Guitar Tuner Tuning Tip

[nylon rock]

Learned this the other day.

 

If when tuning to a tuner you find the tuner needle to be wavering between two different pitches, you can avoid this by picking the string right above the twelvth fret. Harmonics go to zero and the needle will become rock solid.

 

Also, your note picking will take on more fundamental and less overtone if you pick your leads from a point one fourth of the way up the string from the bridge. Although this location shifts with the fretting of notes, just getting fairly close to the 1/4th string length will boost the fundamental.

[JasmineTea]

I think it'd be neat to have a guitar with draw-bars, like an organ.
Then you could boost whatever you want.

I'll try that 12th frett thing next time I use a tuner.

[exhaust_49]

I'll definatly try the picking right above the twelth fret when I set my inotation (sp?) tonight.

[Scodiddly]

It's an old bass guitar trick, though I don't think I've used it on guitar.

Losing the harmonics will probably help with difficult strings, though.

[Preacher Will]

Gotta say i tried the 12th fret thing today with my Korg and danged if it didn't make a difference . . . thanks!

[slider]

sumbitch. it works!!
actually, I learned that so long ago I forgot an=bout it.
thanks for the reminder to a great tip.
you rule man.

[desaljs]

I also tried it tonight on my CA dread. Worked great with my Korg CA-30 tuner.

Thanks!