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Changing strings on a Peavey guitar featuring an ACM Bridge is a simple task that will bring new life to
your instrument.
Tools Needed:
Wire cutters
Electronic tuner or pitch pipe (optional)
Note: Peavey recommends changing one string at a time to maintain proper tension on the neck and
bridge. Replace strings with the same gauges or you will need to make truss rod, spring tension, and
intonation adjustments as described in this manual.
First, detune the 6th string (the thickest, top string) using the machine head tuner—two or three turns
should remove the tension on the string. Remove the string from the tuning peg; at the other end of the
string, push the string back through the string saddle until the ball end of the string comes out the hole
in the back of the guitar. (You may wish to cut off the portion of the string previously wound around the
tuning peg to make this task easier.)
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Unless you are reconditioning your fretboard (see care and
cleaning), strings should be changed one at a time to maintain
proper neck tension. New strings should be free of defects
(twists, kinks, bends) that can cause sound irregularities or
breakage. All strings must be stretched upon installation.
After your rst tuning, carefully pull each string away from the
fretboard, stretching it gently (too much force will break thinner
strings). Then, retune your guitar.
Peavey recommends that you replace strings in the same
gauges to maintain proper neck and/or tremolo tension. If
you wish to change strings with different gauges, Peavey
recommends that you enlist the services of a qualied
technician to make the required truss rod and/or tremolo
adjustments on your instrument.
Some Peavey guitars feature ACM
®
(page 1) or double-locking
tremolos (page 1).
Standard Tuning
(6th string is the heavey topmost string)
Open note E A D G B E
String 6 5 4 3 2 1
Mnemonic memory aid for string tuning
(Beginning with the 6th string):
Eddie Ate Dynamite. Good Bye Eddie.
Quick Tips
To change intonation, adjust saddles.
To align tremolo in relation to the
body, adjust spring tension.
To change string action (height),
adjust tremolo studs.
Changing Your Strings
ACM
®
Bridge - Changing Your Strings