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changing guitar strings
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 12:48 am
by mikey41
yesterday i attempted to change my guitar strings myself for the first time and once they were on and in tune i noticed that they are a lot higher off the fretboard than the previous set of strings were.
they havent really been "broken in" yet so i dont know if i did something wrong or if they just need to be used a little
Re: changing guitar strings
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 6:49 pm
by Shiv
make sure they're in the knotches at the both ends of the guitar
Re: changing guitar strings
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:46 pm
by APacific41
u tighten them to tight?
Re: changing guitar strings
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:54 pm
by mikey41
APacific41 wrote:u tighten them to tight?
they seem tighter than usual, but they are all in tune....
is there a way to loosen them without "untuning" them???
Re: changing guitar strings
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 8:46 pm
by Shiv
APacific41 wrote:u tighten them to tight?
is your name short for amber pacific?
Re: changing guitar strings
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 8:47 pm
by Dylan
post pics of the nut and the bridge.
Re: changing guitar strings
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:10 am
by APacific41
Shiv wrote:APacific41 wrote:u tighten them to tight?
is your name short for amber pacific?
yeah you like them?
Re: changing guitar strings
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:30 am
by Shiv
APacific41 wrote:Shiv wrote:APacific41 wrote:u tighten them to tight?
is your name short for amber pacific?
yeah you like them?
LOVE THEMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
OMG THEY'RE SO GOOD!
Re: changing guitar strings
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:35 am
by APacific41
Shiv wrote:APacific41 wrote:Shiv wrote:APacific41 wrote:u tighten them to tight?
is your name short for amber pacific?
yeah you like them?
LOVE THEMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
OMG THEY'RE SO GOOD!
u play guitar? i play vox! lets start a cover band!!! what state u in?
Re: changing guitar strings
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 5:25 am
by Shiv
APacific41 wrote:Shiv wrote:APacific41 wrote:Shiv wrote:APacific41 wrote:u tighten them to tight?
is your name short for amber pacific?
yeah you like them?
LOVE THEMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
OMG THEY'RE SO GOOD!
u play guitar? i play vox! lets start a cover band!!! what state u in?
ct....u in jersey
Re: changing guitar strings
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:26 pm
by Ken
Hm. What guitar do you have?
Try adjusting the truss rod with an Allen wrench.
Re: changing guitar strings
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 3:46 pm
by stevie486
Ken wrote:Hm. What guitar do you have?
Try adjusting the truss rod with an Allen wrench.
Yeah you're neck might need adjusted with allen, but be very careful, don't over tighten the nut/truss rod or you could risk splitting your neck and fuckin your guitar, Just small quarter turn
from book I have: Looking after your guitar
-a neck with too little relief requires the truss rod to be loosened by turnign the nut anticlockwise, a neck with that has too much relief requires to be tightnened, the truss rod must be tightened with key or wrench turn nut clockwise
-the truss rod tension may need adjusting if the guitar has been left without maintenance for a number of years or whenever a set of heavier or lighter strings are fitted
Neck Adjustment
- The object is to create just enough space for the string to vibrate without buzzing.
- Tighten the rod for less space and loosen it for more space until the guitar is easy to play without string ratttle. Check the tension of the neck by placing a straight edge along the frets between the 12th fret and the nut for e.g. use ruler
Re: changing guitar strings
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:33 pm
by Dylan
It's probabley best if you take your guitar to a shop so that a pro can do it.