my brain hurts...

I've been nothing but music theory the last week or so, i am really picking it up quick, the only problem is i am limited in practice because i only have 4 strings on my crappy guitar, i have the low E, A, D, and G, so i've been limited to my practice of scales and what not, its got to be pretty easy to restring it but i dont have the slightest clue how lol so is it really easy? ill be getting a new guitar soon any ways

my goal by the end of summer is to be able to play the riff in crazy babies :cool:

Why don't ya buy some new strings??

do i need any particular guage, and how do you string em up

Try the beginner section, it should answer all your questions.

http://www.guitartricks.com/guide.php

Originally Posted by: BLS33do i need any particular guage, and how do you string em up

well you don't need a particular gauge. if you're the one who snapped the strings then i'll go for a 9-10 gauge set. theyre easy to play and don't snap... as easy. but as you play more you'll start to get your own preference of gauge.

if you're using an acoustic, i cant help you on the gauges cause i heard they're different.

look at schmange's link for how to string the guitar and stuff. good luck

in acoustic's i would recomend up from 11

Thats not entirely true, you always have to make sure your guitar can handle the string guage you want to put on...and its a good idea to have your guitar set up when changing guages.

You have an Epi Zakk Wylde right? so you dont really have a problem with tremo, and springs, so guage differences arent as important for you, as say, for someone with a floating trem equipped guitar.

that said, why will you be getting a new axe soon? the Zakk Wylde sig is a nice guitar, and as a beginner, you wont be out growing it for a while still...hell, you may never out grow that axe, (but that wont stop you getting more guitars)

my suggestion, (since you got the guitar so cheap, I presume you bought second hand? or off ebay or summin) is that you take it into your local dealer, and have them set it up, and replace the strings with a guage you are happy with...not only do you get new strings, but a well set-up guitar is so much more comfortable to play...a bad set up can ruin even an incredible guitar.

Don't cram too much theory. Try taking one concept at a time and getting a thorough undertanding of it before you move onto the next. It just makes learning pretty much anything easier.