Start @2:00 So for a 3x3 Headstock: Left 3 pull the string tight then, pull back 1 whole fret and then bend LEFT to lock. Then cross over wrap CLOCKWISE RIGHT.Wind toward the TOP of the guitar, keeping the string constantly moving under the last layer. Right 3 pull the string tight then, back 1.5 whole frets and then bend RIGHT to lock. Then cross over wrap COUNTER clockwise left; twice. Wind toward the BOTTOM of the guitar, keeping the string constantly moving under the last layer. The give your guitar a tug job! I'm ADD, and have been watching this video every time I restring LOL. Figured Id put this in engrish, since the dame video switches angles so much. Good instructional video non-the-less.
I've been playing (and restringing) 30 years and this method is the best. Twice as fast as I used to do it, and I don't have issues with the strings popping out of the tuners while trying to get them under tension. Thanks for the video, this is good stuff.
How did I even fuck this up? I went to do the bend around the string on the low E before I started to wrap around the tuning machine, and just did it completely wrong. The string ended up with a bend in it and now I'm left with a 5 string guitar. Might as well tune the rest of the strings to open G and play Rolling Stones songs for the rest of my life
Fuk Pig I am probably late in my response, but I just learned this method of stringing. It's critical to leave enough slack (meaning you need to pull the string back futher out of the tuning peg hole) you can one or two proper initial wraps. My guess was you wrapped too tightly without enough slack.
Yeah, but plumbers get to tell housewives they gotta have a new ball cock, and they can use it as many times as they please and she can't get offended.
He gives 1.5 frets of slack to the long part of the string(the part in between the bridge and nut) starting his count after the first fret wire, with that extra slack he wraps it around the tuning post twice counter-clockwise(only on the treble side[e, B, G, strings]). After that, he forces the string downward with his index finger as he tunes the string up to pitch which causes there to be windings above and below the string, hopefully locking it into place. Hope that helps.
This is the best method to stay in tune. I've tried all but this one is similar to locking system. Even cheap guitars never loose tuning. That is just amazing! Thank you for the tip!
I tried this on my Gibson SG an I have to say... it works! Guitar stays in tune more consistently and feels "tighter." Thanks Gary and I'll be using this method from now on.
I know this video isn’t new but thank you so much! I’ve been playing guitar for 20 years but couldn’t change the strings for the life of me, every person was showing me a different method and they always made it look so easy but I would get frustrated and over complicate it. This video is hands down the best tutorial!
I’m not sure if you are still checking the comments here, but thank you for posting. Tried this method on a Les Paul today with very positive results. Thanks Gary!
DuaLeaD , Yeah man... I didn’t even know that existed. But it gave me a thought. Yanno, most of us have some sort of power tools like a Power Screw driver with exchangeable bits. If we could find a bit with that TUNER head, it would be as simple as trading out your flathead screwdriver bit for a “TUNER Bit” and SLOWLY wind the string up so it takes 1 min to fully do a string instead of 2 - 3.5min by hand.
nope, not jealous, i defo dont wanna break a string while changing strings with that thing, i bet most have snapped a string with that, unless its designed to only turn at a certain tension??
There are plenty of those in every guitar shop. I have one manual tool combined with string cutter. www.amazon.com/DAddario-Accessories-Pro-Winder-Guitar-String/dp/B0002E1G5C/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=string+cutter&qid=1588770226&sr=8-4
Sure, there are lots of comments like "changing all strings at once will damage your guitar", well I guess it's too much. In this video you said exactly what it is about - the truss rod actually bends off because of lack of the strings tension, causing it feels different for some time after changing the strings all at once. It doesn't damage the guitar anyway, but it's inconvenient simply, the guitar is off the setup you like for a while. Also the bridge doesn't fall off in case when it's not protected with a screw. That tip is really good :)
"You've got a lubricated nut." I learn something every day. ;) Thanks, Mr. Brower, for putting this together. To this day, I still have trouble with string changes.
Used that method for a long time, but at the end of the day it was always a hassle to keep the thinner strings under enough tension so as they do not jump back off the nut after the first wrap over the string which you do by hand. I found the method where you just loop back under and over the string after pulling it through the nut more easily to use as you never have to keep tension up with your other hand while winding any string to pitch. Especially as you basically try to create the same 'trap' or 'lock' for the string with both methods - you want the tension of the string to simultaneously keep the string from slipping, which is a very good idea for tuning stability. After realizing that both methods aim to do the same thing, it was obvious that just pulling through the nut, wrap back and go under the string once, then bend it around to go over allows you to wind up the string with the same 'safety to not slip', but you can start winding after 1 sec of pulling the string through the nut and you also need only one hand 1 sec after pulling the string through the nut and looping it around as the string will stay in place by itself from then on. ;) Both methods are vastly superior to any that do not use the tension of a string to act like a lock for that string, just to be fair.
wow Gary thank you so much. I thought I knew all about tuning but as they say you learn something everyday. and my guitar kept going out of tune until I watched your video thanks again and anyone who has not watched Gary tuning vid I highly recommend that you try it.you just might learn something from him WOW.
Wow this just changed my perception of changing strings, i always passionately hated changing strings until this video, now i actually finding it fun and lot easier and quicker, thanks you so much for this video, also that pencil trick is also cool thing to know.
Gotoh makes a locking tuner that is a direct fit for the bushing style keystone tuners. It makes a huge difference. The original bushings can stay on the headstock, you don't risk any scratches. Bag up the original tuners, keep them in the case. If you LP has Grovers, there's great direct replacement lockers for those as well.
Gary Thank you, thank you, thank you, this is the best video yet. There are some many videos out there that breeze through the process, just showing off their guitar. Your's is the best Ken
Good job! That was very methodical and crafty and you even included how much slack you should use on the string. That looks like a very good and efficient method. Thank you very much. Gonna give this video a LIKE.
The Death Blooms any guitar shop, internet and I think you can get a special attachment for a normal drill somewhere. However it's honestly not essential to have an electric one all it does is make it quicker
Excellent video - up to the point where Gary actually puts rotational (axial) tension on the string by turning it over the tuning rod WITHOUT allowing the string to perform a rotation at the tailpiece! See 2min 59 for that questionable choice. If you do this, it would mean that from now on your strings are on your instruments under axial tension until the day they break. This makes absolutely no sense! If you were to observe the brass ring at the tail end of the string (were it not restricted by being stuck in the tailpiece) you would see said brass ring turn by almost a full rotation. Since the string is secured in the tailpiece, it cannot relieve itself from that tension. The correct way to re-string is everything Gary said up to this point but rather begin putting tension on the string by using the tuners EXCLUSIVELY. Thanks for letting me chime in
Thanks for this wonderful video. Tried doing what I thought you said you were doing last year with, well, results befitting misunderstanding. Tried doing what you actually said you were doing just now and my new strings don't need a breaking in/settling down process. Can't wait until my current strings wear out so I can retry the process with a set of Dunlops (their plain steel strings would be completely perfect if they weren't so slippery - instead, they're just incredibly perfect).
I have a doubt, in the high e string I noticed you didn't curve the string after measuring the space like you did with the low E, is doing so helpful or necessary? Or should I only do it in the top 3 strings
this is coming from a bass player who plays around on an acoustic, so don't judge, but can you string an acoustic in this way? this is by far the best video i've seen on stringing, but i just want to make sure that there aren't any differences before i string up my guitar. if someone could answer me, i'd really appreciate it
someone help!! i just got new ernie ball 9 gauge strings to put on my les paul and they seem shorter than what i see a lot of people using in these tutorials. i’m only getting like 1.25 windings before i get the low E pitch. am i doing something wrong?
I used to lock but then not anymore. It's a pain taking off the strings when you do this. I just put a bend in the string toward the inside of headstock after I pull it back.
I see that you also use a electric winder to turn the tuners and lubricate the nut!! But you say you can overlubricate the strings and it causes buzzing. Thanx for that info and i,ve got 1 question:is the way to restring different on a Fendertype ??like you said, and why is that?? Greetings from Holland Frans Venrooy 🎸🎼🎶🎶🎶
No matter what the angle is, as long as the bridge saddles aren't sharp, strings should not break. I go for maximum possible break angle and my strings never break. But a shallower angle can reduce sustain. I recommend you run the strings UNDER, not OVER, and if a string breaks, where it breaks is where the saddle needs to be filed or sanded smooth. I bend like hell and the only time I ever break strings is when the wrapping on the plain strings slips. The wire itself never breaks.
Start @2:00
So for a 3x3 Headstock:
Left 3 pull the string tight then, pull back 1 whole fret and then bend LEFT to lock. Then cross over wrap CLOCKWISE RIGHT.Wind toward the TOP of the guitar, keeping the string constantly moving under the last layer.
Right 3 pull the string tight then, back 1.5 whole frets and then bend RIGHT to lock. Then cross over wrap COUNTER clockwise left; twice. Wind toward the BOTTOM of the guitar, keeping the string constantly moving under the last layer.
The give your guitar a tug job!
I'm ADD, and have been watching this video every time I restring LOL.
Figured Id put this in engrish, since the dame video switches angles so much.
Good instructional video non-the-less.
I appreciate you writing it out! Thanks!
Tenx fol lite it in engrish!!
Thanks for this
Thank you
Wow thank you!!!
I've been playing (and restringing) 30 years and this method is the best. Twice as fast as I used to do it, and I don't have issues with the strings popping out of the tuners while trying to get them under tension. Thanks for the video, this is good stuff.
How did I even fuck this up? I went to do the bend around the string on the low E before I started to wrap around the tuning machine, and just did it completely wrong. The string ended up with a bend in it and now I'm left with a 5 string guitar. Might as well tune the rest of the strings to open G and play Rolling Stones songs for the rest of my life
lol u really fucked up
Fuk Pig I am probably late in my response, but I just learned this method of stringing. It's critical to leave enough slack (meaning you need to pull the string back futher out of the tuning peg hole) you can one or two proper initial wraps. My guess was you wrapped too tightly without enough slack.
I fucked up too just now.
Lmao the same thing just happened to me with the thin E string.
@@luisguasabara6201 haha snap bro (excuse the pun). My high E is totalled.
So helpful - 30 years of playing and I finally learn how and why to do the wind-over.
Thanks!
You gotta commend a person who can use the words nut slot so many times in a video and still be cool
hahahahaha
Yeah, but plumbers get to tell housewives they gotta have a new ball cock, and they can use it as many times as they please and she can't get offended.
I chuckled a bit when said he has a lubricated nut
instablaster.
He gives 1.5 frets of slack to the long part of the string(the part in between the bridge and nut) starting his count after the first fret wire, with that extra slack he wraps it around the tuning post twice counter-clockwise(only on the treble side[e, B, G, strings]). After that, he forces the string downward with his index finger as he tunes the string up to pitch which causes there to be windings above and below the string, hopefully locking it into place.
Hope that helps.
This is the best method to stay in tune. I've tried all but this one is similar to locking system. Even cheap guitars never loose tuning. That is just amazing! Thank you for the tip!
I tried this on my Gibson SG an I have to say... it works! Guitar stays in tune more consistently and feels "tighter." Thanks Gary and I'll be using this method from now on.
I know this video isn’t new but thank you so much! I’ve been playing guitar for 20 years but couldn’t change the strings for the life of me, every person was showing me a different method and they always made it look so easy but I would get frustrated and over complicate it. This video is hands down the best tutorial!
Oh man, this guy helped me too. I think I would’ve done the same as you tho 😂
I'm so frustrated with the camera work on this video the camera pans out as the string is actually winding!!
Why can't they just keep a close up?
unbelivable- all the production value and long explanation then cuts away at the single most important moment...
Literally the whole focus is on the dude and the body of the guitar then the neck
Awesome!! 32 years of guitar playing and now I know how to string properly!! Works a charm 👍
I have been referring to this video for 10 years now. thank you Gary :)
I’m not sure if you are still checking the comments here, but thank you for posting. Tried this method on a Les Paul today with very positive results. Thanks Gary!
Anyone else jealous of that powered string winder?
God I have been wasting so much time....
DuaLeaD , Yeah man... I didn’t even know that existed. But it gave me a thought. Yanno, most of us have some sort of power tools like a Power Screw driver with exchangeable bits. If we could find a bit with that TUNER head, it would be as simple as trading out your flathead screwdriver bit for a “TUNER Bit” and SLOWLY wind the string up so it takes 1 min to fully do a string instead of 2 - 3.5min by hand.
Thinking about it more... If you run across something like that. Let me know PLEASE! I’m looking and I can’t find one
@@thechad6852 www.amazon.com/Planet-Waves-Drill-Bit-Winder/dp/B008BPI2OW
nope, not jealous, i defo dont wanna break a string while changing strings with that thing, i bet most have snapped a string with that, unless its designed to only turn at a certain tension??
There are plenty of those in every guitar shop. I have one manual tool combined with string cutter. www.amazon.com/DAddario-Accessories-Pro-Winder-Guitar-String/dp/B0002E1G5C/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=string+cutter&qid=1588770226&sr=8-4
Sure, there are lots of comments like "changing all strings at once will damage your guitar", well I guess it's too much. In this video you said exactly what it is about - the truss rod actually bends off because of lack of the strings tension, causing it feels different for some time after changing the strings all at once. It doesn't damage the guitar anyway, but it's inconvenient simply, the guitar is off the setup you like for a while. Also the bridge doesn't fall off in case when it's not protected with a screw. That tip is really good :)
His voice is soothing.........
Just tried this method for the first time and I can't believe how much easier it was to do. Got it done in not even half the time it usually takes me.
"You've got a lubricated nut."
I learn something every day. ;)
Thanks, Mr. Brower, for putting this together. To this day, I still have trouble with string changes.
Best slack measuring technique I've seen so far
One thing to remember: Always wrap from the outer side.
Yeah😂 I accidentally strung my high e wrong. Bugged me for a long time. Now I can restring it properly.
Don’t you wrap from the inside?
Without this comment I wouldn’t have got it . So you tight me not this guy
@@MidtownMeezus Glad that it helped :)
really enjoyed the tutorial of JK simmons
LMFAO
What an underrated comment.....two years passed and still funny
Used that method for a long time, but at the end of the day it was always a hassle to keep the thinner strings under enough tension so as they do not jump back off the nut after the first wrap over the string which you do by hand.
I found the method where you just loop back under and over the string after pulling it through the nut more easily to use as you never have to keep tension up with your other hand while winding any string to pitch. Especially as you basically try to create the same 'trap' or 'lock' for the string with both methods - you want the tension of the string to simultaneously keep the string from slipping, which is a very good idea for tuning stability.
After realizing that both methods aim to do the same thing, it was obvious that just pulling through the nut, wrap back and go under the string once, then bend it around to go over allows you to wind up the string with the same 'safety to not slip', but you can start winding after 1 sec of pulling the string through the nut and you also need only one hand 1 sec after pulling the string through the nut and looping it around as the string will stay in place by itself from then on. ;)
Both methods are vastly superior to any that do not use the tension of a string to act like a lock for that string, just to be fair.
does it stay in place after you loop it so that you dont need to hold tension the whole time?
Thanks. I refer to this video from time to time when I forget. One of these days I'll commit to memory. ...but thanks, good info.
wow Gary thank you so much. I thought I knew all about tuning but as they say you learn something everyday. and my guitar kept going out of tune until I watched your video thanks again and anyone who has not watched Gary tuning vid I highly recommend that you try it.you just might learn something from him WOW.
Shane Clayton I can't find a tuning video with Gary. Do you have a link, or could you tell me what the name of the video is? Thank you
Thanks so much for this. I have ZERO guitar knowledge, my son has very little. This video was very clear and easy to follow!
Watching the Dunlop instructional videos have inspired me to try their strings and pics. I'm extremely satisfied!
Top tip. I've been using this for a number of years now after seeing this video and it is a rock solid method. Thanks. Again.
Wow this just changed my perception of changing strings, i always passionately hated changing strings until this video, now i actually finding it fun and lot easier and quicker, thanks you so much for this video, also that pencil trick is also cool thing to know.
Thanks, but the camera man was not really recording the quick action of wrapping the string around the tuner properly, unfortunately.
Actually , the cameraman did record it, from multiple angles, the idiot editor made asinine jump cuts at the very moment the tech was showing details.
This method will keep the guitar in tune even after playing for hours and days. I really like this video!
Great video, got it first try and my my stability is really good. Thank you!
I like the measuring using frets technique!
whenever I have to restring my les Paul I double check with this video. thanks a bunch for the lesson!
my favorite guide among the top 10 on YT
This is the best version to follow from my perspective
By far the best restringing method for me. And by that I mean it's the only method I've used that I don't consistently screw up every time I restring
This Video Is Fantastic! Without This Video, I May Not Be Able To Change My Les Paul's Strings!
Thank you Mr. Dunlop!! I finally changed strings without breaking my high E string, much appreciated, Sir.
This is the best video I've ever found for good restringing instructions, thank you so much.
Gotoh makes a locking tuner that is a direct fit for the bushing style keystone tuners. It makes a huge difference. The original bushings can stay on the headstock, you don't risk any scratches. Bag up the original tuners, keep them in the case. If you LP has Grovers, there's great direct replacement lockers for those as well.
THANK YOU! I've been searching for a video explaining the fret pull method seen here for quite some time!
First Class explanation Gary .
Gary
Thank you, thank you, thank you, this is the best video yet. There are some many videos out there that breeze through the process, just showing off their guitar. Your's is the best
Ken
Thank you so much. This method makes my tuning rock solid, 24/7. Even through gigs. Thanks!
Thank you so much! Your advice really helps me a lot.!
Best method, very easy and stays in tune.
Thanks for the tutorial! I had only strung an acoustic guitar before and I thought electric would be difficult but it was surprisingly more easier!
This is cool! I've been changing my strings wrong for almost 25 years! WTF? LOL! Thanks, Gary! :D
Thanks a lot - worked great on my PRS Snglecut! Best way of tuning a regular machinehead style guitar I've ever seen :)
Good job! That was very methodical and crafty and you even included how much slack you should use on the string. That looks like a very good and efficient method. Thank you very much. Gonna give this video a LIKE.
I really appreciate your method... You covered it all..... Mahalo..... Thank You
by far best video i've seen for restringing
Thank you . Very helpful video.
That’s a really good stringing technique. Thank you 🙏🏽
That is one beautiful les paul
thanks Gary, worked like a charm
Where can I get one of those electric tuning peg winders?
The Death Blooms any guitar shop, internet and I think you can get a special attachment for a normal drill somewhere. However it's honestly not essential to have an electric one all it does is make it quicker
Thank you. Found one. Got one.
Excellent video - up to the point where Gary actually puts rotational (axial) tension on the string by turning it over the tuning rod WITHOUT allowing the string to perform a rotation at the tailpiece! See 2min 59 for that questionable choice.
If you do this, it would mean that from now on your strings are on your instruments under axial tension until the day they break.
This makes absolutely no sense!
If you were to observe the brass ring at the tail end of the string (were it not restricted by being stuck in the tailpiece) you would see said brass ring turn by almost a full rotation.
Since the string is secured in the tailpiece, it cannot relieve itself from that tension.
The correct way to re-string is everything Gary said up to this point but rather begin putting tension on the string by using the tuners EXCLUSIVELY.
Thanks for letting me chime in
blew up to E strings following this guy's instruction
Same here
blew it up as well, but managed to use the string even with the bend
Not gonna lie. Didnt know that electric string unwinder existed. Where has that been all my life???
Best tutorial I've ever seen
It is amazing what sort of difference make an amount of winding around the peg into stability in tune in LP!!!
Great video. Thanks Gary.
now that's a good video
Thanks for this wonderful video. Tried doing what I thought you said you were doing last year with, well, results befitting misunderstanding. Tried doing what you actually said you were doing just now and my new strings don't need a breaking in/settling down process. Can't wait until my current strings wear out so I can retry the process with a set of Dunlops (their plain steel strings would be completely perfect if they weren't so slippery - instead, they're just incredibly perfect).
Thank you for the upload. This helped me a lot
The moving the string a fret was a cool trick thanks!
I have a doubt, in the high e string I noticed you didn't curve the string after measuring the space like you did with the low E, is doing so helpful or necessary? Or should I only do it in the top 3 strings
I really like how u do that wrap around thing, reminds me of how to restring a classical guitar
Thank you! This is great.
great video.....thanks dunlop 8)
How come you don't protect the finish of the guitar body from string scratches....
Awesome. Thank you for sharing
Great! Best video on TH-cam
Point the ends of the strings upwards to make the guitar headstock double as a pointy weapon when necessary. Got it.
Thanks Gary great info very helpful
wow, this videos been alot of help, thanks alot cuz before this video, my strings looked like shit
Lookin foward to ROCKIN some fn ass with my les Paul this weekend!!
Has the technology and practice of re-stringing a Les Paul changed since 2011??
Best technique out there!! Thanks!!
this is coming from a bass player who plays around on an acoustic, so don't judge, but can you string an acoustic in this way? this is by far the best video i've seen on stringing, but i just want to make sure that there aren't any differences before i string up my guitar. if someone could answer me, i'd really appreciate it
0:00 to 0:03 sounded like Mamma Im Coming Home :)
lol yea
Thanks for the tuto Tom Hanks!
Great video. I'm a beginner and this helped out quite a bit. Thank you!
Thank you, works extremly well
So I give it a go, and proceed to ruin a new set of strings. Brilliant.
A thing I love at LP's is that is easier to change the string compared to the acoustics. : D
This is the best way to do it.
GEEEEEE GARY - THANKS GARY - BEEN USING THE SAME STRINGS SINCE 1960 - THIS HELPS ALOT
GREAT VIDEO GARY!!!
Thanks mate!
someone help!! i just got new ernie ball 9 gauge strings to put on my les paul and they seem shorter than what i see a lot of people using in these tutorials. i’m only getting like 1.25 windings before i get the low E pitch. am i doing something wrong?
4:27 "Make sure the ball end is sunk in the tailpiece" but no mention of confirming the string is in it's bridge saddle?
Thats true, I once got a tuning machine from one of the edge's guitars after his tech finished cutting it up because the strings were dead
Thanks m80 that was such a relaxing video to watch and very informative 👍 subbed.
I used to lock but then not anymore. It's a pain taking off the strings when you do this. I just put a bend in the string toward the inside of headstock after I pull it back.
Excellent !!!
Thanks you make it simple
I see that you also use a electric winder to turn the tuners and lubricate the nut!!
But you say you can overlubricate the strings and it causes buzzing.
Thanx for that info and i,ve
got 1 question:is the way to restring different on a Fendertype ??like you said,
and why is that??
Greetings from Holland
Frans Venrooy 🎸🎼🎶🎶🎶
No matter what the angle is, as long as the bridge saddles aren't sharp, strings should not break. I go for maximum possible break angle and my strings never break. But a shallower angle can reduce sustain. I recommend you run the strings UNDER, not OVER, and if a string breaks, where it breaks is where the saddle needs to be filed or sanded smooth.
I bend like hell and the only time I ever break strings is when the wrapping on the plain strings slips. The wire itself never breaks.