This guide will show you how to string an electric guitar with the most common types of bridge (tune-o-matic bridge for front string insertion, floating and telecaster bridges for rear string insertion), or a  steel string acoustic guitar. This guide will also apply to replacing a broken string. 27 Photographic examples and diagrams are used throughout.

Every stage of the process is covered including the basics of string gauges, what to do at the bridge, how to hold the guitar as you string it, what to do at the headstock and how to attach then wind the strings onto their pegs, and what to do with sharp hazardous string ends once you've finished.