3 Guitar Tuning Tips / In this video lesson I want to share 3 tips I like to use when I’m tuning my guitar. They are not difficult to do and understand, but I think they make a huge difference in the final result. Of course there is more to it, but I wanted to keep the video nice and short.
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I have an almost new Martin D28 1937 Authentic. It also sounds best with the B string down a few cents. Same thing with my 2013 D18. I wonder why. James Taylor has a tuning video where he says the same thing.
Absolutely correct on the E and B tuned slightly flat. Try James Taylors compensated tuning.. I use it on acoustics not electrics.. Here is James Taylors tuning,
LOW E. 12 cents flat
A 10 cents flat
D. 8 cents flat
G. 4. cents flat
B. 6. cents flat
High.E. 3. cents flat..
NUX do a tuner that has this compensated tuning aswell as standard tuning STD AND CPS..
TRY THIS TUNING I THINK YOU WILL LIKE IT..
Great tuning tips Roberto! Fortunately my Collings D2 has very stable tuning, but the B string always sounds off to me. I just tried tuning the two E and B strings a little flat and it sounds great. I use a cool little tuner from D’Addario called the Micro Sound Hole tuner. I leave it in the sound hole all the time and have no issues with it affecting the finish. I’m going to try this on my electrics and see how it goes, particularly on my Les Paul which has serious tuning issues. I’ve heard really good things about the Peterson strobe tuners, anyone have any experience with them?
Thanks Roberto!!!!!!
Happy to hear I’m not the only one who tunes the B string and low E string a smidge flat.
I was taught to tune the guitar to itself. Use a tuner for 1 string, like the A and then tune the strings to each other.
Hey Roberto, I bet you get this question all the time but what model is that guitar?
Thanks Roberto. Great info. I’m definitely going to apply this information.
These tips are great. Who would have thought there is this much to think about even when tuning.
I just downloaded the clear tune app and it seems like money well spent. I have a Taylor GS mini that does not have a pickup and I’ve had a lot of difficulty tuning with apps or external tuners but clear tune was easy to use and sounded better than anything else I’ve used. $3.99 well spent tyvm
Good Advice Roberto……thx much !
Wish I’d known that before I spent hours looking for a cure to the E and B strings.
Perhaps another approach would be to tune the B & E6 to the fretted D & G respectively. (hammer on with right hand while left hand on tuner button). This would take the guess work in each guitar out of the equation. I’ll experiment. Thanks for a great point Robert.
Exactly this!
Thx, Roberto! I used to think I was crazy trying to tune the E and B strings. They never sounded right. Such great tips!
Very interesting! Thanks Roberto for these precious tips!
James Taylor made a great explanation how he tunes his guitars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2xnXArjPts
Tuning! One of my favorite subjects. I just downloaded ClearTune per your recommendation. It is good and accurate, but isn’t as smooth and refined as ProGuitarTuner app. The ideal app would combine the smooth response of Real GuitarTuner with the simple display of ClearTune. I like the option of changing temperaments.
This is such good information Roberto. Thank you!
Hi Roberto,
Good tuning tips! Another accurate app tuner is istrobosoft. It isn’t free, but it is accurate. I use the app version, and the physical StroboClip. They are made by Peterson.
That was interesting. I remember a video were Wes Montgomery was having a conversation in a break with a piano player, telling him basically that he, the piano player, was so lucky not having to retune his instrument every five minutes or so. It felt strange to hear how strongly he felt about that, I would expected them to talk other things. But of course it makes such a big difference. My acoustic is not terribly well balanced, so no matter how I tune, some frets will always be slightly off. I can change which by tuning slightly differently but that’s all. So I realized some point that I unconsciously bend ever so slightly some notes, particularly when playing chords, to keep them as I want. Maybe a tech could do something about it, and using heavy gauge for the bass probably does not help, but I like the sound of that instrument as it is, so I never did anything about it.