Removal of Strings.

[Cheez]

I'm always told to replace one string at a time for the very reason of tension. Always been doing it this way. I clean the fretboard (not oiling) after removal of each string - so I do it 6 times which is quite a hassle.

 

[MadWerewolfBoy]

i dun think much damage is done if u change strings within 10 mins...

 

[ShredCow]

I always take off all strings to change... I like to clean my guitar.

I've had my guitar setup by malcom, for near perfect straight-ness, verified via tools.

And after... ah... I dunno... 5-6mths? of changing strings, the neck hasn't shifted one bit. I brought it back to Malcom for some fine tuning of action, and yeah, nothing has moved.

Anyway, gentlemen, ever tried Guitar Honey? Excellent stuff.

 

[tany]

what's guitar honey? 8O can eat?

 

[ShredCow]

Hehe.. its Gerlitz Guitar Honey.

 

[Indigo_blues]

i think as long as u don't leave your guitar stringless for more than a day it should be alright.. i always take off all the strings when re-stringing and i don't think the necks of my guitars have damaged. A bit of exercise for the neck is good.

 

[skink83]

haha 5BX for your guitar ah. :lol:

 

[sanXp]

I don't take everything off all at once cos it will be very mafan to float my floyd again. Neither will I do it on my fixed bridge cos the strings will turn flat after restringing as the neck bends slightly backwards when all the strings are removed. All these is because I'm lazy. But if I'm in a hardworking mood, like when I wanna clean up my guitar, I'll take everything off.

 

[mero]

From what I heard and read, it's not advised to remove all the strings at once, but I suppose the effect is pretty minimal if you're gonna restring it quickly. Another thing is that some people advocate removal of strings (and restringing the removed string immediately afterward) from the lightest high E first to the low E last. Reason being the higher gauge strings enact a larger countertension to the truss rod so the diminishing of the combined counterbalance is lower when you remove the lightest string first. Not sure how true this is but I follow it since there's no harm trying..... Unless when I have to oil and clean the fretboard that is.

 

[sanXp]

Seriously if all these matter my guitar's neck would have died from whammy abuse..

 

[mero]

Haha that's true. But I suppose these theories do make more sense than "Don't cut off the extra string length because it contributes to tone" theory :lol:

 

[shreddedsweeper]

oiling shouldn't be done for every restring. too much oil (lemon oil, linseed oil or mineral oil for fretboards) will loosen the frets.

for me yes, i restring once everyday 6 months :lol:

 

[Crawldaddy]

Hmm.

Interesting topic... I know certain pros tell us that we should replace the strings one at a time but it's kinda hard to say how much it will affect your neck (maybe because of diff neck materials: maple, mahogany, etc?).

Maybe this sort of thing regarding neck warp could be more susceptible to thinner necks (think Ibanez)? I have no idea.. but personally I take off my strings all at one go for both my axes (one has mahogany and the other a maple neck).. and maybe it's a setup problem for my tele.. because I've been experiencing high action yet still having string choking on the higher frets.

But so far no probs for my SG so far

 

[edder]

if your guitar neck can get warped due to truss rod tension cos you've snipped off all the strings....

throw that guitar away and buy a proper guitar!

 

[slapadelic]

if your guitar neck can get warped due to truss rod tension cos you've snipped off all the strings....

throw that guitar away and buy a proper guitar!

Haha! Good one.

 

[LimpPisskit]

if your guitar neck can get warped due to truss rod tension cos you've snipped off all the strings....

throw that guitar away and buy a proper guitar!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Theory: change 1 string at a time to preserve tension

Reality....a lot, maybe half of the pros I've seen at shows will just clip off the strings at full tension to speed up string changes.

I would be more likely to consider theory on my $10k classical or acoustic but for a electric? Your neck changes/twists/warps/bows more due to da humidity here than anything else.

 

[penko]

hello guys, i have bit of problem for my acoustic guitar strings (if the problem lies in the strings)

everytime remove my fingers of the strings from the fretboard, it always causes the string to vibrate a little and produce a note of the string. If there anyway to solve this problem?

 

[almondx]

hmm. if we think about it, during the final assembly stage of the guitar where they are hung up waiting for the finish to dry (few days to weeks), they are not strung up yet.

So following the "argument" that changing tension in the neck will cause it to warp, shouldn't the neck of originally unstrung guitars warp if we add strings to them? But we all know that this is ridiculous.

Penko: that be a question of technique already. It's sloppy playing where I believe you do unintentional pull-offs when you remove your fingers off the strings. Try to work on the pressure/touch of your playing.