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Step 1
Buy new strings from a guitar shop. Make sure you buy electric guitar strings as opposed to acoustic strings. These strings are metal while acoustic strings look like fishing line.
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Step 2
Figure out which string is which. Usually, they are marked, but if not, you'll need to carefully inspect and put them in the right order. Low E is the thickest, high E is the thinnest.
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Step 3
Loosen your first string. It doesn't matter which end you start at. Unwind the string from the tuning peg and remove it from its slot in the peg. Thread the string back down through the hole in the bridge. Coil it up and discard it.
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Step 4
Insert the new string into the respective hole in the bridge. Pull the end up through the slot in the proper tuning peg.
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Step 5
Start winding the string tight. Don't wind it too tightly or too quickly because the string might pop and smack you in the face. Tune this string (if you tune manually, tune your guitar before you get started) and repeat Step 3 through Step 5 with the other five strings.
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Step 6
Retune your guitar every time you get done playing it or every day, whichever comes first. The new strings will stretch during the first few days and will need to be tuned often. After a few days, cut the excess lengths of string from the tuning pegs (careful not to cut too close and cause the string to unwind) and discard the pieces.
