Guitar players nowadays are so lucky 'coz there are so many kinds of guitar tuners in the market today. There are pocket sized tuners operated by batteries, pedal type tuners operated by an AC power source or batteries, clip-on tuners, tuners with built in mics for acoustic guitars or input jacks for electric guitars, tuners with displays that are either an actual needle, an LCD with a digital needle, LEDs. Some of the more trusted brands include: Korg, Boss and Peterson.
If you have cash to spend, get a Strobe Tuner. They are the most accurate type of tuners though they're a bit pricey.
As for me, I highly recommend that you get a chromatic tuner instead of the regular one. A chromatic tuner allows you to tune your guitar to any note. Also, if you play in a band, it's best if you and your bandmates use the same brand/kind of tuners.
So do yourself and your audience a favor, go out and buy a guitar tuner now!
And for those who can't go out now and buy one, and have an iPhone or iPad, you could download a free guitar tuner app from the Gibson guitar's website. Though I still recommend that you get a real guitar tuner, but hey, it's better than no guitar tuner at all, right?
4 comments:
sadly, a lot of bands today put this at the last on the list. Like this band i saw perform at market market 2 years ago. they came from an elite school (which they bragged about the whole time there) and when it came to the main event. every instruments was in a different tuning. and the 3 vocalists also had different voice key. their set was a total disaster. it was a total waste since it took 30 minutes for their make shift 'roadies' to set up their equipment.
i feel bad for them man, spending all those time and money but missing out on one of the most crucial tool every musician should have.
another manifestation of modern music's decline... bands playing out of tune
i agree bone
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