• Step
  1
  Remove the broken string by popping out the pin on the bridge and unwinding it from the head. Discard the string.
  Step
  2
  Thread the ball end of a new string through the bridge and secure it with the pin.
  Step
  3
  Stretch the new string up the neck, into the nut and through the eye of the tuning machine on the head of the guitar.
  Step
  4
  Sharply bend the string to help hold it in place on the peg.
  Step
  5
  Turn the tuning peg counterclockwise to tighten the string. Turn it at least one rotation. Make sure you don't turn it too tight.
  Step
  6
  While you turn the tuning peg, apply light pressure to the pin to keep it from popping out as tension develops.
  Step
  7
  Pull the string with your thumb and index finger to stretch the new string, then turn the tuning peg a bit to retighten it.
  Step
  8
  Use wire cutters to snip off the excess string, leaving about 1 or 2 inches (2.5 to 5 cm).
  Step
  9
  Tune the new string to the other strings or with a guitar tuner.