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previous: Earl It may sound simplistic but try tun... -- 10/5/1999 5:42 PM

Re: tuning method advice needed.

10/10/1999 2:53 AM
Steve A.	Re: tuning method advice needed. Earl: I'd assume that nic has a chromatic digital tuner and a capo so your idea is great. And maybe we all ought to adopt that idea for our recordings (if you'll be playing a lot of chords at the 5th fret then capo it there to double-check the tuning). As for intonation, be sure to check the pitch at the other frets, too. (Sometimes the 12th fret might be off a bit compared to the rest of the fretboard so it'd be better to set the intonation on a different fret.) Steve Ahola P.S. The kids these days have it easy with digital tuners selling so cheaply! Any other old timers out there who remember when tuning used to be a matter of opinion, and the whole band would vote on whether the lead guitarist was in tune?

10/10/1999 2:53 AM

Steve A.

Re: tuning method advice needed.

Earl:

I'd assume that nic has a chromatic digital tuner and a capo so your idea is great. And maybe we all ought to adopt that idea for our recordings (if you'll be playing a lot of chords at the 5th fret then capo it there to double-check the tuning).

As for intonation, be sure to check the pitch at the other frets, too. (Sometimes the 12th fret might be off a bit compared to the rest of the fretboard so it'd be better to set the intonation on a different fret.)

Steve Ahola

P.S. The kids these days have it easy with digital tuners selling so cheaply! Any other old timers out there who remember when tuning used to be a matter of opinion, and the whole band would vote on whether the lead guitarist was in tune?

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