Tips on How to Set Up a Guitar : How to Replace Strings on an Acoustic Guitar

Learn how to replace strings on an acoustic guitar from a professional guitar technician in this free guitar care video.

Expert: Tim Ambrosuis
Bio: Tim Ambrosius is professional guitar technician and manager at Keller Music in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has been playing guitar for over 15 years and has worked as a professional technician for almost 10.
Filmmaker: Jason Sager

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[James Mayo]

what if you dont have a peg winder?!..

[Tom L]

i saw the peg winder at my guitar store and i thought it was a noise maker.... then i saw this vid lol

[Efe Ariaroo]

I broke my high E string this morning as I was trying to get it in tune. I had an extra high E string and was able to put it in by hand. It'll be a little difficult though. The bad news is that I'm now too scared to put it into perfect pitch. The Gibsun android app which I use to tune my guitar tells me the new E string is giving off a D pitch.

[whackedout101]

I've heard some people use pliers but that can kind of ruin the peg. Peg winders are so cheap and they're definitely worth it if you play guitar a lot.

[hottinblack123]

im a very sad sad person right now cause i was tuning my high E string and it just broke :( and i dont even have these fancy tools or the fancy money to get it fixed lol oh well my guitar playing is over :P

[InevitableInsanity]

probably classical guitar? check it out here /watch?v=mGO30uYiIaY

[BlackFiredDragon]

My strings look like they're tied up on the bridge

[maknae minwoo]

i just used pliers instead peg winder.

[Hunter Payne]

you have no idea how much trouble you got me in 

[Hunter Payne]

I hate you my new guitar strings snapped when I followed this FUCK

[MrItsdivine]

You honestly don't need one, just keep turning the peg right to tighten it. The peg winder kind of speeds up the winding process. I'm no expert at guitar and replacing but I tried winding it right and i saw the same results as what he is doing, but just slower. I hope this helps you and feel free to criticize if what I typed did not help. Good day to you sir. :)

[Darrin Stevens]

You don't need a peg winder, take some pliers and be careful.