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Old 06-20-2008, 10:43 AM
PWoolson PWoolson is offline
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Yes it does matter. Low E through D are tuned so that turning the peg clockwise, looking at the button from the side, (toward the body of the guitar) increases the pitch. Strings G through high E are tuned so that turning the peg counter-clockwise, looking at the button from the side, (toward the body of the guitar) increases the pitch.

This aligns the string with the tuning peg and the nut slots. Nothing spells "newbie" more clearly than a sloppy job of stringing the guitar. Check out this link for how to do it right ...

http://frets.com/FRETSPages/Musician...tringing1.html

and a link to Taylor's method ... click on Steel strings when you get there.

http://www.taylorguitars.com/guitars...echsheets.html
Do your clocks turn the opposite way than mine do?
As others have said, yes, there is a right way and a "newbie" way. You want to have the string enter the post from the center of the peghead and then wind outward from there. So if your are looking at the top of the peghead, the strings come out of the nut in the inside of the tuners, then wind around the top, like this:
If you go around the other way, you are kinking the string more than it needs to be, at the nut. This can sort of lock it in the nut slot which can cause tuning problems, strings breaking, etc. There is also a risk of breaking the back side of the nut from that sideways force.
Just rewind them, it will take you all of 3 minutes.
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Old 06-20-2008, 11:36 AM
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consistently winding your strings properly is less to think about when tuning and restringing as well. save all those spare brain cycles for learning guitar since it's difficult enough as it is. =)
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Old 06-20-2008, 11:41 AM
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For paddleheads, wind them so the strings are towards the center of the headstock. For slotheads it's a bit odder since different posts have different locations for their holes, so the rule of thumb is to keep the strings as perpendicular as possible to the nut, just straight out and not at an angle (well, Right Angle would be ideal hehe).
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Old 06-20-2008, 12:12 PM
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I just kind of do it willy nilly when stringing my acoustic. Does it matter which way you turn the tuning nobs to tighten the strings??

I hope not...don't wanna do it again..
You best chance of getting away with backwards winding without straining the nut or strings too much is on a Seagull b/c the headstock turning pegs actually head towards the centre. On a Seagull headstock it looks like you would get a straighter string from the tuning peg to the nut on the 1st and 6th strings by stringing them backwards .
Having said that, don't string it backwards,

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