guitarists, do you use a tuner?

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I did try using a tuner once, but it sounded even worse than when I did it by ear.

the pod is off by a few cents on all my synths both harware and software...I think my chord wizard software has a tuner but it may just be midi notes for reference. When I learned to tune a guitar the choices were a small fortune for a strobe, a cheapy assinine pitch pipe, or a tuning fork. I went with a tuning fork until I started tuning to songs...

[Shane Sanders]

However my next guitar (that I was gonna build by xmas) will have a scalloped neck. I figure it will be my solo guitar. I have the body and 4 or 5 floyd roses, a drwaer of pick ups (But I'll buy EMG'S) and plenty of hardware,
I just need the neck. A warmoth of course...

You'll dig the Warmoth necks. I've had a fully scalloped Warmoth for about ten years on a Strat body - it's the big boat necks like Jeff Beck's. I didn't apply any finish to the neck and it's still perfectly straight and tonally cool. I suppose it probably has a nice human body oil finish at this point! You can't lose with a Warmoth neck. Mine has an ebony fretboard, birdseye maple neck, and Sperzel tuning machines. For a long time I had a brass fat head on it but when I upgraded to Sperzel, I couldn't keep it due to some spacing issues. I really haven't missed it. If you can use the fathead plate, pm me your address and I'll mail it to you.

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However my next guitar (that I was gonna build by xmas) will have a scalloped neck. I figure it will be my solo guitar. I have the body and 4 or 5 floyd roses, a drwaer of pick ups (But I'll buy EMG'S) and plenty of hardware,
I just need the neck. A warmoth of course...

You'll dig the Warmoth necks. I've had a fully scalloped Warmoth for about ten years on a Strat body - it's the big boat necks like Jeff Beck's. I didn't apply any finish to the neck and it's still perfectly straight and tonally cool. I suppose it probably has a nice human body oil finish at this point! You can't lose with a Warmoth neck. Mine has an ebony fretboard, birdseye maple neck, and Sperzel tuning machines. For a long time I had a brass fat head on it but when I upgraded to Sperzel, I couldn't keep it due to some spacing issues. I really haven't missed it. If you can use the fathead plate, pm me your address and I'll mail it to you.

I got a warmoth strat now....love the neck, it's a hartail though H-S-H..with an EMG 81 in the bridge and an EMG 89 in the neck...it's my pride and joy...except I have the warmoth thin neck, anything that isn't whammy is my warmoth...

[d r o n e]

there is NOTHING worse than going to see a band & someone is playing the 6 minute tuning song - buy a tuner & use it! even a cheap one will do for a beginner

don't forget to change your strings ;) old strings will sound out of tune no matter what

[TotcProductions]

Yes...it's called my ear. ; )

peace!

[TotcProductions]

there is NOTHING worse than going to see a band & someone is playing the 6 minute tuning song - buy a tuner & use it! even a cheap one will do for a beginner

don't forget to change your strings old strings will sound out of tune no matter what

I love the tuning song though.

[Hink]

there is NOTHING worse than going to see a band & someone is playing the 6 minute tuning song - buy a tuner & use it! even a cheap one will do for a beginner

don't forget to change your strings old strings will sound out of tune no matter what

uhm....first I'm not exactly a begginer... second new strings require seating on the machine heads therefore they will go out of tune quite often with or without whammybars. Contrary to popular belief guitar strings do not stretch, they have very little tensle strength and even the slightest stretch would cause a weak spot that quickly would snap.

However I change my strings only when I finally have no choice. The dynamics of new stings and that new string sound changes drastically over the first few days. After that, dirty that they may be, they stay consistant. For a great example click my link, the first song you hear the strings are at least a year old. All I used for an amp was a sansamp, all those squeals were as natural as breathing...


Oh BTW I can change to any guitar tuning and be dead on in under a minute. I'm not just talking tuning the guitar but changing tunings all together.

[Spe3D]

If I have not played guitar in a long long time, then I use a tuner or something with the same pitch as I need for the first string (then everything after that by ear – a couple of cords and its pretty clear which string is out and I can just tweak the tension almost first go to get it in tune – but that depends on how long I have used the guitar – a new guitar may take a bit longer to get a feel for the tweaking tension)

Best regards,

Spe3d

:O)

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uhm....first I'm not exactly a begginer... :hihi: second new strings require seating on the machine heads therefore they will go out of tune quite often with or without whammybars. Contrary to popular belief guitar strings do not stretch, they have very little tensle strength and even the slightest stretch would cause a weak spot that quickly would snap.

However I change my strings only when I finally have no choice. The dynamics of new stings and that new string sound changes drastically over the first few days. After that, dirty that they may be, they stay consistant. For a great example click my link, the first song you hear the strings are at least a year old. All I used for an amp was a sansamp, all those squeals were as natural as breathing... :wink:

Oh BTW I can change to any guitar tuning and be dead on in under a minute. I'm not just talking tuning the guitar but changing tunings all together.

um...congratulations?

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uhm....first I'm not exactly a begginer... second new strings require seating on the machine heads therefore they will go out of tune quite often with or without whammybars. Contrary to popular belief guitar strings do not stretch, they have very little tensle strength and even the slightest stretch would cause a weak spot that quickly would snap.

However I change my strings only when I finally have no choice. The dynamics of new stings and that new string sound changes drastically over the first few days. After that, dirty that they may be, they stay consistant. For a great example click my link, the first song you hear the strings are at least a year old. All I used for an amp was a sansamp, all those squeals were as natural as breathing...

Oh BTW I can change to any guitar tuning and be dead on in under a minute. I'm not just talking tuning the guitar but changing tunings all together.

um...congratulations?

please...patronization is lost with me. What I meant was that I use many tunings, with me there is no 6 minute tuning song.

[d r o n e]

uhm....first I'm not exactly a begginer... :hihi: second new strings require seating on the machine heads therefore they will go out of tune quite often with or without whammybars. Contrary to popular belief guitar strings do not stretch, they have very little tensle strength and even the slightest stretch would cause a weak spot that quickly would snap.

However I change my strings only when I finally have no choice. The dynamics of new stings and that new string sound changes drastically over the first few days. After that, dirty that they may be, they stay consistant. For a great example click my link, the first song you hear the strings are at least a year old. All I used for an amp was a sansamp, all those squeals were as natural as breathing... :wink:

Oh BTW I can change to any guitar tuning and be dead on in under a minute. I'm not just talking tuning the guitar but changing tunings all together.

um...congratulations?

please...patronization is lost with me. What I meant was that I use many tunings, with me there is no 6 minute tuning song. :roll:

I never said you played one, dude, just that it's a shame when it does & a preventable shame at that - I'm actually not sure why that opinion got your back up - but it's not important

bill & ted said it best: be excellent to each other ...& party on dude!

[Hink]

uhm....first I'm not exactly a begginer... second new strings require seating on the machine heads therefore they will go out of tune quite often with or without whammybars. Contrary to popular belief guitar strings do not stretch, they have very little tensle strength and even the slightest stretch would cause a weak spot that quickly would snap.

However I change my strings only when I finally have no choice. The dynamics of new stings and that new string sound changes drastically over the first few days. After that, dirty that they may be, they stay consistant. For a great example click my link, the first song you hear the strings are at least a year old. All I used for an amp was a sansamp, all those squeals were as natural as breathing...

Oh BTW I can change to any guitar tuning and be dead on in under a minute. I'm not just talking tuning the guitar but changing tunings all together.

um...congratulations?

please...patronization is lost with me. What I meant was that I use many tunings, with me there is no 6 minute tuning song.

I never said you played one, dude, just that it's a shame when it does & a preventable shame at that - I'm actually not sure why that opinion got your back up - but it's not important

bill & ted said it best: be excellent to each other ...& party on dude!

I agree that would suck, however the only way it can be prevented is by the guitarist not going up on stage before he/she is ready. I have sold many a tuner to beginners who can't figure out heads or tails with it as well. I had a friend who use to come over to my house to record. He was one of those guys who wasn't satisfied when he was in tune and would constantly second guess himself. I believe tuners for begiiners is not a good idea. It's like giving a kid in grade school a calculater. You need to develop the ears...

[d r o n e]

I agree that would suck, however the only way it can be prevented is by the guitarist not going up on stage before he/she is ready. I have sold many a tuner to beginners who can't figure out heads or tails with it as well. I had a friend who use to come over to my house to record. He was one of those guys who wasn't satisfied when he was in tune and would constantly second guess himself. I believe tuners for begiiners is not a good idea. It's like giving a kid in grade school a calculater. You need to develop the ears... :wink:

I know - that's like relying on spellcheck without understanding the diff between there, their & they're - you're preaching to the converted, man - everyone worth their salt developes their ears

everyone starts with trying to do it on their own & failing miserably, so they ask for help & someone teaches them - they start getting the hang of it, but what about tuning up with his or her 3 friends? there's always problems there - then you get the one singer in the school who has perfect pitch & your guitar is tuned perfectly by ear... to A437... & the singer ends up looking incompetent [or maybe they can adjust to it, but who wants to constantly have someone nagging at you that you're flat? sounds in-tune to you, doesn't it? is it petty? sure! but we're talking about singers here -lol ]

the most novice of novices can at least *look* like they take their playing seriously [& have respect for the audience] by taking a tuner on stage with them

[wow - I'm not a gearhead & I'll play with any gender/orientation & I have no bias against older people playing punk rock, but it appears that I'm an elitist when it comes to *looking professional* & using a tuner - & maybe I'm an @$$hole for it - oh hell oh well]

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I guess the difference with me is if I'm out of tune while playing not only can I tell but I won't wait until the end of the song to fix it. If I change tunings for the next song I either swap out or tune while chatting up the audience...oh I know it's not perfect "professional" behavior, but then I'm not a perfect professional. I just like to play and have fun, I'm not about a show, I'm about hanging out and having a good time playing my gi-tar.