> How do you guys tune your axes? If I tune my cheapish Japa- > nese Strat copy with a meter, I'm not quite satisfied with how > it sounds. My 'Kitara-kirja' (Guitar Book) sez it's preferable > to use several methods in sequence to get the best (tempered??) > tuning that sounds good in most positions. >
When I am performing I can't really fool with going beyond my intellitouch tuner readout that is clamped to the headstock of my guitar. Since there are so many other variables in the sound of Delta blues like slide placement and how far I am bending strings, I may not have the need for that kind of exactness. The way I yank at my strings I am lucky when they don't break, let alone stay in tune! But with temperature changes and 4 guitars in my shows it is a real struggle to keep them all in tune without boring the audience. So theoretically I agree with your guitar book and at home I fiddle a bit with harmonics tuning, but at shows it is all visual from my tuner. You might want to try my bourbon whiskey tuning method. After a glass my guitar sounds wonderful! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > > > > > On Dec 6, 2007, at 10:59 AM, new.morning wrote: > > > > > > I live in a great area for guitars and guitar work, as we have > a lot > > > > of great acoustic guitarists in this area. Paul Noel Stookey of > > > > Peter, Paul and Mary lives down the road. Just beyond him is > Dan > > > > Fogelberg. And Don Mclean lives nearby as well. Don's luthier > does > > > > excellent work and he's going to do some fine adjustments on my > > > > Taylor 12 which he says he can do no problem. These same > people make > > > > hand-mades to order, if you want to drop 4000 and up. > > > > > > > > > > But can they knock you out with the first chord? > > > > > > I didn't think so, but one of these will. > > How do you guys tune your axes? If I tune my cheapish Japa- > nese Strat copy with a meter, I'm not quite satisfied with how > it sounds. My 'Kitara-kirja' (Guitar Book) sez it's preferable > to use several methods in sequence to get the best (tempered??) > tuning that sounds good in most positions. >
