About replacing guitar strings.?

Question

How much it cost to get a professional to do it?

Answer 1

This is something you can easily do yourself and it's something you need to learn to do if you're going to continue to play the guitar.  Possibly you could take your guitar to a music store and pay them to show you how to do it the first time.

If you google "how to replace guitar strings" you'll get a million hits plus there are YouTube videos to explain it as well.  Good luck.

Edited to add: there is no possibility of damage if you remove all six strings while you change them and anyone who claims that has no evidence to support that claim.  I happen to replace them one at a time but there's nothing wrong with removing them for as long as it takes to change them.

Answer 2

That's going to be a minimum charge in any guitar shop. Count on at least $25. However, if you can't change your own strings, you should  have no further business with a guitar.

Here's how to do it:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=res...

Kabum

Answer 3

about 8 -7 dollars. depends on what kind of guitar string. D'addario is a good type of string.

Answer 4

I got mine changed at the local shop for $15 and that includes the $6 box of strings. Keep in mind this is a tiny town and it may cost more in the city. Considering that it takes about 5 minutes for a professional to do it, it shouldn't cost too much.

Anyway, if you're just starting out, definitely pay to get them changed and ask the guy to do it slowly in front of you and walk you through it. Any accomplished musician will be eager to show off to a beginner :-) Once you see how to do it, you'll be ready to change them yourself next time.

Anyway, about what your friend said... guitar necks kind of want to bend backwards. The pressure of the strings keeps the neck bending forward, which cancels out the backwards bend and makes the neck pretty much straight. If you take off all the strings at the same time, they're no longer pulling on the headstock like they usually do and it's possible that the neck could crack. This is more likely on an acoustic guitar. So replace each string one at a time.