This was the best restringing tutorial I've ever watched. Didn't over complicate things but showed exactly where to place your hands with fantastic viewing angles.
How the hell are there any dislikes when you explain clearly that there are a thousand ways to string up your guitar besides the 4 perfectly explained ways!!! Thanks for the info really helped my kids out!!!
Locking tuners - best upgrade for ANY guitar, makes string changes a breeze. No winding, no knotting, no nothing. Additional tuning stability is a bonus. Before the locking tuners changing strings was a chore, no matter the method. Otherwise - great video and very useful.
This type of information is what draws me to your channel! I understand it's probably not the most profitable in terms of UA-cam for you, but this stuff is what that I love about your channel! It's guitar tech for dummies, and I fall into that category! Aside from maybe doing a re-fret, or fixing a broken neck I am confident now that I could do 90% of my own guitar teching because of the information I've gleaned from your videos, and I thank you for that! I've installed output jacks, installed locking tuners, cleaned and recondition pots, lowered action, adjusted the truss rod, set intonation, etc., etc. all because you gave me the confidence to do it myself! Aside from installing a set of pickups, which I'm also sure I could after watching your vids I no longer need a luthier in my wallet!
Basic and tech methods are all that's needed on Low E A D & G strings, the Factory (locking) method on B & High E strings prevents slippage on small diameter strings.
I normally use the second method (Locking/Factory). But I've got two guitars to polish and restring, one of which needs a setup, I'll try the Tech method on them.
i've got back and forth between the basic and tech methods, tho i didn't know them by name. when i was young i thought more wraps = better tuning to i definitely had too many
This simply the best restring video on UA-cam! I was struggling with restringing the treble strings and destroyed 2 g strings, luckily i had an extra 3rd until i saw this video. Thank god you showed the simple method on the g string, thank you so much 🙏
Thanks for this. Just changing strings for the first time in years and I was having a proper mare because I forgot what I usually do, and it was an awful job. Your tutorial helped to refresh. Cheers.
I used to use the fast wrap method for most of my guitar playing life. I've now become very hooked on the factory method. I find it does help tuning stability.
@PhillipMcKnight et all - The best restringing video I've seen - short and comprehensive. I was screwing up string installations by unknowingly combining the luthier's knot with the tech method, and ending up with an ineffective mess!
Used the basic method for a long time, but switched to the "Factory" method a few year ago because it seemed to help with tuning stability. Great video!
The 1st method is absolutely the best. I am a guitar tech for over 45yrs and this method is the preferred method by every guitar tech I know. The main thing to tuning stability is to never and I mean NEVER overlap the string windings on the post. Slippage can happen real easily.
@@NoBSMusicReviews You are a complete idiot. Your stability is super flawed and you know it! Go ahead and have fun with it. Don't want to deal with idiots so quit responding please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@NoBSMusicReviews Agreed, the locking/factory style is the best I've found. You have to do the "knot" tight (unlike Phillip's demo). It does seem to stay in tune better than the other methods, in my experience.
boy I can't tell you how much I love this..I'm sure me as well as other guitarists over the years were told that anything other than the traditional way to restring your guitar was wrong..I've heard that from old timers and people who were just unsure if there was another way to do it but it turns out they were extremely wrong and this channel has helped with the little things soooo much thank you!
This is without a doubt the best, easiest most informative video on how to restring a guitar anywhere! Thank you for posting it. I’ve been using the Basic Method, fast and simple, for years and have had no problem with it. It’s not fancy but it definitely does the job and the strings stay in tune for a reasonable amount of time.
Awesome video Phil. I'm a massive fan of the tech method. As for measuring the string; I pull the string all the way through the machine head, and then I pinch it at the nut and pull it back 2 frets (around 3 inches). It works on all guitars and consistently gets me 3 wraps (1 above and 2 below).
10 other videos couldn't explain nearly as much in the 10 minutes each they took of my time.... I'm a complete noob and this gave literally everything you need to know in three and a half minutes. Thank you, sir!
Hey, Phillip. Thank you. I used the “two-post method” to measure my wrap-length. I figured that out on my own. It just made the most sense to me and I liked the results. I figure I’ll stay with it. The only difference is, now I can defend it thanks to you. As far as the actual winding, I’ve been using the “basic method”. But after seeing my options in the video, I like the “grab” of the “tech method”. It seems to be the most effective way to lock the string in place so that the only tuning issue left is caused by the string stretching if I don’t pre-stretch it enough (providing I have locking tuners). Hey, Phillip. Thanks for doing this video. I appreciate it.
I used to do the fast wrap method, but I recently discovered the tech method (over under pinch) and am now utilizing that one. It seems to hold the strings better in tune.
I have been using the fast wrap method for decades. I won't change. For me, it's the fastest way to do it when in a live situation. No bending the string to make it work makes me happy. Great video.
I use the guitar tech method. Now I know what it is called. When I first started restringing my guitars back in the late 70s, the hardest part was judging how much slack to leave, to get the correct number of wraps. Too few and string would pull out, to many and the tuning would not be stable. We had no UA-cam to show us how, back then. So grateful to those who share there knowledge on this platform.
So many videos on youtube teaching how to change strings, but this is by far the best one, because a lot of videos leave out important information about this process and other just focus on certain types of bridges on guitars, which this one des so, but the content and purpose of this specific video is just about the wraps and these techniques should work for most guitars i presume
So useful man, I would had liked to see this video five year ago when I needed so much, but now it help me a lot, even I always was using the method number 3 and didn't know how to called it. Nice video, simple to everyone, good explanation. You are a master! Thanks
3 && 4 When doing acoustic however I use strictly a modified 3. Oncy you have wrapped I help tension to the peg and double check the eyelet is properly seated. Then using my fingers on the peg and my thumb ( nail down , nail up hurts if it slips which it will on a slick nail ) to prevent any peg or eyelet movement as well as forcing me to examine string placement, especially if it is a plastic bridge. They are too easy to mess up if you aren't paying attention.
Leaned the factory method and never realized there were other methods until now! I think I like the tech method and will give that a try at next string change.
I have an SG and a Martin acoustic, I usually find the distance to pull the string is one machine head past, but that's a 3 x 3 head stock. and I use the tech method, it's the easiest for me to remember.
I've tried all four and they all work fine. I just use the last one as it's the least complicated! Playing the guitar is just a hobby for me but I can understand a professional may want to use a more complicated method. Great video.
I started out using the basic method. Its fine but does take time, so I found a quicker way. I was watching The Crimson Guitars channel and Ben used the fast wrap method. I had no idea what it was called nor seen it before. Now I use the fast wrap method, it's faster and easy to do. So if I need to restring before a gig, rehearsal, recording I use the fast wrap method now. A bit fiddly on the thiner strings, not too bad. I have to try the other methods n this video. See what the pros and cons are of them all. Very helpful video, great job as always Phil.
So normally I been using the basic method for years but I just tried the tech method out to see if it really helps tuning stability. So far so good and I been doing some crazy bends.
I use the tech method now, I used to use the factory method, wincing as I pull the offcut out. As you say they curl around and bite, can cause a deep laceration too. I think both those methods work great. The simple method can work well if you remember to add enough wraps around the post. Great video. Thanks
Luv the tips! Seen a person come into the guitar store while I was visiting to have a restring. Wow! Never stop learning and bond with your guitar...you are one with it!
I've always done the "Factory Method" or a basic Luthier knot. I admit, it does sometimes scare the beejeesus outta me when it pops, so I'll be doing the "Fast Wrap Method" next time.
The tech method is my favorite by far (I also happen to be a tech lmao), but I get the top wrap by pulling the string through the post, then over the top by hand, creating a half-hitch, then wrapping underneath using the tuning machine. Way easier to do and it cuts my wrap time in half.
I have used all these methods but right now because I'm so lazy I have been using the basic method but I have noticed that my guitars go out of tune quicker so next time I'll try the tech wrap again. This method seems to hold tuning better like you said, Phil, it holds the string like a clamp
Been using the tech method for 10 plus years. works great for me. One additional technique I use is maintaining good amount of tension on the sting as I wind the string to help with tuning stability. (sorta pre-stretching it, at least that's my theory, lol)
Phillip, I've been a tech for years, retail shops, to groups the size of Earth, Wind, & Fire. What with all of the strokes I've had, I can no longer even change my own strings! I always used the "two pegs up", then wind them down technique!
I really like the tech method, Thanks for the video! Without doubt this is the most helpful video I have seen! And I have watched a few. I recently went with a Telecaster and just did my first string change and it works great.
I've use the tech method. It was shown to me decades ago by a tech for a band I was touring with, and switched from the basic method to this, and will continue to use it...just used to it now...
Great video. I have be using the tech method all my life which I didn't know. I copied how the strings were wrapped on my first guitar. Probably why I never had any tuning problems regardless of guitar peg brand.
I use what you called the "Factory" method in conjunction with Wilkinson EZ-Lok tuners, which provide a second, perpendicularly-placed hole in the shaft. The hole makes tying the Factory knot much more easy.
Thanks a bunch:instead of my old habit of winding by hand 3 times and then thru( not very practical) I now use the PINCH: first over then under: quick and effective!!!!!! for the two bass strings only over is enough!( I tune very low so that goes real quick...) Thanks again, saves me times and nerves!!!!🎵🎵
Great video, as usual. I go the PRS way, a.k.a. factory/scorpion, and it’s been great for me. Didn’t know about the tech method, seems very interesting. I’ll be using it on my next restring this weekend. Thanks Phil! 🙌🏻
Thanks Phillip for all of those methods, I'm a fan. What about using a pencil to lubricate the nut slots with graphite? I saw that on another string replacement video for Dunlop - Gary Brawer.
Thanks for the tips and Interesting to know that have names and through the years I used a few. I also concur that the hook method sure makes string removal a PIA.
This was the best restringing tutorial I've ever watched. Didn't over complicate things but showed exactly where to place your hands with fantastic viewing angles.
How the hell are there any dislikes when you explain clearly that there are a thousand ways to string up your guitar besides the 4 perfectly explained ways!!! Thanks for the info really helped my kids out!!!
Dude just covering some of the process with his hands
3x3 you only need to go one post ahead saves time if you don't have the quick thingy
And my pastor taught me the first method
There's always a few
@@ngiws4402 what did you expect?
Tech method for wrapping. For measuring slack I use two posts on a fender type and one post for a gibson type.
Locking tuners - best upgrade for ANY guitar, makes string changes a breeze.
No winding, no knotting, no nothing. Additional tuning stability is a bonus.
Before the locking tuners changing strings was a chore, no matter the method.
Otherwise - great video and very useful.
This type of information is what draws me to your channel! I understand it's probably not the most profitable in terms of UA-cam for you, but this stuff is what that I love about your channel! It's guitar tech for dummies, and I fall into that category! Aside from maybe doing a re-fret, or fixing a broken neck I am confident now that I could do 90% of my own guitar teching because of the information I've gleaned from your videos, and I thank you for that! I've installed output jacks, installed locking tuners, cleaned and recondition pots, lowered action, adjusted the truss rod, set intonation, etc., etc. all because you gave me the confidence to do it myself! Aside from installing a set of pickups, which I'm also sure I could after watching your vids I no longer need a luthier in my wallet!
Basic and tech methods are all that's needed on Low E A D & G strings, the Factory (locking) method on B & High E strings prevents slippage on small diameter strings.
Thanks!
I normally use the second method (Locking/Factory). But I've got two guitars to polish and restring, one of which needs a setup, I'll try the Tech method on them.
In a gig situation, I use the basic method. AT home definitely the Luther's knot!
So Awesome 👏 👍 I've always been a #3 LOL! Think I'll change to a 1 or 2 Such A Great Video Thank You!!
i've got back and forth between the basic and tech methods, tho i didn't know them by name. when i was young i thought more wraps = better tuning to i definitely had too many
This simply the best restring video on UA-cam! I was struggling with restringing the treble strings and destroyed 2 g strings, luckily i had an extra 3rd until i saw this video. Thank god you showed the simple method on the g string, thank you so much 🙏
For 40 years, I used the first method you showed. For the last 10 years, I've used the z bend method
I used to use the basic method, but after some time as a tech, I have adopted the tech method and I'm not looking back!
Thanks for this. Just changing strings for the first time in years and I was having a proper mare because I forgot what I usually do, and it was an awful job. Your tutorial helped to refresh. Cheers.
I do the hook method but I don't leave any slack, I pull the string all the way. Super fast and effective for guitars without locking tuners.
I used to use the fast wrap method for most of my guitar playing life. I've now become very hooked on the factory method. I find it does help tuning stability.
Tech Method 0:52
Factory Method 1:32
Fast Wrap Method 2:09
Basic Method 2:35
Awesome, Thank you Bob!
Phillip McKnight Your channel is awesome! You got another subscriber!
@PhillipMcKnight et all - The best restringing video I've seen - short and comprehensive. I was screwing up string installations by unknowingly combining the luthier's knot with the tech method, and ending up with an ineffective mess!
Used the basic method for a long time, but switched to the "Factory" method a few year ago because it seemed to help with tuning stability. Great video!
The 1st method is absolutely the best. I am a guitar tech for over 45yrs and this method is the preferred method by every guitar tech I know. The main thing to tuning stability is to never and I mean NEVER overlap the string windings on the post. Slippage can happen real easily.
@@NoBSMusicReviews You are a complete idiot. Your stability is super flawed and you know it! Go ahead and have fun with it. Don't want to deal with idiots so quit responding please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@NoBSMusicReviews Agreed, the locking/factory style is the best I've found. You have to do the "knot" tight (unlike Phillip's demo). It does seem to stay in tune better than the other methods, in my experience.
boy I can't tell you how much I love this..I'm sure me as well as other guitarists over the years were told that anything other than the traditional way to restring your guitar was wrong..I've heard that from old timers and people who were just unsure if there was another way to do it but it turns out they were extremely wrong and this channel has helped with the little things soooo much thank you!
Thanks. So. Much. I chose the factory method and it turned out just great.
This is without a doubt the best, easiest most informative video on how to restring a guitar anywhere! Thank you for posting it. I’ve been using the Basic Method, fast and simple, for years and have had no problem with it. It’s not fancy but it definitely does the job and the strings stay in tune for a reasonable amount of time.
Awesome video Phil. I'm a massive fan of the tech method.
As for measuring the string; I pull the string all the way through the machine head, and then I pinch it at the nut and pull it back 2 frets (around 3 inches). It works on all guitars and consistently gets me 3 wraps (1 above and 2 below).
Thank you for explaining it so easily. This is literally the best restringing video on UA-cam.
Holy hell you just saved me man, I've been restringing my guitar wrong for about 3 years now, I finally understand how to do it right because of you.
10 other videos couldn't explain nearly as much in the 10 minutes each they took of my time.... I'm a complete noob and this gave literally everything you need to know in three and a half minutes. Thank you, sir!
I am so impressed you made NO mention locking tuners.
Thank you, Phillip,
Hey, Phillip. Thank you. I used the “two-post method” to measure my wrap-length. I figured that out on my own. It just made the most sense to me and I liked the results. I figure I’ll stay with it. The only difference is, now I can defend it thanks to you. As far as the actual winding, I’ve been using the “basic method”. But after seeing my options in the video, I like the “grab” of the “tech method”. It seems to be the most effective way to lock the string in place so that the only tuning issue left is caused by the string stretching if I don’t pre-stretch it enough (providing I have locking tuners). Hey, Phillip. Thanks for doing this video. I appreciate it.
I used to do the fast wrap method, but I recently discovered the tech method (over under pinch) and am now utilizing that one. It seems to hold the strings better in tune.
I have been using the fast wrap method for decades. I won't change. For me, it's the fastest way to do it when in a live situation. No bending the string to make it work makes me happy.
Great video.
Great video. Straight to the point. I hate instructional videos that ramble on because the guy loves the sound of his own voice. Thank you!
I use the guitar tech method. Now I know what it is called.
When I first started restringing my guitars back in the late 70s, the hardest part was judging how much slack to leave, to get the correct number of wraps.
Too few and string would pull out, to many and the tuning would not be stable. We had no UA-cam to show us how, back then.
So grateful to those who share there knowledge on this platform.
So many videos on youtube teaching how to change strings, but this is by far the best one, because a lot of videos leave out important information about this process and other just focus on certain types of bridges on guitars, which this one des so, but the content and purpose of this specific video is just about the wraps and these techniques should work for most guitars i presume
Basic method, my wraps come out super clean and I never have trouble with the strings slipping or breaking.
Gonna have to try the tech method next time!
I have been factory restringing but I will be trying the Tech method next. Thanks Phil for a quick and clear explanation. 👍
So useful man, I would had liked to see this video five year ago when I needed so much, but now it help me a lot, even I always was using the method number 3 and didn't know how to called it. Nice video, simple to everyone, good explanation. You are a master! Thanks
3 && 4
When doing acoustic however I use strictly a modified 3.
Oncy you have wrapped I help tension to the peg and double check the eyelet is properly seated. Then using my fingers on the peg and my thumb ( nail down , nail up hurts if it slips which it will on a slick nail ) to prevent any peg or eyelet movement as well as forcing me to examine string placement, especially if it is a plastic bridge.
They are too easy to mess up if you aren't paying attention.
Leaned the factory method and never realized there were other methods until now! I think I like the tech method and will give that a try at next string change.
Been fast wrapping for years. Time to try the tech method
I have an SG and a Martin acoustic, I usually find the distance to pull the string is one machine head past, but that's a 3 x 3 head stock. and I use the tech method, it's the easiest for me to remember.
Thank you Phil, that was the best video in whole UA-cam of how to restring guitar. I am your big fan! Thanks a lot!
I used your first method as it seems to be the most effective. Thanks for this video. It was very helpful.
wow that was the best string change vid I've evern seen thanks so much
I've tried all four and they all work fine. I just use the last one as it's the least complicated! Playing the guitar is just a hobby for me but I can understand a professional may want to use a more complicated method. Great video.
I've always used the basic method or the factory method, but today I will try the tech method
I always use the first method that you’ve shown but at my next string change I’ll try the luthiers knot.
im a self taught fast-wrap it was just what i thought worked.
This video is so simple, short, and sweet, its really entertaining.
I use the Factory Method on all my electric guitars. Thanks for the tutorial Phillip. Good to see alternative methods.
I've been using your fast wrap method since 1982...someone gave me Elixir strings in 2007, and that's all I use....great vid!🎶
Thankyou for being quick and to the point with close up shots.
Definitely the most helpful video on this topic. Thanks!
I started out using the basic method. Its fine but does take time, so I found a quicker way. I was watching The Crimson Guitars channel and Ben used the fast wrap method. I had no idea what it was called nor seen it before. Now I use the fast wrap method, it's faster and easy to do. So if I need to restring before a gig, rehearsal, recording I use the fast wrap method now. A bit fiddly on the thiner strings, not too bad. I have to try the other methods n this video. See what the pros and cons are of them all. Very helpful video, great job as always Phil.
Been using the tech method since I was 20. I asked a texh the best way and this is the way he said he did it. Locks in and very stable tuning
So normally I been using the basic method for years but I just tried the tech method out to see if it really helps tuning stability. So far so good and I been doing some crazy bends.
Locking tuner method for me!
I use the tech method now, I used to use the factory method, wincing as I pull the offcut out. As you say they curl around and bite, can cause a deep laceration too. I think both those methods work great. The simple method can work well if you remember to add enough wraps around the post. Great video. Thanks
I usually use the basic method but I’m intrigued by the tech method. Definitely gonna give it a try
Shortest and best guitar stringing video I've seen after watching about 10 different ones.
Great job on making this video. The close-ups are great too and make everything super clear.
Basic method with three perfect wraps. Looks the best.
As a begginer i use the basic method after this video i will start using the tech method. Thank You
Luv the tips! Seen a person come into the guitar store while I was visiting to have a restring. Wow! Never stop learning and bond with your guitar...you are one with it!
Very informative and useful. I use the basic method but will try other methods. Thanks!
I've always done the "Factory Method" or a basic Luthier knot. I admit, it does sometimes scare the beejeesus outta me when it pops, so I'll be doing the "Fast Wrap Method" next time.
Awesome, thank you Phil, any helpful tips, tricks or techniques you put on video is greatly appreciated.
The tech method is my favorite by far (I also happen to be a tech lmao), but I get the top wrap by pulling the string through the post, then over the top by hand, creating a half-hitch, then wrapping underneath using the tuning machine. Way easier to do and it cuts my wrap time in half.
So you’ll go through the post twice?
@@marttimilk No
You are a GEM Phil. Thank you for always giving us all your inside tips/methods.
I have used all these methods but right now because I'm so lazy I have been using the basic method but I have noticed that my guitars go out of tune quicker so next time I'll try the tech wrap again. This method seems to hold tuning better like you said, Phil, it holds the string like a clamp
always did the hook because thats what my old guitar syllabus said, never even thought about other ways to restring. might try the fast wrap next
Nice explanation dude, sometime I have some trouble with keeping some strings in tune because not properly restring method. Nice vid. Thanks
Been using the tech method since 1970 and never had a problem.
Thank you and have a nice evening. I love your Q/A show don't miss one.
Great video and explanation
I use the The Factory Method. But I'm looking forward to trying the Tech Method the next time I change strings.
Thanks for the great video!
Been using the tech method for 10 plus years. works great for me. One additional technique I use is maintaining good amount of tension on the sting as I wind the string to help with tuning stability. (sorta pre-stretching it, at least that's my theory, lol)
Cheers for this. Been searching for a decent vid on strings. My first two look deadly lol. Will try one of these on my remaining 4. Very helpful 👍🏻
Phillip, I've been a tech for years, retail shops, to groups the size of Earth, Wind, & Fire. What with all of the strokes I've had, I can no longer even change my own strings! I always used the "two pegs up", then wind them down technique!
i like the tech method!
its just awesome
I really like the tech method, Thanks for the video! Without doubt this is the most helpful video I have seen! And I have watched a few. I recently went with a Telecaster and just did my first string change and it works great.
I've use the tech method. It was shown to me decades ago by a tech for a band I was touring with, and switched from the basic method to this, and will continue to use it...just used to it now...
There are a few others, but I like the tech method you showed the best thx
Great video. I have be using the tech method all my life which I didn't know. I copied how the strings were wrapped on my first guitar.
Probably why I never had any tuning problems regardless of guitar peg brand.
damn i dont have the brain capacity to determine how the strings are wrapped hahaha
I've used the hook method for a long time, but I"ll definitely try the tech method next.
I always use the tech method !
Great video, Enjoyed seeing a fast the four different stringing methods.
I use what you called the "Factory" method in conjunction with Wilkinson EZ-Lok tuners, which provide a second, perpendicularly-placed hole in the shaft. The hole makes tying the Factory knot much more easy.
I use the locking tuner method. I'd like to see some tech tips on installing and shaping nuts.
Thanks a bunch:instead of my old habit of winding by hand 3 times and then thru( not very practical) I now use the PINCH: first over then under: quick and effective!!!!!! for the two bass strings only over is enough!( I tune very low so that goes real quick...) Thanks again, saves me times and nerves!!!!🎵🎵
I started using the tech method in high school (late 90s) without really knowing it was a little different. I just thought it helped stay in tune.
Nice vid Phil. I like method three, but now use the best solution: locking tuners! What about a slotted headstock?
Great video, as usual. I go the PRS way, a.k.a. factory/scorpion, and it’s been great for me. Didn’t know about the tech method, seems very interesting. I’ll be using it on my next restring this weekend. Thanks Phil! 🙌🏻
I used to just do a basic wrap, but I picked up on the tech wrap last month from a UA-camr (I don't remember who, could've been you!) And I like it
Thanks Phillip for all of those methods, I'm a fan. What about using a pencil to lubricate the nut slots with graphite? I saw that on another string replacement video for Dunlop - Gary Brawer.
I've always used the tech method. Does the job and super easy.
Thanks for the tips and Interesting to know that have names and through the years I used a few. I also concur that the hook method sure makes string removal a PIA.
Used tech method for years but didn’t know that’s what it was called!! Lol great channel love the content!!
Fantastic! Best restringing vid. Thank you!