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We used to start all our gigs with me holding an A tuning fork over a pickup
But when I first started out I used to have an older wiser Bass playing mate that would come round each Monday night to tune my guitar for me. He started me off in open E which was great! but when he decided was time to step up to concert E I got a bit less bombastic.
I bet then there could have been a few quid in being a mobile guitar tuner-upper...??!
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Obviously an ability to tune your guitar by ear is essential, but I also think that if you only ever play a perfectly tuned guitar your ears get used to it and can tell instantly when it's out.
We electric guitar players are lucky in some ways in that string bending and vibrato requires excellent pitch sensitivity. We're not just painting by numbers like a pianist can, so we're naturally training ourselves while we're playing, just like a violinist or singer does.
I'm constantly working on the subtleties of tiny increments of pitch in my playing, but still make myself wince fairly often!
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
That is an option. I've seen people use a tuner and then play sharp because they pull on the strings.
Essential for live. Our bassist claimed he didn't need one as he said once he was in tune his bass didn't go out. He was wrong.
i play in a band with a singer who know knocks out a few few power chords in a few of the songs. He hadnt got a tuner - it drove me and the rest of the band mad - so we bought him one - result band and musical harmony.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein