Members sammyreynolds01 Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 [video=youtube;V2xnXArjPts] I found this video interesting and wonder if anyone has tried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_gunslinger Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 Tuning up? Why yes I tune my guitar all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 I book marked that. It was interesting and makes sense. I always have tuned spot on, but I've often noticed that if I correct by ear, it's often not exactly what the tuner would have led me to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sammyreynolds01 Posted September 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 Tuning up? Why yes I tune my guitar all the time. No. The whole tuning a certain cent flat. I knew a guy when I was younger that used to tune his g string 15 cents flat and for some reason his guitar always seemed to be in tune to my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sammyreynolds01 Posted September 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 I book marked that.It was interesting and makes sense. I always have tuned spot on, but I've often noticed that if I correct by ear, it's often not exactly what the tuner would have led me to do. A mistake alot of people make is when they tune, they don't hit the string at the same touch was when they play. If you hit the strings hard when you play then hit them like that when you tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_gunslinger Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 No. The whole tuning a certain cent flat. I knew a guy when I was younger that used to tune his g string 15 cents flat and for some reason his guitar always seemed to be in tune to my ears. lol, sarcasm doesn't transfer well over the interwebz. If you want to tune to a certain chord or for a capo or whatever, go for it. I'm all over the board whenever I play, I find no need to compensate for the intonation of certain chords/strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Convert Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 A mistake alot of people make is when they tune, they don't hit the string at the same touch was when they play. If you hit the strings hard when you play then hit them like that when you tune. When first picked, a string rings sharp and then flattens as the vibration dies. So do you tune for when the note is first picked or when its ringing? Me, I let it settle down some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sammyreynolds01 Posted September 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 you tune for when it's picked and not when it starts to decay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PeaveyPlayer Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 Tuning for me is to bring my strings spot on. I then play the natural E chord, A chord, and D chord. Adjust on each chord as needed. I may have been doing this style or something similar by adjusting my strings in relation to the chord. I'll have to look for a tuner that has percents so that I can tell if that's what I have been doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cobalt Blue Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 Tuning for me is to bring my strings spot on. I then play the natural E chord, A chord, and D chord. Adjust on each chord as needed. I may have been doing this style or something similar by adjusting my strings in relation to the chord. I'll have to look for a tuner that has percents so that I can tell if that's what I have been doing. Not per cents, cents. I found that fascinating. Taylor's acoustic work has always been remarkable for many reasons, one of them being how well the guitar always sounds in tune. Clearly, Taylor has always had a very discerning ear. Others whose sense of pitch is not as discerning will be able to tolerate (might not even hear) pitch problems. I found Taylor's strategy for tuning his acoustic fascinating. Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Convert Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 you tune for when it's picked and not when it starts to decay. I've always reasoned that pitch problems will be noticed on notes/chords that are held, not ones quickly passed through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tupelo Son Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 Thanks alot for posting this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sammyreynolds01 Posted September 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 I've always reasoned that pitch problems will be noticed on notes/chords that are held, not ones quickly passed through. Do you want the note to sound good when you pick it or after it decays for a 2 seconds? Most of the time you're not going to let your a chord or a note decay for a long period of time. There's a reason why he does this. Most acoustics don't have a compensated bridge and can't be intonated. Takamine guitars are better than most because some of their guitars it not all at this point have compensated saddles. I tried this method on this on my acoustic and it sounded in tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members codecontra Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 He needs a Turbo Tuner. Seems like he is using a $10 Korg or something. He also doesn't play the thing after he is finished tuning?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 The one thing I was wonder with his recommended settings is - what if I don't plan on using a capo? I think some of what he's saying holds true either way, but OTOH, a capo really does seem to raise the pitch more than finger fretting or the string's ringing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PeaveyPlayer Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 Which tuner to go with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members codecontra Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 Which tuner to go with? The best one of course ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Davo17 Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 He does have a great ear. Of course, with different guitars, strings, saddles, etc the tuning will probably be different as well. Not per cents, cents. I found that fascinating. Taylor's acoustic work has always been remarkable for many reasons, one of them being how well the guitar always sounds in tune. Clearly, Taylor has always had a very discerning ear. Others whose sense of pitch is not as discerning will be able to tolerate (might not even hear) pitch problems. I found Taylor's strategy for tuning his acoustic fascinating. Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 wow thats one big ass tuner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members codecontra Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 wow thats one big ass tuner. He's actually using a pocket sized tuner and that's a video monitor so you can see what he is doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 He's actually using a pocket sized tuner and that's a video monitor so you can see what he is doing. oh, i thought it was a old persons tuner or something lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldGuitarPlayer Posted September 23, 2012 Members Share Posted September 23, 2012 These are all I need to tune my guitar and it will never take me 6 minutes to do so. and this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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