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Post by Ernesto on Mar 1, 2005 12:48:38 GMT -6
If you have to change your strings ,what will be the first string you remove from the guitar ? and why will you do that ?
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Post by Luke on Mar 1, 2005 12:50:16 GMT -6
I always remove the Low E i don't know why i just start at Low E an work my way down
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Post by Ernesto on Mar 1, 2005 12:56:52 GMT -6
That is the right way man, you got it , But you don,t know why? the question is do you remove all of them and then you put the new ones, or you remove the LOW E and then replace it and then the low A and then replace it and so on ?
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Post by Luke on Mar 1, 2005 13:00:53 GMT -6
Ah sorry, well with Floyd Rose I take the Low E off then restring it and do the same down to High E. But for guitars with a fixed bridge i remove all the strings starting with E then clean the guitar and restring it starting at Low E.
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Post by Ernesto on Mar 1, 2005 13:09:29 GMT -6
Ah sorry, well with Floyd Rose I take the Low E off then restring it and do the same down to High E. But for guitars with a fixed bridge i remove all the strings starting with E then clean the guitar and restring it starting at Low E. Ok, I am not an expert but i love to ask cause i think it is a smart thing to learn from others, ok you should not remove all the strings are the same time cause the neck is under tension and had been like that for a while,so theneck will bow a little if you do something like that it is always a good way to do one by one starting from the lows clean the frettb while removing them apply a lemon oil to the freetb let it seat and whipe the rest of the oil, unless you want toget the guitar to your near taeach guy fro neck or truss adjustment unless you know how, i learned from a master.
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Post by Du4n on Mar 1, 2005 13:30:35 GMT -6
I remove Low E first too. I don't know why
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Post by Ernesto on Mar 1, 2005 13:30:40 GMT -6
Erik, The word "BOW" apply to the guitar neck, you know in terms, if the neck tend to bend in or out , if your guitar practice karate she will also Bow too
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Post by Luke on Mar 1, 2005 13:56:50 GMT -6
Thanks for the info Ernesto i'll remember that next time i restring
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Post by Erikrt123 on Mar 1, 2005 13:59:47 GMT -6
LOL!!!! I know that! What did you think I was talking about the whole guitar?LOL!! What I didn't know was when you took off the strings that the neck "Bows" from the release of the tention, But had I thought about it, it makes sense.Thank you for bringing that to my attention! I think if JamesW keeps ccomin back my guitar might just learn a little kung fu, LOL!!!! ;D ;D ;D I know how to adjust the tremolo, but I could never figure out how to adjust the neck very well.
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Post by Ryan on Mar 1, 2005 14:07:38 GMT -6
i remove Low E first, thanks for the tip Ernesto man! ;D
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Post by Neoclasiccl on Mar 1, 2005 15:01:40 GMT -6
I have always removed all strings and haven't had any neck problems. The reason I remove all of them is so I can apply lemon oil to the neck. It keeps the wood moist and this keeps it from drying out and cracking later down the road. Plus it makes the neck silky fast
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Post by Erikrt123 on Mar 1, 2005 15:09:43 GMT -6
That has been my experience so far. And the same reason I remove all my strings, but it does make sence thow.
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Post by Luke on Mar 1, 2005 15:17:39 GMT -6
What is lemon oil? whys it so good for the fretboard?
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Post by Erikrt123 on Mar 1, 2005 15:24:58 GMT -6
It keeps the wood moist and this keeps it from drying out and cracking later down the road. Plus it makes the neck silky fast Luke,Thats pretty much the gest!! It's good stuff for your axe!
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Post by Ernesto on Mar 1, 2005 15:47:23 GMT -6
I have always removed all strings and haven't had any neck problems. The reason I remove all of them is so I can apply lemon oil to the neck. It keeps the wood moist and this keeps it from drying out and cracking later down the road. Plus it makes the neck silky fast oK, or You had been very Lucky or your guitar is to good but unless you are an expert talk to good tech around your area and ask for an advise about it, i am probalby 99% wrong, sorry
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Post by Neoclasiccl on Mar 1, 2005 15:55:01 GMT -6
I have a good tech here in jacksonville florida. He said as long as I don't leave the neck unstrung for too long I shouldn't have a problem. He knows what he is talking about. You should see how well he does a fret job
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Post by SPIF on Mar 1, 2005 23:47:22 GMT -6
Generally speaking from experience with stringed instruments, order should not matter as long as there is equal tension on the neck and bridge. It would probably be easiest to just loosen all your strings and then replace what you need to then tune her up. Honestly, its just a matter of how anal retentive you are about inbalanced pressure on the neck or bridge.
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Post by Neoclasiccl on Mar 1, 2005 23:53:39 GMT -6
rule of thumb. If we aren't supposed to fluctuate string tension then why do we have tremelos ;D
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Post by Blondie on Mar 2, 2005 2:08:23 GMT -6
I have a good tech here in jacksonville florida. He said as long as I don't leave the neck unstrung for too long I shouldn't have a problem. He knows what he is talking about. Yes he does know what he talked about here, it does take some time for the wood and the trussrod to settle in to a changed tension. So removing all strings to nurse the fretboard before putting the new strings on is fine. But with a Floyd Rose it's JamesW ;D I too start with low E, except if I have a broken string, then I'll replace that one first to get the guitar back in tune. Makes it so much easier to get the guitar back in tune in the end.
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Post by ALEX on Mar 2, 2005 3:41:25 GMT -6
Even with a floyd rose i still have to take them all off, to clean the fretboard.. all the manky crap and stuff, then the hours of re-tuning.
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Post by Adji on Mar 2, 2005 5:38:08 GMT -6
I always remove the Low E i don't know why i just start at Low E an work my way down same here, I cut them rather than unwind etcetc. I cut them all, then raplce the all.,
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Post by Ernesto on Mar 2, 2005 7:21:25 GMT -6
I love the contraditions and everyone opinions i think each one of you can do the best way you it is but this is a forum to be informative and to exchange ideas so do not believe that i am trying to tell what is the right or the wrong way , what work for you maybe deos not work for Jamesw, hahahaha
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Post by Armitage on Mar 2, 2005 8:44:07 GMT -6
I doesn't matter which string you change first. Not at all. I do the high E, for no reason, I just started that way. Every once in a while I take them all off to give the neck a clean and oil. If you wash your hands before you play, your neck stays clean for ages. I stopped using Lemon Oil after talking to the luthiers at Hamer and PRS. They recomended Light Mineral Oil from the drugstore (the stuff for human consumtion is the purest). Lemon oil is a better CLEANER, but it strips the woods natural oil, replaces it with it's own... then dries out. When I buy a used guitar, I use Lemon Oil to clean it, then the next string change I use the Light Mineral Oil. Light Mineral Oil does such a nice job that after you've done a guitar twice, you only have to do it once a year. Oh yeah, and it's non toxic. Lemon oil has nothing to do with lemons BTW, it's a petrolium product, and is poisonous. Both products work though, don't over do it, use what you like, just take care of your gear and RoCk!
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Post by Ernesto on Mar 2, 2005 9:47:04 GMT -6
Good suggestion i like that
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Post by Blondie on Mar 2, 2005 14:31:05 GMT -6
I doesn't matter which string you change first. Not at all. I do the high E, for no reason, I just started that way. Every once in a while I take them all off to give the neck a clean and oil. If you wash your hands before you play, your neck stays clean for ages. I stopped using Lemon Oil after talking to the luthiers at Hamer and PRS. They recomended Light Mineral Oil from the drugstore (the stuff for human consumtion is the purest). Lemon oil is a better CLEANER, but it strips the woods natural oil, replaces it with it's own... then dries out. When I buy a used guitar, I use Lemon Oil to clean it, then the next string change I use the Light Mineral Oil. Light Mineral Oil does such a nice job that after you've done a guitar twice, you only have to do it once a year. Oh yeah, and it's non toxic. Lemon oil has nothing to do with lemons BTW, it's a petrolium product, and is poisonous. Both products work though, don't over do it, use what you like, just take care of your gear and RoCk! Thx for the tip, man. Who makes Light Mineral Oil?
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