Guitar Tuners

[Vladamir]

Can anyone point me in the direction of a decent tuner please, for an electric guitar.

Theres so many i don't know whats what

Ta

 

[Marc]

Korg GA-30 (GAK)

This is what I use. CHeap and does the trick

 

[Aoami]

Guitar Tuner - tune online or download... mac or pc @ gieson.com

!!

 

[tris-]

Korg GA-30 (GAK)

This is what I use. CHeap and does the trick

same.
and for electric there is a hole to plug a cable form the guitar directly into it

 

[pikeh]

Would recommened something like Marc said, also there is the opportunity to get a foot-pedal tuner, if you like that kind of thing.

 

[Vladamir]

Nice one, cheers Marc

 

[kirennia]

I'd suggest using powertab software and doing it by ear myself. Once you have the low e string tuned the rest can be done by yourself; it'd help improve your ear for notes a lot quicker imo

edit:And it's freeware

http://www.power-tab.net/guitar.php

 

[pikeh]

I'd suggest using powertab software and doing it by ear myself. Once you have the low e string tuned the rest can be done by yourself; it'd help improve your ear for notes a lot quicker imo

edit:And it's freeware

Power Tab .net - Download Center

Tuning by ear is something thats going to come along in time anyway. For a rookie, might as well purchase a cheapo tuner and make sure you get it right.

 

[kirennia]

Tuning by ear is something thats going to come along in time anyway. For a rookie, might as well purchase a cheapo tuner and make sure you get it right.

That thing's got a tuner built into it too though So long as you can hear when a note is the same on your guitar and the tuner (no visual thing).

 

[Vladamir]

My tuning by ear isn't great but its not piss poor. I was using some of the online stuff earlier and i think i got it fairly close.

Having restrung it for the first time the strings are going out of whack epically quick so a tuner will help no doubt

 

[kirennia]

When you first put on new strings, be sure to stretch them. For example your low E, tune it to E then run your fingers underneath the thing shaking the string lightly all across the neck. Do this a few times on each string and you'll find it'll stop them going out of tune a lot lot faster. I would say how violently to shake them but it all depends on the strings/neck/tuning/machine heads. Just don't overdo it, any amount will help.

edit:Also for the first few songs you play, try and add in some improv bends to the mix to see how much they detune The more you bend them, the less they'll detune in the future.

 

[eksdee]

BOSS U.S. - TU-2: Chromatic Tuner

had mine about 4/5 years, taken it to and played a shit-tonne of gigs spanning a large proportion of europe. never failed me once. buy an ac adapter for it also unless you particularly like burning money on batteries.

 

[Sharma]

korg.com

Mine's the oldeer version like, does me well though!

Korg > *