How to put strings on a classical guitar - a close up

[thenamesfrancisco]

helpful

[ellysamariehauter]

i cant see the way your putting the strings on the tuning pegs, your fingers are in the way a bit..how do you twist the strings?this is my first time stringing a guitar, i have no clue what im doing.i got the stings all on, that was pretty simple, but im having a hard time seeing thru your fingers.. please help..

[epicfantasy]

@ellysamariehauter I have a tutorial on my website with pictures. That should help. I will message you the link.

[TheEverythingCounts]

is it possible to put classical guitar strings on an acoustic

[KAMiiKAZii1]

hes the terminator with a lisp

[ricsi90hun]

thx for the help man! very useful

[alexSUK199]

thanks for your vid, was very helpfull

[babwluvr]

thanks this helped a lot!

[a01139933]

this guy talk like lou ferrigno

[ttocsify]

sure you can use the acoustic strings.you now have a dobro.

[aberdown]

If it's a pile of shit!

[MrWWEThemeSongs1]

can i put Acoustic strings on classical guitar?

i tried but i couldn't tight the string from the bridge (I have Yamaha C45)

and i want to play guitar like the one on the song (Tourniquet by Evanescence)

so what guitar do you recommended?

[epicfantasy]

@MrWWEThemeSongs1 Hi, No, you can't put acoustic strings on a classical guitar. You have to get silver and nylon strings specifically for the classical. I listened to Tourniquet and to get that sound you should get a solid body electric guitar.

[MrWWEThemeSongs1]

@epicfantasy solid body electric guitar like (Yamaha PAC112v)?

Cause I really want to buy that guitar.

Do you recommend that cause I want to know if there any glitch or problems in that guitar before I buy it.

[epicfantasy]

@MrWWEThemeSongs1 Yes, something like that. Yamaha is a good company they make great guitars.

[stcheeve]

@MrWWEThemeSongs1 No you can't!! the tension of nylon strings (classical) is about 90 pounds and steel (acoustic) is about 150 pounds... so it can potentially crack the neck... I did it when i was a biginner without knowing, it didn't crack anything but it won't stay in tune and it was buzzing because of the gage of the string that is too large... so don't do that!!

[MrWWEThemeSongs1]

@stcheeve you know, i don't want an acoustic guitar anymore, i'm going to buy electric guitar (Jackson JS32 w/ Floyd rose)

[thedonutholes69]

i have this guitar that looks like this but the bridge looks like its for a ball end string the headstock is just like the one in this vid is mine a classical guitar too?

or folk or something i really dont know D:

[MaGgOotT07]

tank you man!

[XDare4DistanceX]

you have a really deep voice

[zolovesyou]

I wish you'd tell us exactly what you were doing as you did it, instead of saying "like this". I found this really difficult to follow.

[hebikniet123]

I need some help with tuning my E string!!! Yesterday I opened my guitar case after not having played for a couple of years. I tried to tune the guitar, but I could not get the high note in the E-string. It kept on sounding like the second string. SoI tightened the string more to get a higher note, but It snapped! So I went to the store to buy new strings. Again the same case. How do I get the high note in my E-string??? I hope someone can help me...

[Axxstrix]

Are there special strings you need for classical guitar

And would you recomend a Lucida classical guitar

Im king of a beginner i no a few songs but i currently have a electric guitar i use as acoustic

so i wanted to get a classical guitar...so is there special strings i need...and would you recomend lucida guitars. thankyou

[epicfantasy]

@Axxstrix Yes, you need special strings for a classical guitar but they don't cost any more than other strings. Just be sure to get classical strings. ask for them at your dealer or when buying on line be sure they are classical. I have never played a Lucida, probably a good guitar. They do make some handmade guitars that are quite good.

[maideniac69]

What is this voice?



[ConsideringTheCinema]

Nice lesson. One of the best I've watched for this procedure. Thanks for sharing your expertise so clearly, Sir.

[papan1990]

hello terminator

[tubaeli93]

thank you! I've never played classical and I was unsure if I would get confused with the different strings, but this assures me that I won't...

[UnaVidaInfeliz]

0:40 LOL.... Damn. A little too late for me...

[gengen360360]

I have weird strings with a litle metal hoop on the end so idk how to do it ! there bronze btw HELP!

[epicfantasy]

Those strings are for a regular acoustic/folk guitar. You shouldn't use them on a classical guitar. Is your guitar a folk guitar?

[fenderstratguy]

@epicfantasy epic, Martin does sell really nice strings made by DARCO and they have ball ends and nylon trebles -- I put some on my Yamaha today and they're real nice....great vid, by the way

[Irviepoop]

Horrible quality. Very unhelpful.

[leexplodingboy]

you shouldn't take off all the strings at once. if you do you it will traumatize the neck of your guitar.

[yoyodunno]

nope. only if you have a very cheap guitar, other wise your neck will be fine for the few minutes you take the strings off.

[Wdavid16]

@leexplodingboy so if i change the strings one by one is okay? starting with the E string for example?

[egernhat]

i cant see anything

[MiSTAAAHMEK]

Your camera sucks.

[SelmaaK1]

When i try to weave the 6th Estring through, it wont knot tightly.

The string is really stiff, and when i try to tighten it, Kinks appear and its just really difficult =S

[priccila666]

I have exactly the same problem. The guy on the video is using really thin strings or something. The ones I and probably you too have are really thick and hard to grab and pull. :S

[SelmaaK1]

Yepp. Mine are really stiff silver...

But i think i have the wronf strings for my guitar. Cause one end has a little bob on it. But i dont have that kind of guitar where you just lift the pin up to out the string it. I need to tie it at the top and bottom of the guitar.  =S

x

[priccila666]

LOL! I had exactly the same problem. U know what I did? I just cut it off. And just don´t worry if the knot isn´t really tight. I just left it that way. But guess what... My guitar works! :D

[SelmaaK1]

Really!? : D

Does it Play in tune as well ?

Even though the knot is not tiight ?

:)

[priccila666]

Yea it does. But since it´s new strings I gotta tune it like every 20 mins. But that will go away by time passing I think. Doesn´t look too great tho. Lawl~

[dregret]

If you've got a classical guitar, make sure you put classical (nylon) strings on it. Steel strings will ruin your guitar.

[SelmaaK1]

Yeah. I found that out today!

Thanks! I realized i have the wrong guitar strings for my classical guitar. Thankyouu :)

[d91293]

one thing i dont get is how much of the string goes into the hole of the peg, please help

[DerianMPR]

thanks fool

[tonymonta26]

would oud strings be the same process?

[darthriper]

I've got a question is the bridge supposed to be able to slide out?

[isaaciscoolands]

yeah it is its for every classical the bridge is able to slide out

[lushuzpnay]

This is awesome... much help! Thanks!

[DeeGuitarTalks]

Very helpful. Great video. Thanks

[lukpat1]

hey dude a word of advice change one string at a time because it might bow the neck

[CaptainWolfBlack]

thats a major myth! because when a luthier wants to do any repairs to the acoustic, i doubt he is going to leave the strings on, especially when installing an undersaddle pickup. that whole bowing myth would mean luthiers are constantly ruining everyones guitars when they take all the strings off:P

[tsafanyoh]

Yeah, i think its more for electric guitars than acoustics...

in any case, nice demo. Thanks

[Hoopermazing]

I don't subscribe to that school of thought. It's easier to thoroughly clean the guitar with all of the strings off. It the neck needs adjusting afterward, so be it... but it hasn't happened yet (in the 30 years I've been playing guitar and changing strings.)

[21313334]

wrong

[THERGBOYS]

you have a deep voice dude lol

[lmcs19921030]

extremely helpful thanks

[Steamystreeb]

HAIRY MAN ARMS

[verticalobsession]

Thank you!!! very helpful!!! Psalm 150!

[vampiremcrprincess]

thanks !! Im a beginner this vid helped me

[icecubehashem]

very good

[Tibiaplayerr]

Thanks dude. Very helpful video :)

[kalansen]

Cool movie dude!

[epicfantasy]

Thanks! Lots of classical guitar stuff on my website :)

[JS2BF]

Awesome Video Very helpful. i already knew how to but this video cleared up some questions I had. D'Addario all the way!

[epicfantasy]

Thanks! Enjoy your classical guitar :)

[111bianca111]

thx dude

really helped me (i use that kind of strings with a node at the end) and once i had to use old-fashion ones

[epicfantasy]

You are very welcome! Enjoy your classical guitar!

[weaslesRkool]

What kind of strings are you using? Are those bass strings you're using uncoated nylon? That's just what it looks like from the video, lol. Because I can only find nylon strings where the bass strings are coated with coper or something like that.

[epicfantasy]

They are standard classical guitar strings. The three treble strings are nylong and the three bass strings are nylon wound around with silver plated copper wire. .

[rbaleksandar]

Very very useful. Great lesson! Thanks ^^

[epicfantasy]

You are very welcome! Enjoy the beauty that is the classical guitar!

[luisapolo]

very helpful video sir. thank you

[epicfantasy]

You are very welcome. Have fun and enjoy your classical guitar!

[metalmike278]

im having problems with my classical...it wont stay in tune.. the g,,b,,,e..goes out almost instantly but never go in tune below the 9th fret...if anyone could suggest anything i would appreciate it

[JDK0316191]

Could be an intonation problem.

[jhempel24]

I thought that taking all the strings off the guitar to re-string could damage the neck and you should do it one at a time.

[ddibling]

No, not really. The only time you should worry about that is if you have bridge with a knife-edge pivot, like a Floyd Rose. If you take all the strings off at once, the bridge will fall off. Even then it's not that big of a deal, just annoying.

[jhempel24]

I ended up taking all the strings off and it didn't really hurt, there's a huge debate on this however. I figure if people do take all the strings off, then it's rare to have it do that. Thanks for the help!

[ddibling]

Yeah, it won't hurt just for changing the strings but you wouldn't want to store the guitar for any length of time without strings.

[JDK0316191]

No just don't leave the strings off for a substantial amoutn of time.

[SPARTANKILLA7]

this guy talks funny LOL

But thx for the help man and no hard feeling on my comment its just funny

[gothicspoon]

Thanks a whole lot man, i've had my classical guitar for around 8 monthes and it's the first time i have to change that kind of strings (i usually have to change electric guitar strings, that made a little change)

[njmjpena]

this is awesome i have the same guitar as him.

[willssonglist]

wow, I don't think they made too many of those. I think they are pretty rare!

[njmjpena]

haha, my grandpa gave it to me. lol

[savda]

thank you for this! i have a steel string acoustic and 2 electrics and i also have a nylon string one too but i was always too scared to change strings on that one...im going to try and change them today with the help of your video =)

[epicfantasy]

You are very welcome! Enjoy your classical guitar!

[gabej14]

is it ok if i put steel strings on a classical guitar?

[epicfantasy]

No, you shouldn't. The tension of steel strings is too much for the classical guitar to handle.

[gabej14]

thanx lol i was about to do it yesterday but i decided to wait a while

[Melhior28]

if you put steel strings on classical guitar... your neck will curly...

[KlTTYFAT]

my god, you make it look so easy, my E string is SUPER rough, and i cant even tighten it

[epicfantasy]

I guess it takes a little practice. Keep after it! The music is worth it :)

[StewieSwan]

This is very helpful! Thanks a bunch for putting this up.

[epicfantasy]

Keep going! Its hard at first but in no time it will be very easy for you. Like riding a bike!

[Mahavishnu80]

bollocks ive always used furniture polish, oops. what does it do to the fretboard?

[willssonglist]

Its a bit strong for the fretboard which is an unpolished wood. Probably has an effect on the sound and gets on the strings! No worry, just switch over as soon as you can.

[tubesteakguy]

Thanks for the lesson - been playing for years, got my first classical (an old Giannini, which I love) and didn't have a clue about how to change strings. Now I know!

[cbappa1]

You sound like Buffalo Bill. It puts the lotion on it's skin or else it gets the hose again!!

[epicfantasy]

Ouch! Lol.

[geragna]

hahahahah i don't even know what to say

[RogerVanderschmout]

thanks alot! that was alot easier than i thought it would be!

[kendu123456]

dude you are fucking king :)

[smiley4ever2010]

Yeah my string tore the first time, don't do to many spins on the peg...

[willprich]

Thanks for your help. I think it worked :)

[epicfantasy]

You are very welcome :) Enjoy your classical guitar !

[jbtaylor892]

Hi, I have a La Patrie Seagul Etude. I am still playing it with the strings that came with the guitar when I bought, about 6 months ago. Does anyone have any suggestions for strings for this particular guitar? What sounds best? What tension? What maker? Stuff like that. Thanks.

[epicfantasy]

Nice Guitar you have there! Strings are a matter of taste and everybody has their likes and dislikes. you will form your own preference with experience. I recommend you jsut get yourself a couple of sets of normal tension D'Addario so you can give it a try and get started. Important thing is to change the strings - 6 months is too long :)

[LowdenFretter]

Nice video chief. I wouldn't wrap nearly as much string around the tuning pin though. All that does is give more string that will stretch over time and the guitar will go out of tune more often. Try wraping a lot less string at the headstock.

[Stubbis]

tyty

[rockandrollkevin]

Very detailed. Nice video man

[DaEdge321]

hey instead of using nylon strings on a classical guitar can i use steel?? will it make a difference? plzz reply!!!

[ajc06]

NO, DO NOT DO THAT! The neck won't be able to handle the increased tension of the steel strings and will warp the neck over time. Steel string acoustic guitars (and electric guitars) have a long adjustable metal rod in the neck (a "truss rod") that serves to reinforce the wooden neck against the steel strings. Classicals don't need this because the tension of the nylon is much lower.

[epicfantasy]

Hi, ajc06 is right. You can't put steel strings on a classical guitar! Try to get a hold of some nylon strings!

[bemjamin]

hey man thanks. i never actually tried to string a classical guitar but im gonna buy one with my first paycheck. love the sound!

[DjosueD]

Yes. Consider this. The strings where actually made out of animal guts, even cat's guts. So imagine how much difference steel would be on the wooden work of art.

[FitNHot]

I always wondered what true classical strings were made out of. I know they didn't use synthetic material back then. It's kind of gross in a way, but I wonder if you could buy any of those strings still and how they sound compared to nylon.

[DjosueD]

I don't think you are going to find them anymore, because the making and use of them is illegal now. I do not know where it would not be illegal, but besides that is also savage. Back then animals were just animals, and perhaps that made people make a few mistakes with them. But nowadays an animals is sometimes considering a person. Which in my opinion is also in a way savage.

[FitNHot]

Yeah it is kind of savage and gross. Just think... a guy in the 18th century charming a lady with his guitar made of cat guts. But back then, animals were used for alot of there materials. Like sinew for bow strings. Who knows maybe in 100 years people will cringe at the fact that we used to wear animal furs.

[wildwest100]

Hey dude people cringe now that we wear animal furs when there are perfectly good alternatives.

[FitNHot]

Yeah they do. Just look at Peta.

[bemjamin]

yea not a good idea man

[Phabgmas]

Hey thanks, now i know how to change the strings without the balls.

[epicfantasy]

You are very welcome!

[herorage2012]

right, but how do I figure the which is the string? I mean, the nylon strings look the same, so do the coated ones...

[epicfantasy]

The strings should come right out of the package with a small paper label right on each string. If there is no label try to look very closely at them. Hold them side by side. The nylon strings are three different thicknesses. The E is the thinnest, B next then the g is the thickest.

[herorage2012]

oh, ok, thanks! well, they came with no label, so I stringed them by their thickness, the thickest of all low E 'till the thinnest of the metal-coated strings (D). I did the same with the nylon ones... but at the end of each string, the nylon was colored... is that a clue of some sort?

[ajtomo]

I don't think there is any kind of 'universal' colour coding for strings. Different brands may have their own system, but unless it says on the packet then there's not much use. Sometimes the low E will be called the 6th (cos not everyone uses standard tuning I guess) A-5th, D-4th, G-3rd, B-2nd, and high E-1st. But yeah - like the man says - thickness is a mighty fine guide!

=]

[monstersdoexist]

Wrong, shadow...A violin is never supposed to have all the strings off at once, lest the soundpost could drop. If your guitar is made well, it probably is good to take the strings off for awhile to relieve "belly swell".

[shadow2006ft]

ummm actually your never supposed to take off all the strings at once. The strings put a pressure of about 75-90 lbs on the neck when you take off all the strings you take them off and replace them one at a time. Otherwise it traumatizes the neck snapping it back out of place. which can over time really screw up your guitar.

[montaro3]

thank you very much,

i did not know it was that easy. very good technique.

[galanblancom]

very cool, and simple, thanks brother

[danielalu5]

thank`s man you help me alot

[GreenDayrocks1993]

GR8 video, it helped alot

I can now restring a guitar =] Thanks

[epicfantasy]

ahh, sorry about the broken string! Don't let that stop you! Try to get some more strings and when I order strings I always get two sets so I always have spares.

[jgrl1162]

thanks i just got my first guitar yesterday and my low E string broke when i was trying to tune it .. i'm 13

[guitaristsgp]

Hi. Good video.

anyway, the slightly unwound string is for the bridge.

[Marquiesss]

Really nice lesson man !

i'm 15, just bought my 1st guitar and i'm lefty, so i had to turn my strings upside down.

This was really a nice help, thanks man

[Joey842]

thanks for that it was bloody helpful

jack, england

[RuhtinasJorma]

yeah it's pretty good but you made it hard to see how to string the tuning pegs, your hand was in front of the string all the time so it's really hard to see what you're really doing in that part

[epicfantasy]

You are right. I get in the way a bit. Maybe I will make another video that shows it a bit clearer. thx :) That part of stringing is the hardest part too, the part people need to see the best.

[grtpundies]

thanks, very helpful

[penguinthefisheater]

I've restrung my guitar a couple times, but never really got it quite right on the peg. This makes it really clear. Many thanks!

[cataesve]

I am a beginner. But now I know how to string my guitar!!!!!

Thanks for your great help.

Very clear

[epicfantasy]

You are very welcome! Enjoy your classical guitar. Its a beautiful instrument. In no time you will be playing some nice stuff.

[cataesve]

Is it normal that strings don´t stay in tune when you put them on a guitar? Because I put the strings yesterday and I tuned the guitar but they wont stay in tune at all.

Thanks

[zero2492]

Yes, you need to stretch a new pair of guitar stings. They will stay in tune just fine (assuming you put them on properly) in a couple of days.

[guitaristsgp]

They should stay in tune by the second day.

[brucegalliver]

Thanks a lot to going to the effort of this video man, i went to change my classical strings recently having dun it at least once before and faced a mind blank. Thanks for the needed revision!

[epicfantasy]

you are very welcome. Happened to me a while back. Hadn't played classical guitar in a while and went to change the strings and drew an absolute blank about the correct way to knot it. Couldn't find a clear video on it so I went ahead and made one!

[shamethemus]

thanks that really helped

[epicfantasy]

You are very welcome!

[AZ1ER]

I'm sad because i tuned mine but it sounds like crap :S

Especially down near the 12th great. Any idea why?

[epicfantasy]

hmm, keep practicing , it takes time. But if it sounds good at the top and bad around the 12th it might be a problem with your guitar.

[epicfantasy]

Thanks! It can be a bit tricky and I tried to find a video with a nice close up of putting the strings on. I couldn't find one so I figured I would make one.

[sifs4]

I don't play classical (i play electric) but my friend p[lays classical and he needed help changin the strings on his (it cost's like 35 at the store he went to) and no w i can help him (i'll show him ur vid) THANKS SO MUCH great help.

[epicfantasy]

You are very welcome! Enjoy your classical guitar!

[metallica1588]

THANK U SO MUCH U WERE A GREAT HELP!!! :)