Fender Stratocaster: Electric Guitar Setup : How to Remove Guitar Strings: Fender Strat

Learn how to remove guitar strings to setup a fender stratocaster electric guitar in this diy guitar tech video.

Expert: The Ferret
Bio: The Ferret has been a guitar repair professional for over five
years, & has played guitar professionally for over 30 years. His expertise extends into bass guitars & other string instruments.
Filmmaker: Todd Sapio

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[kd9603470756]

@ChioThings that is only for guitars with attached necks. (the whole guitar is one piece) the strat has a neck that is screwed on separatley

[pajathetrut]

U Helped a LOT!!!,BUT 1 ADVICE!!!,***DON'T*** TAKE ALL THE STRINGS IN THE SAME TIME,DO I T ONE-BY-ONE! :)

[chadnunez66]

when i try to remove the old string it never come out at the back i think it's stuck what shall i do? please help!!!

[fleeper4]

@111pernell yep , I found out the day after

Soo what you need to do is

get 5 tremolo springs , and place them in the back so they can hold the tremolo down and loosten the neck so there's more sting action.BUT if you use strings with a heavyer gauge than 10 DON'T TUNE YOUR GUITAR TO STANDARD TUNING .Аll the string tension with keep the bridge back in the air & the neck could bend + the tremolo is straped on to the guitar and if it flotes up for too long the body of the guitar will break

[111pernell]

@fleeper4 im having the same problem did you ever get it fixed

[fleeper4]

guys I need help

I have a squier stratocaster tremolo bridge guitar and when I place a heavy gauge set of stings , the bridge gets lifted a bit and detunes the guitar

what do i do ?

[raynod256]

I just keep twisting the tuning knob till theyn

[KeithWasHere1]

do the strings connect to the claw?

[Houseinvest]

nice vid mate cheers

[dpsource]

You should never remove all the string at once... just remove one, and put the new back in, and then remove the next one... otherwise your taking off all the pressure the string puts to the neck.

[GraemeGrande]

hey dud, what ever happened to tension protection when removing the strings, should they not be removed one by one and replaced one by one to retain the tension on the neck???

Also, when you replace a string, particularly a wound one, bend the string end approx 1" before the cutting pint to prevent bonding wounds from slippage???

There seems to be so many rules that us veteran muso's use that you have omitted !

Are you sure you qualify to call yourselves EXPERTS ???...I don't think so.

[legacy5791]

guys i have a gears4music guitar and have taken the back off but the string is stuck and refuses to o thru the hole on the front of the guitar any help guys thnx :D