What's your favorite tuner?

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Re:What's your favorite tuner? 2010/12/22 18:25:24 (permalink)
Hi Spacey,

I don't think I can tune by ear. I mean I can sit on a porch and tune my guitar so it sounds sweet... but I don't think I can do it well enough for recording.

The last time I watched a piano getting tuned Ronnie the tuner, who was flown down from Steinway in NYC, spent 2 days before we hit R on day 3.

That's over my head. :-)

I am just curious about what I might be missing.

Thanks everyone!

best regards,
mike




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Re:What's your favorite tuner? 2010/12/22 18:52:51 (permalink)
If this were the coffee house Mike, I would say I prefer yellowfish tuner. Damn ! I said it


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Re:What's your favorite tuner? 2010/12/22 18:57:36 (permalink)
Go for it!

I've been waiting for the REO Speedwagon jokes as well!


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Re:What's your favorite tuner? 2010/12/22 19:22:21 (permalink)
Mike, my guess is the only thing you're missing is time doing it.

I believe most guitarist start by playing unison notes at the 5th fret after
tuning one string to a source. Then they try harmonic's and wind up in a loop
if the guitar hasn't had the intonation set. Meaning it will be kinda in tune at the low
end of the fretboard and out higher up. Or it will tune higher and then it's out on the low.

I can understand guitarist taking the easy out with a tuner and just wanting to play.
I don't agree with it but understand.

It's a good thing to be able to rake across the strings and dial them in within a few cents.
You're body will learn the vibrations too.
I sure recommend making "tuning" part of your practice time. 
If you do..a tip...always tune up to the pitch. If you pass it, back off and come back up to it. ( I imagine you already know this)

Regards,
Michael
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Re:What's your favorite tuner? 2010/12/22 19:32:51 (permalink)
I believe every word you say... but I've had exactly one guitar lesson in my life and just didn't get the basic music education some of you real musicians got.

So when I bought my first guitar I also bought a tuner and have used it as a crutch ever since. :-)

BTW, I got the Jazz Chord voicing book Bill Bayou mentioned and made a midi track of piano quartal chord movements ala So What. I played a bass part by following the chord changes while working in Dorian mode. I'm letting it simmer while I await a guitar part to show up in my head. :-)

Pretty cool stuff... Thank you for for the heads up.

best,
mike


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