alans056 Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Hello I didn't wind well my E string. Is it an issue ? - Should I buy a new set of strings and do it again ? - Or is it just "nah don't worry about it" ? Photos : (Guitar is Ep Les Paul Custom, stock Grover Tuners) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teegar Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Don't worry about it. Play on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gl297 Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 if you had a whammy then maybe but it should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alans056 Posted June 12, 2010 Author Share Posted June 12, 2010 if what ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchale Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 I wouldn't worry about it as long as it stays in tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alans056 Posted June 12, 2010 Author Share Posted June 12, 2010 Whammy bar' date=' vibrato lever, usually a vibrola or Bigsby on this brand.Why not buy a single e string?[/quote'] My local shop only sells sets of strings. But thanks everyone, I was worried ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smips65 Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Nothing to get worked up about. Just learn from the experience. Next time you'll know better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diverden Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Go here next time. They've got it right. http://www.daddario.com/DADMediaDetail.Page?MediaId=30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gl297 Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 forgot to say that you can always just redo it with the same string, it won't matter once it's brought up to tension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Flick Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Hello I didn't wind well my E string. Is it an issue ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReneBoedker Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 How many times has that A-string been wound around the post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Flick Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 How many times has that A-string been wound around the post? "When I interviewed BB King for Guitar Player' date=' I found that he installs the entire string - winding up all the slack onto each post. It seems like a lot of hard work, and I would never have thought of it, but Mr. King seldom goes out of tune - and he invented string-bending!". Dan Erlewine - [i']Guitar Player Repair Guide[/i]. Here's the full picture: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midiman56 Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 At least B.B. is neat about it. Look at THIS mess: ... and here it is again! Good thing we all know better, huh guys? Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGSpecialguy Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 if it was MY guitar I would rewind it, its not that hard to do especially on the fat E string, I wouldnt want overlapping wraps on my posts, I do alot of bending and those wraps can slip causing your guitar to go out of tune,, unwind it till you can get it right then wind it up making sure your wraps go in a descending order, that will prevent possible slipping during a tune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colchar Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 First of all, I wouldn't worry about it too much. I screwed up a bit on the same string last time I changed them and mine stay in tune fine. Here is a link to a good video explaining how to restring a guitar. This is the method I use and it works very well (just ignore the three finger rule for the low E and use only two fingers - use the three finger rule for all other strings): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alans056 Posted June 13, 2010 Author Share Posted June 13, 2010 that's funny it's exactly the video I used to restring ! It's excellent. I used the 3 finger rule for all the strings. Why only 2 for the high E ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colchar Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I think because it is thicker, it means there is too much string to be wound around the peg when you use the three finger rule for the sixth string. That's my best guess anyway. In my experience, two fingers works best for the sixth string and then three fingers is fine for all the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 At least B.B. is neat about it. Look at THIS mess: ... and here it is again! Good thing we all know better' date=' huh guys? Jim[/quote'] John never changed, either. When I saw his J-160E a few years ago, the extra length was coiled up and hanging loose. I assume he continued to change strings throughout his life. I think guitar players online make a much bigger deal about stupid little things than is necessary. String neatness, for the most part, is about looking good. I've never had a string slip, and my strings are rarely perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Flick Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Follow those instructions and you should end up looking something like this:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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