String Change Quiz

Question 1 of 12

1. Question

How often on average should you change your strings?

once a month
never, they sound better that way
only when they break
only on the summer solstice

Question 2 of 12

2. Question

What do you need to put on to change strings?

your favorite record
a wig
Grandma Betsy’s’ night gown
a welding suit

Question 3 of 12

3. Question

What should you do with the bridge pins when removing the old strings?

take them out to remove the strings and place them back in so you don’t lose them
lose them
make a wish and throw them over your right shoulder
throw them for the dog

Question 4 of 12

4. Question

What should you do with the old strings?

coil them so they are easy to throw away and so that they don’t end up in the vacuum
make Christmas ornaments with them
poke your friends with them
hide them under your mattress

Question 5 of 12

5. Question

What can you do when you take all the strings off?

finally clean underneath the strings on the body and headstock
go to a guitar nudist beach
take a deep breath
cast a magic spell

Question 6 of 12

6. Question

What is a crucial thing that you should do to the ball end of the new string before putting it in the bridge?

slightly bend it so it seats against the bridge plate
smash it
remove it
yell at it and use very poor language

Question 7 of 12

7. Question

What’s the last thing I want you to do when changing strings?

get stabbed (by the string)
fall off your chair
forget what you are doing
get lost

Question 8 of 12

8. Question

What are the two methods I used in the string changing video?

"over/under" and the martin way or "crimp method"
topsy turvy and the curvy derby
western swing and salsa
over easy and hard boiled

Question 9 of 12

9. Question

What do we use a pencil for when changing strings?

lubricate the nut slots
sketching, like Leonardo DiCaprio did on the titanic
tic tac toe
to make drawrings like Simon did on SNL

Question 10 of 12

10. Question

As the string winds around the tuning post how should the winds be layered?

downward towards the face of the headstock
not layered at all just strewn about wherever
upwards towards the stars
like 7 layer cake

Question 11 of 12

11. Question

The strings should be fed towards the middle of the headstock always.

true
false

Question 12 of 12

12. Question

What should you do after returning your guitar to standard pitch after restringing?

stretch the strings slightly
jumping jacks
50 yard sprints
invite your neighbors over to behold your tonal transformation