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Has it been awhile since you’ve changed your guitar strings? Today on Mahalo Daily, Leah D’Emilio meets up with guitar tech, Brad Kahapka, at Guitar Center in West L.A. to learn how to change your own acoustic guitar strings. You’ll learn how to buy the right strings, what tools you’ll need, and see how easy it is to do the job yourself.

Guitar
Acoustic Guitar
How to Play Guitar
How to String an Acoustic Guitar
Electric Guitar

After months of playing Guitar Hero (II and III), we assumed that graduating to an actual guitar wouldn’t be too difficult, right? Unfortunately, it’s harder than video games make it look. While learning the chords and basics isn’t too difficult for even the least musically inclined of students, creating a decent sounding song can take years. But hey… that’s why we call it “For Newbies!”

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How to Play Guitar
Guitar
Best Guitar Solos of All Times
Acoustic Guitar

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