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Step 1
Understand the difference between the B and E strings and the rest of the strings on the electric guitar. While the other strings are merely threaded through the body, up the neck, across the nut and into the pegs, the B and E strings also need to go through a guide, which brings them into a downward tension.
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Step 2
Thread the B string through the back of the guitar and out through the front of the body. Take it all the way up the neck to the nut. Use the two or three finger method for determining the right amount of slack. This is done by placing two or three fingers vertically on the neck underneath the string.
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Step 3
Hold the string to the nut and take the end of the string up to the peg. The guide could be set up one of two ways, either with a small lip or a hole for the string to go through. If there is a hole, thread it through; if not, thread the string through the peg first, then push under the lip of the guide.
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Step 4
Take the string around the peg once clockwise, going underneath the string as it passes through. Then bring it back over the string causing it to crimp over itself. Turn the peg slowly to tighten the tension on the string. You will notice it locks itself down, so there is no need to wrap it around the peg multiple times.
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Step 5
Repeat this process for the E string. Once all of the strings are in position, use a tuner to get all of the strings tuned properly. A tuner can be found at any musical instrument store and plays the sound the string should make while you play the string, while turning the tuning peg. It is in tune when the two sounds come together.
