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Fitting new strings - advice please


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Just bought a new set of strings for my Yamaha BB404, and didn't fancy paying £40 to have them fitted.

Is there a recommended procedure for fitting a new set of strings? Take off all the old ones and then fit the new ones? In any particular order? Or replace the strings one at a time to keep some tension on the neck at all times?

What do you have to do to "check the intonation" (?) after fitting the new strings?

All advice gratefully accepted. Please remember I'm new to all this, and also I'm not an especially practical person ("DIY" = "Destroy It Yourself" as far as I'm concerned...)

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There must be a guide on the net somewhere - maybe even youtube?

My advice is to wind down the tuning head for the thinnest string, and take it off, then put the equivalent back on by threading it through the bridge. Copy the winding on the other tuning heads so you know which way to bend it around the tuning head. Pop it through the hole, and bend a right angle the other side of the hole. Wind the string up until it's in tune. Do the same for the rest.

This is my technique, I don't know if it's crap or not.

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I believe there are several "online" guides. Have a look here

[url="http://www.tunemybass.com/bass_string_change/"]http://www.tunemybass.com/bass_string_change/[/url]

[url="http://www.ehow.com/how_2304253_restring-bass-guitar.html"]http://www.ehow.com/how_2304253_restring-bass-guitar.html[/url]

Also - any questions on "setup" then check here first

[url="http://www.garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassmanual/setupmanual.html"]http://www.garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassm...etupmanual.html[/url]

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