The piano's probably out of tune anyway.
tuning guitars
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The piano's probably out of tune anyway.
mm what kind of tuner?
danny la rouge
Ninja swords for all disabled people
My plug-in 440hz guitar tuner.
(I always use it when tuning in pubs & folk clubs - too many other noodling instruments to hope for a "close enough for jazz" tuning-by-ear).
danny la rouge
Ninja swords for all disabled people
She's the only one I know.
I know an opera singer who claims perfect pitch. But I've never taken along a tuner to measure. I think that'd appear impolite.
She's the only one I know.
I know an opera singer who claims perfect pitch. But I've never taken along a tuner to measure. I think that'd appear impolite.
opera singers are never in tune, they do all that wobbly stuff to fool people.
danny la rouge
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ATOMIC SUPLEX
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No it's not, I tuned it to ear just yesterday.
i am not sure that any of us in the band can quite claim exactly perfect pitch
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
You only need to tune the low E, you tune everything else off of that.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
In which case use a fork, although if you go for multiple tunings you'd need multiple forks.
i can tune a guitar easily by ear, but if is on stage (lots of other sounds going on plus the sound of someone tuning up is pretty annoying) or in a studio (where someone who is recording you might just want you to be absolutely perfectly in 2 seconds, rather than messing around with a tuning fork and maybe being a fraction out, whcih might only be discovered some way down the line when you discover one bit has fucked up the whole recording) then a tuner is useful.
Eva Luna
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I dont have perfect pitch no so I could not say 'Oh that's a Bb' and be correct.
But if I had the bass note I could do it from there, I always have and always do. Mind you I have been playing stringed instruments for *cough* twenty odd years now, plus the ones I learnt on dont have frets to guide you, it's all by ear.
Like I say, shut your eyes and listen as you turn the tuning peg - the note will slide in and you will feel it.
But if I had the bass note I could do it from there, I always have and always do. Mind you I have been playing stringed instruments for *cough* twenty odd years now, plus the ones I learnt on dont have frets to guide you, it's all by ear.
Like I say, shut your eyes and listen as you turn the tuning peg - the note will slide in and you will feel it.well yeh i reckon anyone who's been playing for more than like 1 month can tune once they have one note!!But if I had the bass note I could do it from there, I always have and always do. Mind you I have been playing stringed instruments for *cough* twenty odd years now, plus the ones I learnt on dont have frets to guide you, it's all by ear.
but i have pointed out a few occasions when they are useful. noone buys them to tune up with every single time they play, i think you are misunderstanding their purpose.Exactly, and thats why I dislike tuning things for guitars. Its not rocket science eh!
jontz01
taking refuge in the loft
I've got a mate who used to be a rigger/rodie type bloke - setting up equipment for bands on tour... I handed him an old guitar of mine the other day, hadn't been touched in over ten years and he said "I'm gonna show off now" he tuned it by ear in about 10 seconds, all the strings open, none of the 5th fret or harmonics... Handed me a tuner, plugged it in and every string was absolutely perfect.
So it is possible. Just takes lots of practice I guess....
So it is possible. Just takes lots of practice I guess....
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
In a studio it's essential that everybody tunes form the same tuner, be that human or electronic.
damnhippie
shark sandwich
Just bought a Squire Stratocaster, with hard case from a charity shop £25.
That's six geetars now.
nice work. just got me a Squier bass, love it.
back on the thread, there's a book called Your Brain On Music (or something) that claims that when people remember a song in their head, they remember it at the exact right pitch.
...which means that everyone has the potential for perfect pitch
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
danny la rouge
Ninja swords for all disabled people
I know when a cover of a song I know is in a different key.
ontheballbiy
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jontz01
taking refuge in the loft
I love the jam session feature on that site, it's great for learning scales... I've been using it for ages now. Comfortably Dave
