In tune and out of tune guitar players

Nick · 03-09-2008, 07:53 PM

i cant say i follow you, if your bending up to a note then yeah you can bend into tune but i cant say iv ever seen anyone use vibrato to do anything other than sustain a note (and in doing so resulted in knocking the note further out than it already is. Maybe my understanding of it isnt as comprehensive as it should be though.

Luan · 03-09-2008, 09:59 PM

Vibrato is used for many reasons.

MerlinTKD · 03-09-2008, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Durero

I've had the Buzz Feiten mod done to two of my guitars - an electric and a classical - and it makes a strikingly big difference for how in-tune chords sound.

Hmm, you like the Buzz Feiten mod? How about the Earvana nut?

I have enough problems with my guitar playing, I can use all the help I can get!

ChaNce · 03-09-2008, 11:09 PM

I got one of the Peterson strobe tuners. It has a setting that, if you use the tuner and set up intonation according to their instructions, slightly offsets each string so that chords sound great up and down the neck. There are two settings, a "jazz" setting for complex chords, and a "Root5" setting for power chords. So if you are recording, you tune for each need.

Seriously, save your pennies for one of these strobe tuners. They are awesome, and teach you a ton about what being in tune sounds like.

Naren · 03-09-2008, 11:14 PM

Being slightly out of tune sounds better.

ghoti · 03-09-2008, 11:49 PM

It's the weakness of any instrument in equal temperament. The best you can get is not precisely "in tune" unless you use just-temperament...in which case you then are limited to the number of keys you can play in...

That said, a skillful player with a well-made instrument can moderate this to some degree, and if you use an instrument like most non-fretted strings or a slide trombone, you can bypass this problem. Of course, popular music usually bypasses the problem by limiting the number of keys songs get written in...

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ChaNce ss.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 250 Main Seven: 99 Ibanez UV777BK Rig: Pod XT Pro->ADA Amp Thanked: 6	I got one of the Peterson strobe tuners. It has a setting that, if you use the tuner and set up intonation according to their instructions, slightly offsets each string so that chords sound great up and down the neck. There are two settings, a "jazz" setting for complex chords, and a "Root5" setting for power chords. So if you are recording, you tune for each need. Seriously, save your pennies for one of these strobe tuners. They are awesome, and teach you a ton about what being in tune sounds like. Van Hagar was a musical genius, a monster drummer, a competent bass player, and a brilliant singer. Van Halen was a musical genius, a monster drummer, a competent bass player, and a male stripper.

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ghoti Electric Eclectic Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mill Valley, CA Posts: 157 Real Name: Mike Main Seven: Schecter Blackjack C7 Rig: Behringer Thanked: 3	It's the weakness of any instrument in equal temperament. The best you can get is not precisely "in tune" unless you use just-temperament...in which case you then are limited to the number of keys you can play in... That said, a skillful player with a well-made instrument can moderate this to some degree, and if you use an instrument like most non-fretted strings or a slide trombone, you can bypass this problem. Of course, popular music usually bypasses the problem by limiting the number of keys songs get written in... Question authority. Don't ask why, just do it.

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Nick ss.org Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: glasgow scotland Posts: 1,423 Main Seven: RG1527 Rig: engl fireball Thanked: 7	i cant say i follow you, if your bending up to a note then yeah you can bend into tune but i cant say iv ever seen anyone use vibrato to do anything other than sustain a note (and in doing so resulted in knocking the note further out than it already is. Maybe my understanding of it isnt as comprehensive as it should be though.

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Luan ss.org Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 443 Real Name: Luan Main Seven: Ibanez rg1527 Thanked: 14	Vibrato is used for many reasons.

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