How To Take Care Of A Guitar

I got kinda interested in guitar, since my fellow community friends taught me how to play a guitar. And I found this article titled How To Take Care Of Your Guitar

Well first of all, You Should Treat Your Guitar Well, just like you treat your other valuable possessions. Never let it down on the ground is the key. Always put your guitar in the case, in a gig bag, or on a wall hanger/floor stand is better for the guitar.

And then, Every Now And Then, Pick It Up, Check For Damage And Polish It. If you have an electric guitar, try loosening the strings a bit so you can remove the dust ( usually gathered around the pickups). But if you have an acoustic, loosen the strings and remove the dust by the bridge, and if you have a stratocaster-type of guitar, check the nut on the socket, if it loose, tighten it with your fingers or with some pliers, but be careful not to damage the nut it you use pliers.

And,  If You're Going To Take It Out From Your House, Don't Forget To Head Down To Your Local Guitar Store And Check Prices For Padded Gig Bags Or Cases.

Then now for changing the strings.

Restringing A Guitar Is Easy. The thing to remember is: One string at a time. 
Do Not Take Off All Strings Before You Put On New Ones. Start with the low E (6th string), mainly because it's at the top. 

Possess A String Winder. First, you unwind the string at the machine head and keep on turning the tuner until the string is so loose you can wind off the string with your hands and removing it from the machine. Then, you go down to the bridge and notice how the string is fastened there. 
Make sure you have quite a few wraps around the peg for if not, the string will go out of tune more frequently and easily.



To Customize It Is Very Easy

Go to your local guitar store, or look on the internet for spare parts.
If you are a talented artist, you can try to customize your guitar by painting it, or you can put on some stickers. However, do not paint an acoustic guitar as it can reduce the quality of the sound or try to reshape it, neither the body nor the neck nor the headstock, as this can mess up the sound coming from it.

Don't spray it with any chemicals to clean it. They might discolor it.

Don't keep your guitar in the case during the monsoons, because it will warp.

Don't wipe your strings with a wet cloth, they will rust.

Don't use wet cloth to wipe the box. It will give the box a different sound.

Don't keep the guitar laying on the floor, or else it will produce annoying sounds.

But most important is 

Treat Your Guitar With Respect 

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