How To Change Guitar Strings & STAY IN TUNE!
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Whether you're new to changing guitar strings, or you've been doing it for years, you're sure to learn a lot from this in-depth string changing care and maintenance tutorial.
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•Learn how to prepare your guitar to STAY IN TUNE!
•Great video for aspiring guitar techs!
•String changing TIPS & TRICKS for beginners AND pro's!
•Lots of common misconceptions explained and demystified.
•The techniques in this video can be applied to ANY type of guitar!
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My goal stays the same with a G-string : 'One way or another, I'm gonna getcha... ( full of musical references🤘😊 ) from a Plain-G-String to ALL WOUND UP!. UGH... Not my finest take 😂
--On a more serious note 👈.. I just can't help myself! This video was perfect
So happy to see badass Rob Arnold becoming active again.
Keep it up and dont stop man you re such an interesting guitarist and person
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YES! Learned changing Floyd rose guitars the hard way. Took me awhile before I went with the changing one string at a time route.
You are seriously rendering all other guitar tech videos useless! Keep ‘em coming!
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Thanks Bro. You are a plethora of guitar wisdom.
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You are one of the best guitar UA-camrs I’ve ever seen. Super thorough with everything. Awesome!
Wow, thank you my man!👊 I appreciate you tuning in!
I honestly had no intention of watching the entire 30 minute video but you kept my attention the entire time. I've always enjoyed hearing you talk since the Chimaira DVDs and found this video very thorough and interesting. I've always wanted to be a guitar tech but I don't even play guitar! Haha. I'll continue with tour managing for now. Great video and keep 'em coming!
Hey right on! That's great to hear! I've got a LENGTHY q&a video on the way, so don't be afraid to tune back in soon! Good luck on the road!👊
4:02 for real. A properly built guitar(like your ESP's) will have a neck that is multi-laminate or at the very least quarter sawn and very well kiln dried. And now they do roasted necks with titanium rods in them, shit is solid.
bro i just wanna say i appreciate your videos and how genuine you are with your knowledge experience and most of all to reply back to my questions..... i have 2 electrics out of 7 that i did with your help and videos man from them being sharp or flat before i have dialed em in so much closer to pitch perfect bro thank you and now im off to rip up some chimaira riffs......maybe its my lil snark headstock tuner it kinda bounces all over the place but i see the difference and they sound so goooood now
Awesome John! Happy to hear it and glad to help!👊 Now go and tear up some of those Chimaira riffs!🎸
11-52 is my preferred gauge as well! Great video with some helpful tips I never thought of, thank you \m/
Thanks alot for sharing your precious experience! Solid!
Glad you're doing more content for your channel, man.
Dude these videos are awesome and super helpful. Keep em coming!!🤘
Glad to hear it!🤘🎸
I’ve been told I’m a good teacher/explainer. Great Job!!!! I just bought a new Kramer SM-1 Floyd Rose equipped (my first out of 30 years playing) guitar & was like “WTF”? as far as putting my gauge strings on & setting it up 1/2 step down. I’m confident I can do it right & then learn how to setup the intonation if I have the right tools. Keep up the great work/info!!!! 👍🏻
Hey happy to help my man!🎸
Really enjoying your channel! It’s good to see you mate!
Hope you're well Scott!👊 Oh and check out my social pages to see a little video I posted about Samsara!
Rob Arnold I’m good mate, Ive been doing up my house for the past 12 months... it’s gonna be a bit different when you see it next!! Let’s catch up soon mate!
Glad to see you becoming active again Rob!
Great Video and thx for the lesson!
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Cheers for this. Thought I knew it all but then I watched this video. Perfect explanation.
Awesome Matt!🎸
I’m going to be replacing the strings on my Dean C350F soon, which has a Floyd. These videos will help out a lot. Thanks man
Excellent! Good luck!🎸
@22:38 I always install the strings on my floyd guitars backwards with the ball end at the machine heads. I do that to avoid the sharp ends which I always seem to stab something with or catch on something. Not sure if there is a sonic difference, but it works for me.
Nothing wrong with that! No sonic difference in my opinion. Although I imagine its sometimes difficult to get the end of a heavy gauge string through the winding hole.🤔
It is always a pleasure to watch your videos, greetings from Spain.
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ANOTHER great Video.....thanks Rob....... totally awesome....
Right on Terry!🤘
These videos are really useful. What makes it even more special is that very distinguished guitar players like Rob Arnold increasingly take the time on youtube (and elsewhere) to share their knowledge with the public. This is really awesome (particularly as Chimaira is one of my favorite bands)! I haven't seen all videos yet, but I am curious whether a special episode on this channel can perhaps deal with amp tips for metal. General suggestions on how to dial in particular tones would be most valuable. Of course sound is mostly "in the fingers", but proper amp knowledge is similarly indispensable. Particularly for beginning guitar players (like myself), there are so many variables to take into account to achieve certain sounds. I am very curious whether Rob Arnold is willing to share any personal views on "amp magic" to give beginners a substantial head start with at least one of the variables for a proper sound!
Glad you liked it man! I do have a little blog I wrote awhile back about my personal amp settings. Perhaps you'll find it useful. Thanks for watching and cheers! www.robarnoldworld.com/robsamp
Thank you brother, your explaination is super detail
My pleasure! Please check out some more of my String Changing Series tutorial videos as I'm sure you'll find something useful!🎸
This is so awesome man!
Superb video as always man. Please keep the killer content coming!
Great details and well explained. Thanks!
Thanks! 🤘
Holy crap!!!! Love the "Lil' Smoky" amp. Had one back in the day, great for practice and could power a 4×12. Korn even used one to record a few weird effects too!
RA- went through this piece by piece. Never had an easier time tuning and I’m actually proud of my winds. Thx for making this tutorial \m/
That's what I love to hear bro!🤘🎸🥃
Thank you for these extremely helpful videos. I use NYXL 10-52 on 5 of my guitars and 9-46 on my Tele. 4 of mine have Floyd Rose locking tremolo systems..so this is a big help.
Great to hear that bro!🎸
So on to the next video.
Very interesting lots of things that I never knew about. With stretching the strings, making sure that the Floyd bridge is level, never to take off all the strings at once, always start from top to the bottom, which I did when I first started to play. I took off all the strings. One thing that I did when I was putting on new strings was to feeding the strings into the peg holes and make sure that the peg holes was facing the neck. Leave the strings about 3 "inches loose and put my finger on the first fret of the guitar and then tighten then up.
Yessir!
Damn I wish I had a video like that when I was 16 to learn how to things right and always have my guitars always setup properly!! \m/ \m/
More content like this would be killer.
Awesome and thank you! Rob you the man, but I just sold a guitar with a Floyd rose because I couldn’t get the bridge to hold a drop c tuning the minute I played it the tuning just fall apart
Ahh! I was a moment too late with these vids!
Great vid,also I love the volume placement on that guitar.i can't stand where most guitars have them to close to how I play.
Agreed!
Rob you seriously have to check Stringjoy strings!! Longest lasting and best sounding strings imo. Balanced across the feet board for equal tension from string to string. I love them and haven't played anything else for the last 3 years.
Right on!🎸
Big fan of DR Strings too, I'm surprised to know you like them. How's your relationship with ESP after all those years? I find it pretty cool that you release tech videos like these, very down to earth and humble - which is something I feel gets easily put to the side when popularity gets to peoples' head. Keep it up man!
Hey I appreciate that! ESP and I are super cool, and we'll always be. They've treated me like a king since day one, and I'm forever in their debt! (it also doesn't hurt that I LOVE their guitars!)
I'm 35, been using DR since I was 15.
@@RobArnoldWorld does your local store sell the Hi Beams? My stores don't. I been using Pure Blues, Tite Fits, and Phosphor Bronze DRs. Never been able to get a hold of Hi Beams.
@@c.f.pedraza4057 I WISH I had a local guitar shop! You can find Hi-Beams on Sweetwater! Check them out through my gear list! imp.i114863.net/RobsGearList
Learned nothing new, but it’s a pleasure to watch it anyway, like a TV Show. Thanks))
p.s.hard-tail user all the way🤣🤣🤘😬
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Rob Arnold man you can’t fully understand, how I’m happy that guys like you are on youtube now) Cause lotsa has changed during last decade, guitar community and all this stuff. Many strings, lowest tunings, all of this. But one thing is still the same- my love for the bands of 00’s. I’m kinda saying I’ve missed you all so much (no gay stuff!!)🙀😹🤘
Awesome man! Glad you're feeling it!👊
I’ve noticed you never take the locking nuts off when changing strings! Is there any reason for that?
Just seems like an unnecessary step I guess!
@@RobArnoldWorld sounds good to me! I’m waiting on a guitar to come in I just bought and it has a Edge III on it! Been watching your videos so I won’t have to struggle as hard to change the strings and tuning on it!
@@RobArnoldWorld do you have any tips on blocking the trem so I could clean the fretboard?
@@thepresidentslab Nice! I use an old guitar cable. I've used a Bic pen many times in the past too. I look for something sturdy enough to do the job, without risking damage to the paint job.
@@RobArnoldWorld Gotcha! I’ll report back to you when I get the guitar and do the setup, but I’m 1000% confident your tips will work!
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I have the same guitar and this and the other videos have been really helpful. Cheers Rob! :)
p.s , i agree with you with the temperature change myth. If its set up properly, you will be fine. Toured Europe for 12 Days in the winter. Temps going down to -12/18. Guitar was in perfect tuning every time i took her out the case. Such a fun axe to play.
Awesome Professor! So glad to hear you're digging the videos, AND that you're happy with your RA-600! Happy to hear further confirmation on the temperature myth as well! 😎
Cheers and good luck with your playing!🎸
@@RobArnoldWorld cheers bud. Look forward to more playing/educational content from you. :)
Good stuff friend!
I have an 2012 ESP M1 and it keeps going out of tuned. Hope this video can solve the problem.
I hope so too!
I found it funny when you talked about streching the strings. I do strech them, but little a bit more than that.
I usually bend the strings so that i push them down with my left hand and strech the string outwards from the fretboard kind of like ”shooting with a bow” 😄
So after watching this video i thought.... am i too rough on my guitar 🤔 but it Stays in tune and nothing brakes in the prosess. It’s ok.
By the way. Thank you for the playthrough of - Inside the horror.
Right on Jari! Glad you're enjoying the vids man! Stay tuned for more!🤘
It's great to see another player that tunes lower than standard, but doesn't have to use telephone cable for strings! I see guys all the time using 72, etc. How you have any pick attack at that gauge is beyond me!
Well increasing string gauge on lower tuning is to get string attack, lower gauge strings flap to much to get that attack, hope that helps.
Just came across this video. Does this really need to be 30 mins long to show how to put guitar strings on ?
I have a technical question. Lol. I got my first baritone guitar and I must say it's quite a different animal. What gauge of strings would be used for drop a#. I appreciate the help. Keep up the Good work rob.
Yo! For a baritone in drop A, I used to do 60, 42, 30, 20w, 13, 11. 🎸
THAT RA! ONE DAY I WILL OWN ONE!
I hope so!🎸
How about an episode about further adjusting/setting saddles, rod, frets, pickups etc..? Nice vid. Not sure why but you remind me of Denzel Washington for some reason...
Haha Denzel huh? I'll take it. 🤘🎸
One comment would I be easier too remove the bar since every time you flip the guitar over to make adjustments your changing tension on the bridge or am I overthinking it.
Up to you! I keep the bar in most of the time because I find it useful during the process. It's really only affecting tension if the weight of the guitar is laying on it.
Rob Arnold can I get away with 10-52 Ernie ball for a esp ltd viper like Matt plays I'm getting of reverb has emg passive pickups never hurd of them
Certainly!
Hey rob thanks bro I just ordered some chimaira stuff today a xxl shirt the impossibility of reason Cd and the resurrection dvd that I guess u cant find anywhere it's through ferret records I got it off facebook market same with tee and the cd i want a xxl hoodie tior is my favorite chimaira album and I know from what I seen from UA-cam a lot of different emotions and changes happen during that time glad to be a fan to this day I just need a xxl hoodie and I'm all set lol
@@Hardcorelife871 Right on Donny! Wish I had a XXL for ya! No pressure, but if you're interested, all of my RobArnoldWorld merch is available in XXL, and there are hoodies! Check it out and see if there's anything you like! bit.ly/RobArnoldWorldMerchandise
Hey dude! Big fan. Have you ever used magnetic shielding in the guitar cavities? If so, do you prefer the foil or the paint-on liquid rubber stuff?
Thank you -KevO Orlando,Fl
A couple of my guitars have the foil in there. Never tried the rubber stuff!🤘
i understand your principle of changing one string at a time, but since i usually do a full clean to my guitar every change of strings, o need to take them all off so i can clear the freatboard.
So what i do then is put a bottle cap under the FR and tune. Usually helps a lot and you can get the perfect tuning after 3 or 4 rounds
If it works for ya, then right on!🎸
Fuck yea Rob, keep uploading!
Ok! Stay tuned! 🤘
Yo Big Rob! Do you use 11-52 for drop C also? Or do you go lighter for that?
11-52 on everything! 🎸
@@RobArnoldWorld Thank you, sir -!-
@Rob Arnold I noticed that you were using those plastic string winders. When I worked at the guitar store, we used automatic winders - so much quicker and easier. I know those are a bit more expensive then the plastic ones, but is there a reason for your preference?
BTW - you're my hero. You make changing strings on Floyds look easy :P
Thanks dude! 🤘 I have an auto winder too, and I have the drill bit attachment one as well, but I guess I just prefer the old fashion way. 😉
@@RobArnoldWorld nothing wrong with old faithful :)
B standard with .52 string on 25.5 scale? How's the intonation?
You know man, I've found that no matter what the tuning, what the gauges, whatever the scale, etc... that intonation is always a problem. Not in a way where you can't get away with it jamming or live, but when recording and it's under a microscope, I still find myself retuning for every chord above the twelfth fret. Maybe it's the floyd?
@@RobArnoldWorld I play and service my guitars (varying from 24'' scale up to 25.5'', 6-7 strings, floyds, stop-tails, string through - never had a baritone yet) and experiment with tunings from E standard to drop G for about 25 years and I found that you either need longer scales and/or thicker gauges, to intonate correctly. e.g I have watched a dunlop video where Jim Root said that he used a .56 on 25.5 scale for drop B and Andreas Kisser .56, 25.5 scale for A sharp. Plus you need some tension on the strings or they will be all over the place. That being said, the needs of every guitarist are different and I find myself sacrificing intonation for lighter gauges as years go by. I have put on my SG a 9-42 set and I can go to D standard with many issues (crappy intonation, bad string tension and overall flabby sound/feeling). Definitely not a recording setup!
Somwhere sells your ltd signature guitar? cant find her on ebay or amazon or somewhere else. P.s thx a lot for helpful videos and best regards from Russian fan =)
I see them pop up on eBay from time to time. Just set it up so that eBay notifies you whenever one becomes available by selecting "save this search"! Cheers!🎸🤘
@@RobArnoldWorld Oh, thanks
Quick quesh; set neck or neck through?
Neck through!
As I'm watching this Rob and I'm thinking have you ever tuned your guitar to Open E ?
No I never have.
When I played the guitar I loved tuning my guitar to Open E Rob sounds great and I found it easier to learn most of the Slayer songs.
I think maybe you mean E Standard?🤔 That's how Slayer tunes. 🎸
I found it better to tune my guitar to Open E and sometimes D. More so when I learned some of the songs from the punk album Rob.
Rob, why don't you just keep the ball at the end of the string and push the end with no ball through first until the ball stops at the string winder then cut the string off at the right length and put that end into the Floyd so you don't have to do that crazy wrap around and knot tie thing? Makes it so much easier and quicker. I know it's probably preference but it's definitely easier and quicker. Thanks for the info though!!!!
One time i tried that method, and had a hard time getting the wound end near the ball through the tuning hole on the 6th string, and even the 5th. Another reason is that I've just been doing it this way for years, and.... Thanks for watching!🤘
Rob Arnold true. I've had that happen as well but then just switched it around. Your the man Rob! Glad to see you still playing.
Got a new 7 string. Ibanez. Came in A. Dropped it to G. Got some floppy strings going. It's a fixed bridge. How would I solve this issue?
The lower you tune, the more floppy the strings become. The solution is heavier gauge strings. Maybe try like a 70-13 pack or something like that.
Can say when I was playing on baritone scale length ended up preferring .74 gauge for drop g. Feel like anything from .68 up will work fine for stability. But I like to dig in hard and not worry about pitch wobble as much. Basically used a set of 10s for the rest of it. I like a .58 B for context, hope it helps, drop g is very fun.
Does any one know what chimaira songs they played in b standard .
No Chimaira songs are in B standard. On The Infection album, we played Destroy & Dominate, The Disappearing Sun, and Try To Survive in Drop B. 🎸
@@RobArnoldWorld What string gauge did you use in drop B. mite make a cool video to talk about all the different tunes and gauges you used , plus the how and why you used them. loving your videos.
@@matthewsmith9268 Cool man! I can get away with 11-52 on everything I'm doing, regardless of the tuning.
Did I just watch Rob change his strings for 30 minutes?
I hope so!🎸
Cool! Thanks for the lesson, master!
It's nice when the floyd stays in perfect position.
I'm out of luck. I always adjust the springs. Is always ()
What if ya only got 3 guitars? I prefer a wound 3rd string too.
Then ya simply work with what ya got!🤘
hmm I'm gonna have to try a wound g string now
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How many guitars do you have buddy?
Ehh probably around 25🎸
@@RobArnoldWorld I remember in The Impossibility of Reason days being in love with the M-1000 and the Viper!
I STILL love the m-1000's!
@@RobArnoldWorld I love the See-Thru Black
That blows my mind that your using a 52 in B standard. I use a 56 for drop c....... My theory was, more metal above the magnet = chunkier sound. Now, it's just a feel thing. Of course, you are using a fender scale guitar. I use short Gibson scale guitars, so I need the fatter strings.
You could be totally right! I never thought of it that way... I really was only thinking about it in terms of staying in tune. But as far as tone goes...again, you may be right!🤔
If im not mistaken robs old esp sig models like this one in the video came with the 24.75 gibson scale which i always thought was weird since it has 24 frets. Maybe he just has smaller hands?
@@Jrock-dx6cd that would be odd for a strat type body to have a shorter scale.. I better go check the specs.. or, the man himself could way in.
I want a guitar with a Floyd so bad. Been playing a decade and only hard tail bridges.
Not worth it got one and it's an absolute pain in the ass
...I literally always took the top nut locks completely off. like almost 20 years....Kind of a embarrassing mind blown moment realizing you just loosen and run the strings under ..smgdh haha
I know all this shit, just need someone talking, while changing strings, takes forever and have 7 guitars. Had guys in bands, that didn´t know how to tune floyds they never locker it and justed tuned it at the headstock but also didn´t fix the bridge, one string down, five detuned, wow :D
First guy I've seen do it exactly right for a beginner with no Floyd experience. One at a time and tune to pitch. Other show you how to prop the Floyd with a 9 volt battery and clip all of the strings. HUGE MISTAKE.
One thing I'd like to ask is why are you cutting the balls of the end of the strings ? I never did that myself.
If you put them on backwards (thru the tuning knob first), then you don't need to cut off the ball. But if you put them on like I demonstrated, then you need to remove the ball so that you can attach the string to the saddle.
Cool If I should get another guitar then I'll have to remember that Rob thank Man \m/
I was thinking that maybe you should do your next video about guitar picks that you use and pedals. what are the best that you've used at home and at the studio.
Are you still using EMG pick ups on your guitars ?
Black EMGs look horrific, chrome Gibson PAF clones look 10x worse. Jmo.
The only thing he forgot to do was to REPLACE THAT STUPID LOOKING COVERED PICKUP THAT DOES NOT BELONG ON THAT GUITAR. They look stupid on Gibsons. That's the only thing he forgot. 😁
Just get a evertune lol.