I know there are a few members here who have just started their guitar journey. So I thought I would post this video on how to change strings and share some basic maintenance tips. These are just my methods and there are many others out there but this works for me. I hate for people to have to give up their guitar for any given amount of time plus spending extra money unnecessarily on doing something that could easily be done at home....The video is a little long as I go through the following: String Removal, Fret board cleaning and polishing frets, general cleaning, restringing and tuning along with stretching the strings... If there is anything you would like to know more about or even further explanation please let me know and I will be happy to help...Thank You

I realized that the Carpal Tunnel problem on my left wrist was because I was playing the Parlor guitar I had: Guild M-240E Troubadour. It was an excellent guitar, but it was killing my left hand. Now, I'm look at the Ibanez AAM54CE — it's an Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar, and has a second sound hole (see photo) so that when I play in a jam, I can now hear what I'm playing. I realized that, because of all the other guitarists playing at the same time, I couldn't hear my own guitar. So, the Ibanez may do the trick. Not expensive and the Guild I just sold today will almost pay for the Ibanez! 🎉🎸