Video: How to Remove Guitar Strings: Fender Strat

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Learn how to remove guitar strings to setup a fender stratocaster electric guitar in this diy guitar tech video.

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Death.maggot23 Sep 27, 2011
You cant really take strings off without shortning them to a point you cant put them back on. So you have to keep them untill they''re snapping.
Ian Apr 02, 2011
dosen't work
Jeff Fullmer Jan 31, 2011
what about your neck tension?
keibafan Aug 02, 2008
Thanks for your great video tips!
keibafan Aug 02, 2008
Thanks for your great video tips!

Video Transcript

THE FERRET: All right. So the first thing we're going to do is we're going to remove the old strings from the guitar. What you want to do is you want to have a good pair of wire cutters. You want to loosen the tension on all the strings and then you want to cut the strings right up here above the nut, 'cause that way you can pull the old strings through the body and back through the holes without having the problem of all these windings up here. So once you've loosened all those, just take your string cutters and clip the strings just like this. Now, all these strings can come out the back and if you use some needle nose pliers, you can take the rest of the strings off from the top without poking yourself in the fingers with any strings. On the back of the guitar, you've got six Philips head screws, which I've already removed. And you can take off the back cavities cover plate. And that reveals your tremolo block, your springs, your spring tension plate. And it's also a good idea to have that off when you're restringing because then you can just take your strings right off the back without having anything to interfere.

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How to Remove Guitar Strings: Fender Strat

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