How To Restring A Fender Stratocaster Guitar

Nick Cousins gives us a complete breakdown of how he restrings a Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar. Most of the techniques are transferable to any guitar, but he shares with us a few "strat only" techniques as well.
Included in the video:
1. How to remove the existing strings
2. Cleaning the neck and body
3. Basic maintenance (tightening the machine heads)
4. Installing new strings
5. Proper technique for wrapping the string around the machine post
6. Tuning
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[@grohl2206]

"Over 30 minutes long, I'm not watching this..." 15 minutes later... "I want to be friends with this man"

[@chase36chase]

i turned into a fan today

[@l7square]

Literally

[@SixStringMan-ss6or]

Well this is what i needed because i needed a full guide so i don’t fuck up another pack of strings.

[@NRGAviation]

Nick was my guitar teacher for years. Great dude

[@user-nh4pb1mh9e]

I'm surprised he didn't say how to CONSTRUCT a bologna sandwich.

[@carolschindler8881]

This is the best tutorial for someone who has never strung a guitar. This is so simple. My first stringing was terrible. When I followed this, it was easy and the strings were perfect.

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Good to know that Gabe from the office is doing well 😂😂

[@AdoreYouInAshXI]

Came here to find this comment lol

[@ryanburt9108]

Lmao I thought the same thing

[@joshuabrits6737]

Oh my gosh yes!!!!!!

[@chasebrantley8430]

I thought the exact same thing 😅

[@harleyfisher99]

I needed this, so I wasn't as frustrated... you made me smile thanks

[@jansenwonders8614]

I could literally watch this guy talk all day

[@kathleenbakos4533]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. It was worth the half hour. I'm doing my first restring and your video makes it less intimidating.

[@NEO_Trojanmuldrop4]

8:50 this guy is a trip lol

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[@creatiw]

Best one I've seen. I had trouble restringing my strat trying follow other vids. Watched this and Job Done! Thanks a lot!

[@70289121]

Thanks for this video. I just restrung my strat with no fear!

[@sachinshreyashkar2340]

I recently changed my metal guitar strings successfully with the help of this video. He made it seem like a cakewalk. Awesome 🍺

[@vichardy3504]

One of the funniest and well-done videos I've seen. Enjoyable to watch!

[@jeffholloway1990]

Extremely helpful and funny! After years of not playing I decided to dust off my Strat and play but for some reason forgot how many wraps to do up on the high strings. I know you need more since the strings are thinner.

[@iloveducks8152]

This was my first time ever stringing a guitar, and this helped me sooooooo much!! Definitely loved it and I understood it really well as a beginner. Tried another video before this and understood 0 of it. Thanks!!!!

[@RobertWrayGuitar]

That is by far the best tutorial I've seen on string change. I just did it for the first time. Correctly!

[@zzzz_5909]

This is the best guitar restringing tutorial on KZbin by far.

[@TheFredster-dk1bi]

Oh my goodness, evreytime i change my strings for the past 6 years, im always going back to videos for reassurance, trying to get the right knots and bends and things when restringing, my strings would always sit kind of ugly on the peg, turns out it doesnt matter, followed this guys advice, its so simple i dont have to go back anymore, just turning the tunning peg is enough. Awesome video, plus this guys doing what he loves and it makes me happy for him!

[@steveabatangle5539]

What a great, straightforward tutorial. This is a public service.

[@matthewdickerman3142]

Thank you so much for this I havent played in 10 years and didn't know how to string/tune an American Standard Strat. Now I can actually focus on the relearning part.

[@jasper_h1234]

Thank you, watched a lot of ´´old chinese wisdom´´ movies but wrecked 3 packs of strings before this video. Now i got i finally proper set up.

[@tressagilley7261]

Thanks for making this I restrung mine but had an heck of a time doing the thinnest string

[@fnulnu440]

Found it helpful. Thanks for the video.

[@rodd555]

I've watched a few of these and yours is by far the best. You should have all the fender dummies guys views

[@jamiecowpoke8559]

I followed this video and it's almost too easy all the anxiety of restringing removed. Thanks Nick. Thanks Redinsi.

[@dinnerwithfranklin2451]

Loads of good info, thanks

[@xatseuu7000]

damn this is so much better then all of the other ones ive seen, no intricate knotting methods or anything like that.

[@lornielou86lorna45]

Great tutorial….I restrung my guitar ages ago but I’m still watching because I just LOVE this guy!!

[@flouisbailey]

This will be my go-to, I broke an XL flat wound low E on a stupid knot and tuner opening parallel to frets.

[@marcyloomis4825]

Liked all the info that was Strat specific and the easy going string winding.

[@rickzimmerman9826]

thank you.helped me alot.

[@georgewilkins4231]

Simple and effective.. Perfect..

[@danielrnuttall]

I'm currently setting up my black strat (with same wood colour), using the same strings and the exact same tuner in this video! Coincidence hey!

[@rippertrain]

i watched 3 videos for my first attempt, this by far is the best , thank you

[@tracyd1175]

Ok. This is the second time I watched this video to restring my Strat and once again PERFECT 👍. Like u said u just have to do it. I was very nervous the first time but I watched this video and u made it so easy. No fancy knots etc… And I know, I should restring more often but it was last year sometime when I did it with this video. I had no tuning problems or anything. Thank you for this more easy and less stressful way.

[@garethdavies-ot4cn]

Good video will be using one finger method from now on looks so easy

[@michaelsa5158]

Nice work

[@ColeJohnstone]

26:30 is exactly what I came for. And I was doing it the way you said some people do. Thank you for correcting me

[@tracyd1175]

This by far the best tutorial in how to restring ur guitar. I've been nervous about doing it but u made it like it was easy and it WAS. Lol restrung mine right after u did ur first string. Stop video and just did it. Like that way of one at a time. Simply. Thank u very much. Other videos just to fast and fancy knotting, bending etc. Too much but u were right to the point and just Simply

[@djork6518]

he’s so quirky i’m in love

[@centaurus5676]

''It was brought into this Secret location?'' How did they find you if it is a secret?

[@PurpleUsed18]

More than one person can know a secret you know

[@bebopdedop8776]

This helped a bunch, thanks man!

[@marshallselman4461]

Thanks it really helped

[@uhoh007]

Great Job, thank you

[@oub4a]

Thank you for this. I got my first guitar and have been driving my self nuts looking at how to restring videos and your common sense approach was refreshing and made me feel more at ease with not doing it “wrong”.

[@legendofFranktheTank]

keep playing man, rad as fuck. only thing different id reccomend is, if its an expensive guitar that you really care about do this one string at a time. if its a cheap one it doesnt really matter

[@shinkumedia6210]

Took me on a wild trip but my guitar sounding hella clean, thanks bro

[@rick00770]

Thanks just got new strat. Helped a lot. Subscribed. Veryyyy interesting. Nice strat there too. I have the maple neck. I've put strings on through the years. Used to wind too much string on the tuners. Totally agree with your method. Great.

[@gamekiller6106]

Your a life saver dude ! Thank you for this video you deserve more subscribers

[@jessewhite2879]

This dude is like listening to Bob Ross just on a guitar. Love it!

[@lucyyy3796]

really helping

[@makaras]

From someone who has never changed strings (but will tomorrow) - many thanks for this - most of the videos I have watched so far recommend "fancy knots" or "over and under" - but I see from your old strings that isn't really a good idea. P.S. You look like a younger version of the lead singer / bassist from "Rush"

[@flukyreview9128]

makaras the knots are a great idea to keep your guitar in tune, but it’s a bitch undoing the knots during restring. That’s when long nose pliers come in handy.

[@xsoraxsky4097]

@@flukyreview9128 Not really.

[@RefRMart10]

Bro so glad I found this video. You’re so funny man. Definitely will subscribe

[@Whooisangelitooo]

ive had this guitar and i thought i was going to need to take it to guitar center or a shop to get it restrung... but dude he made this so easy, like not easy easy but i got it done. i want to be friends with this dude lol

[@AbdulazizFahd]

I don’t even have a guitar and I’m enjoying this.

[@snakemont]

thank you

[@adrian_V99]

Plenty of trivia there, Nick, and most entertaining and informative. Cheers!

[@bobgure]

Does the tuner have a small screen in front? Great video. Very helpful! Thanks!

[@user-hz2qq3gl7v]

Hey I have a back up folk guitar just to warm up but the strings are too far from the neck surface is there a way to adjust the neck

[@bilalnachabeh]

using a pencil to lubricate the nut slots worked for me and kept the guitar in tune after bending

[@quinnallen4394]

Great, clear tutorial. Hilarious delivery.

[@michaelfox6422]

Awesome...

[@flouisbailey]

I F-Up a set of XL flat wounds (by getting a complicated KNOT $19.99>trashed now "I'm In Tatters, Splattered all over 5th Avenue) low E now too short hope they will fit my SG. Great Job! I got so ZENED I broke the G string tightening the "B" I definitely HEMANED the winder. Your thoughts on mild string stretching are great.

[@mountainbikelife2526]

Enjoying your video I forgot how to restring my Gibson les Paul traditional because I did it back in August I work a lot of hours And that's why I don't have time to restring I'm going to restring my guitars monthly And play to my heart's content And work hard to keep buying strings

[@nicolatrois7279]

man, thanks for the video i have a question: how can i get my springs in that V position? (see at minute11:09)

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Redinsi Music Tutorials The Stratocaster uses a special Tune-o-matic Bridge.

[@ChessemillPerezChristopher]

You are the Occam's razor of restringing.

[@jimkontos4221]

Between restringing a Stratocaster and a les Paul Gibson is there a different technique or same technique

[@NBRWNK]

i'm in love

[@wickedgit]

I like to string it like this: one wrap over the top and the rest underneath, it tens to lock the string in place, i just do it like the pro guitar techs. On my strats they have the vintage tuners so i cant use other stringing methods than the normal way. I always stretch the strings and put some Big Bends nutsause in the stringnutslots and also some at the sadleslots. I also check the intonation with my strobe tuner :) great and funny video...please do a new restringing video but with a les paul or a SG :)

[@hermestrismegistus2163]

LUBE those tuning machines. That SQEAK! Fun video though.

[@HansFoote]

Thanks for this man, some solid help here

[@thesprawl2361]

Cheers, just restrung my g-string after thinking the holder on the bridge was broken. Turns out it was just loose.

[@emmajanegordon536]

Hi Nick, great video, so funny too :) I have been trying to restring my Strat using 'traditional' techniques, you know, the pass the string through the post, pass the end of the string under, then loop over then wind on, but have ended up breaking strings. This is the first time ever that I am faced with the task of restringing ANY guitar that I have and just want to get my baby restrung without any fuss so will try your method to see if it works and keeps my guitar in tune. I do have some questions that I would like to ask if I may please. 1. How many string loops should each string post have 2. How many times should each string be stretched and tuned up to pitch before the string settles and stays in tune 3. What is the tuning stability like

[@flouisbailey]

I'm no expert but 1. Some, 2. Until they settle, 3. Once per year if out of tune (Keith Richards).

[@richarddavis3239]

Good job a nice, fun presentation. Thank you.

[@terrer7567]

I know this video was made a long time ago but I was wondering if anyone could help me out? I am getting string buzz on my low e string and I don’t know how to fix it, This is my first time restringing and I would appreciate some help!

[@BabylonMister]

Hey, Nick. Great Lesson! However, I'm having trouble restringing a brand new Fender Strat (Jeff Beck model), and I can't get the strings off the tuning pegs. Any suggestions? They're not wound around the pegs - just poking out a little, but it's like superglued to the tuning peg. Tried loosening peg but it's still on there! Thanks for your help!

[@flouisbailey]

I hope you got the strings out/off, I would recommend a hatchet for your ax

[@Sammygirl7466]

Hilarious and super helpful. Thank you!

[@BryanX64]

The string keeps unwinding when I keep trying to wind it up in the post.

[@KemMeraki]

My string isn’t going through the back what do I do ?

[@_csj]

can someone give me a tip cause every time i start to wind the high e it snaps after being wrapped once. should i just wrap it around once?

[@Sammygirl7466]

Your tuning peg may have a burr that's sawing into the string.

[@zainulmuttaqin4705]

i have trouble taking out the strings. pushing the string from the front gg tru the back, it doesnt come out idk why. pls help me somebody, thank you v much!

[@zainulmuttaqin4705]

nvm solved it, had to push harder HAHAHA

[@Eddie-ds8ng]

I have a bridgecraft strat,anyone know anything about it?

[@Bertdevries4865]

Nice video, but with the string replacement, you forget an important step. After you wind it up, you have to stretch your strings. Then tune them and stretch again. I Always stretch my strings 3 times at a minimum. So after 3 times stretching I tune them and almost every time they hold their tuning steady. I love these videos, so you also get a thumbs up. I also subscribed, and I am curious about your other content. Well done, my friend. Well done. Sincerely Bert from the Netherlands

[@atoontoto]

He mentioned it in the video

[@swaggercat]

I was taught years ago to restring one string at a time to maintain tension on the neck, but I'm no expert on the matter.

[@krakus777]

One string at a time method is definitely better. It keeps your neck rode in constant tension. I do this way for more than 50 yrs.

[@allstopblue5717]

I’ve done all strings at a time for 10-15 years. Never have I had a single problem with neck movement. Only guitar I do one string at a time is an old parlor guitar that has no truss rod.

[@choppa3282]

Both of my guitars have no opening on the back. How do I re string it?

[@crisc7615]

Straight from the bridge

[@woo_doggy]

I love you

[@solutionwand]

If Korra the avatar was a man love this guy ur amazing

[@BM5556]

looks so easy but then I try and fail with the high e string, it just wont wind right

[@Levi89723]

Does this man have his own yt channel?

[@adamdelarozza1985]

🤨Heads-uP, something i did not know as a newbie... If the new string Gauge, doesn't Match the Old string's gauge; then the Floating bridge's position will change the set-up angle of the said Floating bridge!😬 Solution: Get .008 - .038 Light strings or adjust the tensions springs inside the back panel. Lots of info on the web of how to do that but it is disconcerting to see the bridge at that angle.

[@j3ffn4v4rr0]

Wowww...I would NEVER squirt oil directly on the fretboard! Not a good idea at all, because: 1-oil can seep between the fret wire and fretboard wood, potentially causing problems like loosened frets (the first time you do it, probably not...but if that's your method, then you're asking for it eventually)....and, 2-the wood will get unevenly oiled, which you can see very clearly in this video, at 11:06 Some parts of the wood will get over-soaked with oil, and other parts will stay dry. It's WAY better, and much easier to get good results if you apply the oil to the cloth, then use that to wipe down the fretboard.

[@robertthompson5908]

I totally agree.

[@presentalinkwalterbak2426]

Dude! You are almost as cool as I am! And that's a lot! 🤣🤣🤣

[@anervousdude5043]

My bridge keeps coming up to high, help???

[@ryjawa]

Sounds like you have a floating bridge.. Did you use different string gauge than was already on the guitar?

[@anervousdude5043]

@@ryjawa yes i was using to high of a string gauge, thanks for the reply tho!

[@Pr3DaToR15]

Helpful.. But damn u a lil crazy! :)

[@rabbit0877]

*Thor voice* I like this one. 👍🏽👍🏽

[@Paunaldo]

Idk but after I tuned and later the bridge opened up and off tuned over again

[@Xac.Taylor]

You look and talk a lot like Joe Bonamassa.. had a lovechild with Gabe from The Office

[@deadchannelbyee]

Came for the tutorial stayed for the guy

[@jornvallis8051]

Hey, it's Steven Wilson's American Doppelganger...

[@NEO_Trojanmuldrop4]

1:15 say that again please

[@user-nh4pb1mh9e]

Lol10x .. some people "love to talk"!!! Someone brought their guitar in to have u restring..

[@okay4634]

I can’t remove the string 6:36.

[@alex-vr2ll]

this could’ve been a 5 minute video