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Number 1. A suitable set of strings. Countless people like to buy the most inexpensive and nastiest strings because they believe all strings are about the same. This is untrue. A new set of strings will always sound first-rate, but the bona fide value of a string is how long it keeps it’s sustain for. A decent set will last around three gigs, or 9 hours playing time. Any longer and you hazard breaking a string live or just losing quality and sustain. The older the string the more harsh on the fingers. If your playing method is a little brutal, they wont last as long of course and if you bend a lot and your hands sweat a bit, these are all aspects of a strings lifetime but as a rule, suitable strings will last longer. Some inexpensive strings I have to change every gig, the better ones, like Elixir, can last up to 4 gigs. It's less costly in the long run. Elixirs and lots of others now come coated, they are a protectant and in general give more life to the strings Number Two. Winding. An extra tip to aid when learning how to restring a guitar. Make certain to leave enough of the string in order to make a couple of winds around the machine head as this provides strength to the grip and makes it less prone to go out of tune. Be careful not to wind too much either, this can also cause bad tuning. I would suggest about 3 to 5 rotations. 3 for the thicker strings and 5 for the thinner ones. Number 3. Stretching. Just like a warm up before sport you need to stretch your strings. Once you have all your strings on, tune them, then grab the string in the centre of the guitar and pull on reasonably hard it stretching it, you won’t break it unless you pull much too hard. Do this with all the strings. Play an open note before and after the stretch and you will see just how much a difference it makes. Then retune the guitar and repeat the process around 3 times or until you remain in tune even after a 2 fret bend. This point is probably the most important on how to restring a guitar as you may have done everything else right, but if you haven’t done this then you will be out of tune after your first bend. An extra tip is to make sure your fretboard is clean. Wipe away all the filth and skin residue from the neck and spray some lemon spray or similar on and rub it in. You can buy these at your local music shop. You can also buy some finger ease or similar, to lubricate the strings under your fingers for ease of playing. And last but not least, always wipe down your fretboard and especially the individual strings to keep it clean and new. You will be amazed at how much dirt they pick up.
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I hope these tips help. For more information and in depth video’s on how to restring a guitar please visit www.howtorestringaguitar.com/ More info on acoustic and electric strings, as well as a great resource in purchasing them online can be found here <www.acousticguitarstrings.info/>
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