If your guitar strings are not stretched, they may go out of tune or break. A guitar player looks after his instrument with great care and passion. You can create amazing sounds with your guitar and with the effects pedals. The instrument has got to be well looked after because it is enough to do even a slight band on the higher strings and they go out of tune. If you do not stretch your guitar strings, they will loosen while you play.
In case you are a beginner and kind of worried about the process, stay cool, it is quite easy. Only you need time and patience. You have to change your strings with new ones every now and then.
First of all, restring your guitar, and then stretch the strings. Do this before tuning them for the first time and they will not break. This will help you to keep your guitar in tune.
You need a plane surface to place your guitar on, or on your lap. Use your index finger and your middle finger of your left hand to push down on the low E string at the first fret. Slide your thumb on your right hand under the low E string at the fifth fret. Now gently pull up the low E string while still pushing down with your left hand. Be gentle and do not pull too hard. You can pull approximately one inch off and away from the guitar bridge up and down, a few times.
When you sense a tension, gradually lower the string back into place. Repeat the same things on the same string two or three times. Do not be hasty and do not make sudden movements.
Now, you have finished stretching the first string. Move your left hand up two frets and your right hand up two frets and repeat procedure. Repeat until you reach the fifteenth fret. Do the same for the rest of the strings.
Then you have to tune your guitar. You can use either your own ear or an electric tuner. After that, stretch all strings again. It may be necessary to tune your strings again after that. The actions that you have to perform are repeated several times.
Stretching and tuning must be done repeatedly until the strings can be stretched without going out of tune. Once you reached the point where they do not go out of tune again, it means you have accomplished your task.
In case you are a beginner and kind of worried about the process, stay cool, it is quite easy. Only you need time and patience. You have to change your strings with new ones every now and then.
First of all, restring your guitar, and then stretch the strings. Do this before tuning them for the first time and they will not break. This will help you to keep your guitar in tune.
You need a plane surface to place your guitar on, or on your lap. Use your index finger and your middle finger of your left hand to push down on the low E string at the first fret. Slide your thumb on your right hand under the low E string at the fifth fret. Now gently pull up the low E string while still pushing down with your left hand. Be gentle and do not pull too hard. You can pull approximately one inch off and away from the guitar bridge up and down, a few times.
When you sense a tension, gradually lower the string back into place. Repeat the same things on the same string two or three times. Do not be hasty and do not make sudden movements.
Now, you have finished stretching the first string. Move your left hand up two frets and your right hand up two frets and repeat procedure. Repeat until you reach the fifteenth fret. Do the same for the rest of the strings.
Then you have to tune your guitar. You can use either your own ear or an electric tuner. After that, stretch all strings again. It may be necessary to tune your strings again after that. The actions that you have to perform are repeated several times.
Stretching and tuning must be done repeatedly until the strings can be stretched without going out of tune. Once you reached the point where they do not go out of tune again, it means you have accomplished your task.
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