Wonder what everyone else does as a standard practice with guitars.

I find that its a necessity to check tuning before hitting [Record] every 3 or 4 takes. I leave my tuner up and on at all times when messing around in the studio. 

Good habit to check often or is it kind of a once a day thing for you?

Tune as much as you need Mike cause it is a real problem later when layering with synths and other guitar/bass parts!

Rimshot

I check tuning before every take although whether it's actually needed or not depends on the instrument. My bass is probably the worst offender but then it's due a re-string, in fact it's been due a re-string for the past 8 years.

Karl, at least you don't hear finger noise on the strings at this point!

Rimshot

Rimshot


Karl, at least you don't hear finger noise on the strings at this point!

Rimshot

Same here, Mike. I check the tuning every 3 or 4 takes.

All the time.

And beg everyone else to do it too.

mike_mccue


All the time.

And beg everyone else to do it too.

Yeh this last band I worked with finally understood when they could hear themselfs go out of tune on their own in the mix.  I said "Yup, gotta check and check often if ya want it to turn out nicely"  

I tell people who haven't recorded much that the first year is going to be brutal.

Sometimes when someone asks "how's that sound"  the best I can muster is "accurate".

:-)

never play out of tune.

how's THAT for a rule!