Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Sit with me as I clean and re-string my Cordoba Fusion guitar. The whole process actually took 44 minutes, but I’ve sped up all the “boring” bits 2X. Timestamps are below, or you can skip to the finished product at 27:16. Strings used are D'Addario Pro-Arte EJ49.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Welcome and Gear intro
1:15 - Step 1: Remove old strings
3:33 - Step 2: Clean the fretboard
5:19 - Clean frets!
5:33 - Step 3: Clean and polish the body
7:35 - Step 4: Clean the neck
7:58 - Caressing the neck and head
8:24 - Admiring the new body shine
8:44 - Step 5: Re-String, 1st string - E
9:22 - Tip for tying the first 3 strings
11:09 - Mistake 1: Forgot the bridge saddle
12:07 - 2nd string - B
14:27 - 3rd string - G (2Bs print error?)
16:09 - 4th string - D
17:38 - Wolfmother “White Unicorn” riff
18:10 - 5th string - A
20:12 - 6th string - E
22:32 - Step 6: Check overall tuning
22:38 - Re-Strung!
23:00 - 2Bs
23:15 - “Romance” (Spanish Ballad) riff
23:31 - Step 7: Trim loose head strings
24:38 - Mistake 2: Didn’t tie low E top properly
25:57 - Final trims
26:45 - Done! Quick chat wrap-up
27:16 - The finished product

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