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Originally Posted by Jaxamillian
Why does it matter?
Will it damage my guitar if I just leave them as is?
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If you have a plastic nut, yes. I replace a number of plastic nuts, about 1 every 2 weeks, because the strings were put on wrong and the tension pulling to the outside of the posts instead of the inside will break the nut at the 1st and the 6th string quite easily. That's not to say it's going to break for certain, but your chances are quite high. It's not easy, but if you left yourself enough wraps on the posts you can unwind your strings and put them back on the right way without any problem. The biggest caution in this is to look out for the 1st - 3rd strings that they don't kink or cross themselves. Kink = break and crossing over or under themselves could lead to a break. Unless you've gotten Elixiers, a pack of strings is less than $7; having a new nut installed on your guitar at a shop will be at least $20 and probably even higher.