So, do you always wind clockwise?

thanks, really helpful

Thanks for this video. I’m still learning (just picked up the guitar a couple days ago) and I was nervous to restring my guitar not knowing what I’m doing, but this video made it pretty darn easy. Of all the different ways I could have messed it up…none of them occurred. Thanks for the help!

@SyaoranXiaoLi just take a pair of pliers,grab the little head of the peg and pull it out gently while twisting very slightly left and right.
get it?
but be careful!
most of the pegs are made out of cheap,weak plastic.if you are to rude your going to behead that little sucker! hope that helps…all the best…max

@ak137lg keep on winding and cut it off when finished.
greez…max

@bornguilty6969 dont blame the strings dude !
i m using ddarrios for years now and they never broke when i put em on.
where do they break exactly?
near the bridge or the nut?or in beetween….if you breaking strings that often than youve got a problem with your guitar or your stringing technique…i can post a video on restringing to help you out?!
all the best…max

@1KOOLRIFF dont punch it…it wont help!
keep the pin in place with your fingertip while your tune the string up to pitch.
that should work fine.
if not….
punch it !!!

uhhhh i think ill wait until my guitar teacher teaches me how to re string my guitar

holy fuck, after seeing all these comments im afraid to put a new high e string on.

ah i gotta get some new strings after the g string broke on my new Tanglewood for like no reason i swear i was de tuning it to open D n its snapped

i jus hope i dont screw it up when i change the string i’d look pretty fuckin stupid if i have to go into the store more than once coz i keep breaking the god damn string

@09jpick 3:04

you left out he part about leaving slack so you have room to wind 2-3 times.

for those who followed this video and broke a string or two. Here’s a tip from personal experience: IT IS BEST that you have your guitar laying down on a flat surface when you’re chaging strings rather then holding it like the guy in the video does. It makes the string changing process a lot smoother! As for those who broke their string, I’m not sure how that happened, the most common way of a new string breaking is either tuning it to high or not having enough wraps around it. Hope this helps,

@JoeSingsBadly watch a lot of different string changing videos and pick your favorite

I’m seriously about to punch my guitar, my bridge pin keeps coming out.

@smio2 literally the exact same happened to me just now, fecking g strings

just snapped the g string again on my new set and i barely even tightened it! piss take

thx It helped alot

I’ve done all those steps 5-8 times, EVERYTIME a String broke!
I have spent like $25-40 on SHITTY D’Adarrio strings or Earnie ball!
WTF!

@1uzi98suicide5 good call

Your using Martins strings right? cuz they are the same (the 0.12 and 0.38 in one package)

@JoeSingsBadly @JoeSingsBadly when i restring my guitar, i place a clean cloth on top of the strings while i tune the new string, so if it snaps it won’t hit my eyes. This is a tip from a lead guitarist friend of mine. It works on me. Just be patient. You may try it.

@mdesrosii i so damn not going to frikin use this shit vid

taylor!

Goddamnit. My piece of shit D string broke on 1.5 turns. 2 turns my ass.

@rockongoodpeople
You know that now the YouTube limit has been upped to 15 minutes right

@melindaedes
Its all at your own pace, whenever you feel comfortable with something move onto something harder. You’ll just know when you’re ready for something more; because the level you’re at becomes almost repetitive, just play the stuff you’re at over and over and over than you’ll know when to go to the next step. I’ve been playing for only 2 years and I’ve taught myself, with no lessons, so much. You’ll figure it out.

Hi Paul – thanks man! On youtube we are limited to no more than 11 minutes per video. On the site at nextlevel guitar dotcom we have no time constrictions. Often the youtube lessons are shorter abbreviated lessons or pieces of lessons. Many of them do go on the site but we put the full lessons on the site. Plus the site has many many lessons that are not on youtube. Right now there are about 900 lessons on the site and growing and we add new content every month. Take care and rock on! David T

Hey David – Great stuff!!! Do the youtube videos make it to your website?

Thanks,
Paul

Hi David! Been watching your videos for quite a while now and everyone really does a great job but you are the best when it comes to subtle nuances in tone and texture of the music, “don’t just keep everything on 10 all the time!” I love it! Anyway the Vox VT series of amps is getting LOTS of attention and I’d love to see you do a review/ comparison to the Line 6 Spider I amp you use in your vids and get some honest feedback,(pun intended) on what you think of it. Thanks a million and SUSTAIN!!

@PeterBro10 Try this for a Bm chord, it is much like the C shape..xx4432….use your 1st finger on the high E, 2nd finger on the B string, 3rd finger on the D string, and pinky on the G string…don’t play the E or A strings, or if you can, mute the E and A with your thumb and 3rd finger respectively…Good luck A good way to practice this is to shape the Am chord without using your index finger, then slide up 2 frets and add your index finger on the 2nd fret of the high E string

Yes, we have a bunch of video lessons on songwriting on our full on instructional website at next level guitar dotcom – look in the video lessons music theory section – use the free 3 day pass on the homepage to access. Rock on!
David T

Hello and thanks for all your kind words – most appreciated! So glad that you like our lessons and that we can help you with your playing. Sure, feel free to use one of our vids – best of luck
rock oN!
David T

Hey David!
Could I first thank you for all your hard work over the years with these videos! Without you I would not be the guitarist I am today so THANK YOU!

Could I ask a huge favour from you lol I’ve just started my A2 English Language course and I need to create a project commenting on the use of language. I was wondering whether I could use one of your videos to create a transcript to base my project on?

Again thankyou for all of your videos you really are a hero of mine

Marcus

Hey David!
Could I first thank you for all your hard work over the years with these videos! Without you I would not be the guitarist I am today so THANK YOU!

Could I ask a huge favour from you lol I’ve just started my A2 English Language course and I need to create a project commenting on the use of language. I was wondering whether I could use one of your videos to create a transcript to base my project on?

Again thankyou for all of your videos you really are a hero of mine

Marcus

hey david this is me anil frm nepal .I have been playing guitar for 3 yrs and now i am interested in songwriting as the rythimic guitarist i want to know if u have any videos regarding songwriting and regarding chord variation in verse and chorus ….

Dear David! I’m from Israel and playing only for 2 weeks, and I think my biggest problem is that I don’t have enaugh patient to wait for when do I get better.It would really help me, if U’d say at least aproximatly how much time do I have to practice somthing to get better. I know it’s very different for each person, but there must be an evredg time or something….. Like, is it okay, thatafter 2 weeks I can play the open chords and F too, but I can’t play barchords?

Dang he has fast fingers.

So to improvise on this theme..
I can make up any kind of lick that is in the minor pentatonic scale and then just resolve it to the same minor chord progression while strumming?(or Major chord strumming and play a lick in the minor pentatonic scale?) Does it sound ok to play a Major chord progression and then play a lick in the same minor pentatonic key? Or other way around.. Play a minor chord progression and then play a Major pentatonic scale lick?

Hi – sure – we have all kinds of lessons on scales and scale application at the full on video instructional website at next level guitar dotcom – check it out – we have a free 3 day all access pass on the homepage so you can give the site a test drive for free – enjoy and rock oN!
David T

awsome lesson, I like it. going to work on it now.

hey, i’ve been playing for almost a year now and know simple stuff like the basic chords and finger formations n power chords and stuff like that. but i hav no idea what any of these scales r aside from the open note scale. do u guys hav some sort of book or lessons that specifically concentrate on teaching scales? that would b great and most appreciated!

@rockongoodpeople thanx sir… i must check it and i hope it will work

Hi – we have a huge amount of lead guitar lessons on the full on video instructional website at next level guitar dotcom – check the master classes intermediate lead section. There is a free 3 day allaccess site pass on the home page so you can try the site for a few days and see how you like it. Best of luck
‘rock oN!
David T

Hi – monster cables makes a good speaker to head cable also. I am not familiar with the Lava or Klotz cables so I really cant comment on them. I really like the Mogami cables. High quality cables are a huge part of the tone as well as will save you headaches of continually fixing or replacing cheaper cables. Best of luck
rock on!
David T

hello David, i am from PAKISTAN situated in( south east ASIA)….. i am big fan of yours……. i am playing guitars for 3 years………… i play good.. i have a band…. and i am a lead guitarist for my band… but my problem is i am not doing good with lead guitars…. i know all the scales but i cannot figure out….. i am not able to make solo’s for our songs……. and it is very embarrassing for me ….. i dont know how end the solo….. i hope you will help me……..!!!!

@MasterofWebDesign
I am an almost 51 year old guy, who got a nice Telecaster on his 50th birthday. Believe me it works at every age. It just depends on your ambition and passion.
Go for it
Norbert

David, I know you had reccomended Mogami Guitar cables and they are on my list but what do you think about Lava or Klotz? Speaker cable doesn’t have as many choices. Mogami more than likely.

@PeterBro10 How are you playing it? (I’m 47 and been playing for 9 months so take any advice with a major grain of salt) I find it easier to just play the full barre chords for the B than the individual fingerings. I had lots of problems with the B chords as well and at around 6 months I mysteriously started getting better so hang in there (see my YT diary videos). I’m taking in-person lessons now, but I’ve l learned a lot from these videos!

Dave, awesome lessons all the way. I started to play an electric thanks to you and while you can’t be really proud of such a pupil you are my teacher anyway. I like all that elan and positivism you’re bringing in every single video.

One little thing I don’t like this time is the rhythm you get – for that – and also for ppl who often have problems with fitting some arbitrary lick into the rhythm (I met many of them really) – I created tutorial only about this: TfAldk_rL3s