How To Change Acoustic Guitar Strings for Beginners. The BEST Way! It's EASY!

Summary by Krater

Justin Sandercoe from JustinGuitar demonstrates how to change acoustic guitar strings step by step, including removing old strings, cleaning and oiling the fretboard, putting on new strings, and stretching and tuning them.

From the video

Answers: How do you change strings on an acoustic guitar?

• acoustic guitar string change
• fretboard cleaning and conditioning
• bridge pin placement
• string winding technique
• string stretching and tuning

What it concludes

• Always have at least two sets of strings on hand before starting a string change.
• Cutting strings around the 12th fret makes them easier to remove and wind up neatly.
• Kinking the string ever so slightly before putting it in the bridge hole prevents the ball end from pulling out of the pin.
• Wrapping the first loop over and the rest under around the tuning peg clamps the string in place.
• Stretching new strings after tuning is essential to prevent them from going out of tune quickly.
• Coat strings are good if you want longer life and less finger squeak, though they may sound slightly less bright.