{"id":23884,"date":"2016-03-22T15:00:32","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T14:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/?p=23884"},"modified":"2022-04-12T12:04:27","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T10:04:27","slug":"changing-strings-electric-guitar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/learn\/changing-strings-electric-guitar\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change strings on an electric guitar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Over time your strings will start to lose its <strong>resonance<\/strong>. This is due to the accumulation of dirt in the winding. This dirt is made up of salts, oils and acids released from <strong>perspiration<\/strong>, along with surrounding <strong>dust<\/strong> particles. Knowing when it\u2019s time to change your strings can thus vary depending on how you play, how <strong>often <\/strong>you play, even where you play and how you personally take care of your guitar.\u00a0If your strings\u00a0are\u00a0losing its <strong>brilliance<\/strong>, or\u00a0showing signs of oxidation then it may be time for a change, and if you break a string then it\u2019s advisable to change the full set.\u00a0Here are the <strong>different stages<\/strong> in changing the strings of an electric guitar.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Necessary equipment for changing strings:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/search_AR_145064_248754_147525_326379_248751_248750_345176_332298_374443_319319_319101.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>wire cutter<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/search_dir.html?bf=&amp;sw=122787%20202305%20159634%20245612%20352245\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>string winder<\/strong><\/a> (optional but very handy)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/stringsets_for_electric_guitars.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>set of strings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/tuners.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>tuner<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/cleaning_agents.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>cleaning agents<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/play.spotify.com\/album\/70lQYZtypdCALtFVlQAcvx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>good album<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for listening pleasure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"advads-content-injection-before-2-h2 advads-entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"advads-762061857\"><div class=\"advads-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><div id=\"advads-25913858\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/index.html?utm_medium=display&#038;utm_source=partnersite&#038;utm_campaign=branding&#038;utm_content=thoshop&#038;utm_term=gemischt\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01-300x37.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><h2><strong>How to change your strings on your electric guitar:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Purchase a new set of strings at your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>favourite store<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the old strings with the help of the string winder and wire cutter.<\/li>\n<li>Install the new strings while keeping the tension somewhat loose with enough slack to wrap it around the tuning peg.\u00a0Once secure, start winding the peg to tighten the strings.<\/li>\n<li>Cut any excess string sticking out form the pegs both for aesthetic reasons as well as safety reasons ie poking your eyes.<\/li>\n<li>Tune it up and you\u2019re ready to go!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A\u00a0picture is worth a thousand words, and so on that note we leave you with this short video tutorial!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PGlmcmFtZSBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUtbm9jb29raWUuY29tL2VtYmVkL1JPNzY0cEtqRGpnIiB3aWR0aD0iNjkxIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjM4OCIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbj0iYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuIj48L2lmcmFtZT4=\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/2\/brlbs-cb-youtube-main.png')\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\">\n<p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. 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