESTRING YOUR GUITAR ITS ACTUALLY REALLY EASY A tutorial: This is how to restr This is how to restring your electric FIRST STEP. FIRST STEP, UNRAVEL THAT FIRST STRING CUT IT OFF. BYE. BYE UNRAVEL IT OFF THE PEG TAKE IT OUT FROM THE SADDLE PULL IT OUT. THEN I LIKE TO TIE THEM UP JUST SO THEY STAY TOGETHER HERE'S THE STRINGS YOU KNOW I'M NOT SPONSORED IF YO TAKE THE STRINGS OUT. DON'T POINT THEM AT YOUR EYES SOMETIMES THEY EXPLODE, BUT EITH PUT IT BACK THROUGH THE SADDLE. Why you looking here PULL THE STRING ALL THE WAY THROUGH SO THERE'S TENSION THEN PULL THEN PULL THAT TENSION BACK ABOUT A FRET NOW WE CAN START WINDING. I'LL MAKE A MORE IN DEPTH VIDEO OF WHAT A GOOD COIL LOOKS LIKE AND HOW TO GET IT NOW WE CAN START WINDING. I LIKE TO PUT MY FINGER REALLY CLOSE JUST TO KEEP THE STRING AS CLOSE TO THE WOOD AS POSSIBLE WE DON'T WANT THE COILS* TO GET TWISTED UP ON TOP OF EACH OTHER WE WANT A NICE, GOOD COIL HERE WE GO. WE'RE JUST GONNA KEEP DOING IT JUST LIKE WE DID THE OTHER LOOSEN THE OTHER STRING, POP IT OFF, POP ON A NEW ONE, TRIM OFF THE EXCESS, AND THEN, BOO THERE NOW, HERE'S A FINAL STEP YOU GOTTA STRETCH TO BREAK IN YOUR STRINGS YOU CAN JUST PULL THEM TOWARDS YOU OR UP AND DOWN, SIDE TO AND IT'S GOOD TO DO IT TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR STRINGS THIS IS WHEN THERE'S ALREADY TENSION AND WE'RE ABOUT TO TUNE THE GUITAR HERE WE GO. EVERY SINGLE STRING GETS STRETCHED OUT. I ALREADY HAD THE GUITAR TUNED BUT NOW IT'S GOING TO BE OUT OF TUNE SO HERE WE GO. LET'S TUNE OUR GUITAR AND AFTER IT'S IN TUNE, YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO? WE'RE GONNA STRETCH GONNA STRETCH IT. WE COULD DO THIS ANOTHER TWO OR THREE TIMES, REALLY UNTIL YOUR STRINGS ARE STRETCHED IN NICELY AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO KEEP RETUNING IT. ONCE YOU STRETCH THEM AND IT STAYS IN TUNE YOU'RE GOOD. HOPE THIS

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STOP PAYING FOR SOMEONE TO RESTRING YOUR GUITAR ITS ACTUALLY REALLY EASY A tutorial: This is how to restr This is how to restring your electric FIRST STEP. FIRST STEP, UNRAVEL THAT FIRST STRING CUT IT OFF. BYE. BYE UNRAVEL IT OFF THE PEG TAKE IT OUT FROM THE SADDLE PULL IT OUT. THEN I LIKE TO TIE THEM UP JUST SO THEY STAY TOGETHER HERE'S THE STRINGS YOU KNOW I'M NOT SPONSORED IF YO TAKE THE STRINGS OUT. DON'T POINT THEM AT YOUR EYES SOMETIMES THEY EXPLODE, BUT EITH PUT IT BACK THROUGH THE SADDLE. Why you looking here PULL THE STRING ALL THE WAY THROUGH SO THERE'S TENSION THEN PULL THEN PULL THAT TENSION BACK ABOUT A FRET NOW WE CAN START WINDING. I'LL MAKE A MORE IN DEPTH VIDEO OF WHAT A GOOD COIL LOOKS LIKE AND HOW TO GET IT NOW WE CAN START WINDING. I LIKE TO PUT MY FINGER REALLY CLOSE JUST TO KEEP THE STRING AS CLOSE TO THE WOOD AS POSSIBLE WE DON'T WANT THE COILS* TO GET TWISTED UP ON TOP OF EACH OTHER WE WANT A NICE, GOOD COIL HERE WE GO. WE'RE JUST GONNA KEEP DOING IT JUST LIKE WE DID THE OTHER LOOSEN THE OTHER STRING, POP IT OFF, POP ON A NEW ONE, TRIM OFF THE EXCESS, AND THEN, BOO THERE NOW, HERE'S A FINAL STEP YOU GOTTA STRETCH TO BREAK IN YOUR STRINGS YOU CAN JUST PULL THEM TOWARDS YOU OR UP AND DOWN, SIDE TO AND IT'S GOOD TO DO IT TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR STRINGS THIS IS WHEN THERE'S ALREADY TENSION AND WE'RE ABOUT TO TUNE THE GUITAR HERE WE GO. EVERY SINGLE STRING GETS STRETCHED OUT. I ALREADY HAD THE GUITAR TUNED BUT NOW IT'S GOING TO BE OUT OF TUNE SO HERE WE GO. LET'S TUNE OUR GUITAR AND AFTER IT'S IN TUNE, YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO? WE'RE GONNA STRETCH GONNA STRETCH IT. WE COULD DO THIS ANOTHER TWO OR THREE TIMES, REALLY UNTIL YOUR STRINGS ARE STRETCHED IN NICELY AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO KEEP RETUNING IT. ONCE YOU STRETCH THEM AND IT STAYS IN TUNE YOU'RE GOOD. HOPE THIS