How to: Changing guitar strings and cleaning the fingerboard

All right peeps, in this episode I show you how to change your strings and clean your guitar fingerboard. I recommend changing strings about once a month for causal use. I try to change my strings once a week if I am playing a lot. I will always put on new strings before a gig. If something ever sounds off, the first thing to do is change your strings. That will solve most problems. I try to wash my hands before I play to keep dirt and grime to a minimum. You should monitor your fingerboard for debris. I clean my fingerboards about every 3-6 months, more if I don't wash my hands!! Let me know if you have any questions! Enjoy, Chris Ernie Ball Cobalt strings I use (.010 set) http://www.ernieball.com/products/electric-guitar-strings?filter%5B501%5D=4982 D'Addario Strings I recommend: http://www.nyxlstory.com Guitar Honey http://www.guitarcenter.com/Gerlitz-Guitar-Honey-Fretboard-Treatment-104507488-i2616048.gc Fretboard oil http://www.musicnomadcare.com/f-one.html Gorgomyte cloth for fingerboard. Great stuff! http://www.gorgomyte.com String winders! http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/deluxe-guitar-stringwinder http://daddario.com/pwProductDetail.Page?ActiveID=4115&productid=551&productname=Pro_Winder__Guitar&sid=3fed7c7e-c90b-440d-9aa8-c279d0c9ee23 http://www.ernieball.com/products/pegwinders/5344/power-peg-pro http://www.ernieball.com/products/pegwinders/ Guitar Polish http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/guitar-polish-kit Haven't tried this stuff but supposed to be the sh@$ http://www.musicnomadcare.com/guitarpolish.html Steel Wool: http://www.lowes.com/pd_141003-1168-10120000_4294607593__?productId=50107780&Ns=p_product_qty_sales_dollar|1&pl=1¤tURL=%3FNs%3Dp_product_qty_sales_dollar%7C1&facetInfo= Chris O'Hara info: Website: http://www.christopher-ohara.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrisohara_coh Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/+ChristopherOHara-guitar-photography-lessons/posts Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chrisohara.coh Photography:http://www.chrisoharaphoto.com/ I teach live lessons on Skype and in-person. (San Jose, Los Gatos, Campbell, Saratoga, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Los Altos) Need more work and live in San Jose go see my buddy Mark Mark's Guitar Repair Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marksguitarrepair?pnref=lhc Website: http://www.markrepairsguitars.com/CampbellReporter.htm Phone: 1.408.378.6007