How do I get this guitar string off? (picture)?
957736
1..loosen all strings\n2.slide back of bridge from the guitar .Those strings are looped around it
972096
That'd be your B string. Take the peg out of the bridge and put the end of the string that has the little round bit in. Then place the peg back in and pull the string so that it locks in place under the peg. Pull the string up to the head (it's the bottom middle peg that it needs togo through) and put it through the peg. You'll want a bit of slack, but not too much. About enough that you can put both your hands under the string one on top of the other should do it. Then hold the string down at the nut (the little plastic bit where the neck meets the head) and start turning the tuning peg toward the body. This will make the string wrap around on the correct side so it doesn't rub the E string. While you are doing this make sure to keep pressure where the string is on the nut and don't let the peg come out of the bridge or the winding string pop off the top of the tuning peg. Just tighten it up and there you go!\n\nHope this helps! Good luck!
245445
Locking tuning keys at the head of the guitar? hmmm. Where was your guitar manufactured? Look at the headstock and it should tell you. Is it a Fender 0r Squire by Fender? \n\nYou could intonize your guitar. Tuning it EADGBE (standard) as you normally would, but tune the twelfth fret instead of open. (Hopefully a digital tuner is handy!)\nEx.- Tune the low E string. Now simply hold that same string at the double-dotted 12th fret. Your goal is to make that higher octave E just as "in-tune" as your open E. \nGo back and double, even triple check that both are correct. When they are you are good to go. Just be patient, you'll get it - if not then, simply adjusting the bridge will take care of it 100% - ASK ME if and when that time comes! \n\nBy the way:\n#1 When was the last time the strings were changed and do you wipe them down each time you play? & after?\n#2 How is the neck attached to the body of the guitar?
627902
changing a stratacoustic's strings:\n\n1- unwind old strings so that they're loose. cut them in the middle if you want to make them shorter/easier to deal with while throwing them away.\n\n2- pop out pins from bridge, and take out the strings.\n\n3-put new string balls in line with the holes, and use the pegs to guide them into the bridge. make sure the groove in the pin is pointing toward the neck of the guitar.\n\n4- put the strings up through the tuning pegs.\n\n5- put your hand on the neck, UNDER the strings. turn your hand so that its in the position you'd use to "karate chop" the guitar. now, spread your fingers apart (this step ensures you'll have enough extra string to wrap around the tuners, different ppl use different amounts. i like to not have too much extra.).\n\n6- tune guitar to pitch.\n\n7 - you'll probably notice that your guitar will go out of tune as you're tuning, or for the first 20 minutes or so as you play. thats the strings stretching. if you just lightly tug the strings before you start and retune them, that will go away faster. you may need to repeat that step a few times.
1000972
For strings, I do not believe any cleaners are recommended to keep guitar strings "like new". Many accomplished players are very finicky about their strings, so much so that they will put new ones on before each gig... because they sound the brightest then or the action is the best. There are cleaning products for the neck, etc. that work good... like certain oils. Check with a reputable tech first.
1155313
Use paint thinner then scrub with soap & water to remove the paint thinner.
358157
Gross!  Take a soft cloth and buff it off.  You can use Q-tips (TM... LOL) if the cloth won't reach.  You've probably got a type of mold that's growing from the oils off your fingers that are left behind on the guitar.\n\nYou can get a professional cleaning solvent made just for guitars -- they sell them at the music stores, but they can be expensive if, like many of us guitar people, you spent all of your money on top-end strings.\n\nI have successfully used plain old Water dampened Q-tips on my neck for years because I live most of the year in a climate that has a lot of mold and mildew in the air.  I die if I see anything gross on my Fender American Strat!  I keep it up regularly with the soft rags and Q-tips, but also have used D'Andrea guitar polish.  I've never used it on the fretboard, though.  I'm not sure it's good for that????  \n\nI buffed some mineral oil in the fretboard of the one older flattop I have.  The wood was incredibly dry and there was almost no finish left on it.  It  worked pretty good but it took a lot of buffing and the strings were off. (Very, very little mineral oil was on the rag. Almost dry, in fact.)
922308
It looks like a copy of a fender telecaster....
925735
check the input jack on the guitar....sometimes the the eternal metal will get  bent and not make contact with your cable plug......but definitly check your wires in the guitar......peace
181200
cut it off with a hacksaw.  \n\nyou might have to take it to a welder to reattach it.
82178
Pull the whole string out. Attach a safety pin to one end then work the safety pin through to the other side, pulling the string as you go. Tie bigger knots on the ends of the strings to avoid this in the future.
98142
Tightening the string (or making it shorter, or a smaller diameter).
717752
Take it to a violin repair-man. (unless you are one, then I have no clue)
662664
Take a replacement string of the same gauge (thickness) and push it through the spare hole at the end of the metal bridge plate. Pull through until the stopper blocks it moving any further and then feed the end through the tuner peg hole. Ensure that the string is aligned into the groove at the end of the neck and allow some slack into the string before tightening - about enough to get a finger between the string and the fretboard. Tighten the string around the pole using the tuning peg - I tend to wrap it once above the string then the remaining times below. Tune up, then stretch the string by placing your palm over it near the lower frets and pulling the string gently away from the fretboard with your playing hand. Tune up again, repeat the process, then plug in and rock out!
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If you are new at making changes to your guitar, I recommend taking it to a local music store.  They should have a reference for who works on guitars.\n\nIf you have active pick-ups, old batteries may be the culprit.  You could have bigger issues like a gounding problem or loose spools.  Replacement isn't a bad thing though.
675460
You can't "repair" guitar strings.  Throw it out, run out to the nearest guitar center, and buy a pack (should cost around $5, my favorites are D'Addario EXL120s for electrics).  ultimate-guitar.com has articles on changing strings, just search for it.
218483
uhh...i assume at present you are using a tin can with string. ;-)