The assumption is that you aren’t going to take out all of the strings before restringing. Rather, you are going to remove the strings one by one while restringing.

Let’s be honest, whilst we love strings, changing them isn’t our favourite job in the world so for those players, coated strings are a really good option. Their extended life means you won’t need to change them quite so often. Elixir does put a small paper tag on each string to help you identify the strings. These are easily removed before putting the string on the instrument. D’Addario and other brands use banding to indicate certain gauges or specialization of strings for all instruments, not just guitar. Best case scenario you are able to match the color code to Fender’s or D’Addario’s code, however, that won’t tell you what type of strings they are, within the brand.D’Addario is the most well known brand that color codes each string, so you know which string is which. Another company that uses a color code is La Bella. Their code is not as straightforward as Dunlop or Rotosound but a bit more straightforward than D’Addario and Fender.

Below is a chart showing all of the notes on a guitar fretboard. You can use the chart to find out where notes are. But if you want to identify a string brand on any bass guitar, this color code is from D’Addario. Online Discussions About the D’Addario String Color Code

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By learning what notes you’re playing, you’ll begin to see how chords and scales are constructed and improve your understanding of how music works.