92% of guitarist are tuning WRONG

[@ProducerJosh]

Did you know any of these tuning tips? Got any tips of your own??

[@kreepingdeth198]

You can tune down, you just have to bend the slack out. I challenge you to a guitar duel.

[@jameslifetimelearner]

Tune open strings to fretted strings 5-7-9 and fretted octaves.

[@kreepingdeth198]

@@jameslifetimelearner Harmonics

[@GimpelCodeShack]

These are great tips I didn't know I was already doing :) One cool addition I learned long ago that I never see anyone doing - for stretching strings: - Reach over with both hands - Grip the string around around 1/3 of the length in from each end (dividing the string into 3 parts) - Wiggle up and down in opposite directions -------------- This stretches the string with double the tension while keeping a straighter pull at the bridge and nut.. Great channel, I will now subscribe..

[@ProducerJosh]

@@GimpelCodeShack thanks for adding your own tip! I appreciate your support :)

[@Wizardofvoz2]

Been playing professionally since 1976. Tuning is guitar 101. Tune your da** guitar! Thanks for this video.

[@ProducerJosh]

Thanks for watching!

[@lnxguit]

Lots of great tips here. I've been doing the same for years. One other thing I suggest is that when you're playing gigs, at the end of the set tune up before break and it'll be ready for your next set. If you wait till the break is over your guitar will cool down and the strings will have to heat up again to be in tune during the set

[@ProducerJosh]

That’s always good to do for sure. Once you tune it and come back they can kind of settle in.

[@BryanClark-gk6ie]

Back in the mid 60's when I was a kid.... TV stations would sign off air at 1:00am.... they played a continuous high pitch signal until they came back on air. You could fret the 2'nd/B string on the 3'rd fret and tune to the pitch of the sign off signal.... from there on' all you had to do was use the..... tune at the 7'th fret method. That would put you in 440 pitch tuning.

[@ProducerJosh]

That has to be the coolest comment I’ve seen so far! Didn’t know that. Very creative way of tuning.

[@Mr.H0LLYW00D]

Danny Gatton would use the dial tone from the landline phones. Can't remember if he said it was in F or F#

[@tiplady]

@@BryanClark-gk6ie Thats crazy! But really cool as well! Born in 69 so recal the tv out in the 70’s.

[@thomasnegovanonline]

This was fantastic. I couldn’t imagine what the video would be, but as someone who’s been playing guitar for over 30 years, these are all things that I had picked up over the years and I absolutely know that they work. I think it’s brilliant that you put all of these together in one place, these are things I wouldn’t have even thought to tell a new player. Every one of these makes a big difference, what a brilliant video. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@ProducerJosh]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@EricShreds]

as a SG Player I learned this early on and It Changed THE GAME. Also love that color!

[@ProducerJosh]

It’s something people just don’t always think about. And thanks! I love this Les Paul haha 🤣

[@danaeverhart6487]

# 1 thing to do! BUY A PETERSON TUNER! THATS all you need to know!

[@PatrikF666]

when i get a string close to tuned i grab it with my fingers on my picking hand and strecth it out a bit, then tune it up.

[@ProducerJosh]

That’s the way to go sometimes!

[@justlooking6898]

Distortion is incredibly helpful when tuning within reason by its nature of enhancing the 'beats' between the two strings' frequencies to the point of annoyance if even slightly 'off'. Mellow and plain sounds are hard to hear in private, probably let alone with a jam session going on or anyone talking or saying 'Hurry up!'. With much respect and having enjoyed your video - (Brought stuff back from 'The Good Ol' Days'...) What I do (Since you said 'Got any...') is tune UPWARD (If it's above it, I tune it down first to at least 2 'notes' below) my low E to actual low E; No special or 'drop' action to make it sound 'meaner' or more 'chunky' unless the song I might be learning, already created and done with, was done that way to begin with. Of course, I know, there are millions of bands that do this. If live, it is a matter of 'How can I sound just like that without tuning down every time? Would they notice that we're 'in standard?' Oh, well. Anyway, low E up to low E, standard if possible. I do have an effects pedal with a tuner in it...I then hit the 5th fret harmonic and hit the 7th fret harmonic of the A string consecutively and let them sustain, tuning the second down and then UP to the first until absolutely no beats are even hinting at recurring and move on to the A/D, the D/G in the same manner. The different thing that I do then is tune my open high E string to the 7th fret harmonic of the D string, which (no music theory do I know, lol) coincides as SOME frequency that lines up with if I were playing an A chord, that open high E would be within it and the pitches by then are high enough to BE harmonics, anyway. Then, I tune my open B string to the high E string (both open for quickness) or even use their harmonics (5th fret B to 7th fret E) or (12th fret B to 7th fret E) depending on how crazy it gets to accomplish, lol. The reason for THIS way is because the B is not tunable to the G in the same fashion as E-G and always results in the B being a lit-tle 'off' if done like the others (E-G) due to the one half-step difference needed in methods. Finally, I'll run through all 6 strings bending, at about the 7th fret toward the middle of the fretboard, each string as far as I comfortably CAN, pretty much, but no more than 3 'notes' worth of stretch. Who wants to break a string (probably a replacement already) while tuning up? Not me! Probably the 1st 3 (unwound) are bent upward and the second 3 (wounds, lol) are bent downward, for 2-3 'notes'. You did it very similarly to this. 🤗 I then start over and do it again and the reason for this all is to avoid tuning the 'tar to the frets, which are, with my past guitars' quality, never going to provide a more precise tuning than this method. If the harmonics (adjustable bridge 'setters') are set to EXACTLY (their only purpose) the right lengths, (hence the different arrangements on every guitar) then, this method is a great complement to any other, or probably the other way around, lol. The 5th fret to open next, quick run-through is just not adequate in my opinion for any guitar that has non-exceptionally-created frets AND harmonic adjustments done (heretofore called 'intonation', I guess). I've been not at guitar for a long time butt I am now starting to play the bass. I suppose these tactics will apply to that adventure as well. I HAVE played on a guitar that had super-accurate frets all the way up and it was a real eye-opener as to the fun I could have had with that guitar, long-term. I look forward to Precision Bass (Ha Ha) low action and accurate fretting from here on out. I hope anyone can use this technique in conjunction with what this channel has provided. PS---Yer background music is also used for the Cologuard tutorial, lol! You'll hear it there, someday. 😵‍💫😏🤭

[@gregorywhite921]

So I used to tune pianos as a hobby. One thing I learned is that you tune hard to really set the string. By this I mean that while tuning a string up to pitch (always up as in guitar), you hit the key pretty hard and continually while tuning up. My piano tunings will last a long time, maybe with an occasional tweak on a string or two every couple of years (depends on the piano). Now I tune a lot of guitars using the same technique. With a new set of strings, I’ll stretch them and tune up, about four times. While I’m tuning up, I strike the string pretty hard, like a big strum. I find my guitars stay in tune a lot longer. Same with classical guitars, but they always go flat. Ha!

[@ProducerJosh]

That’s awesome! How long does it take to tune a piano usually? And that makes sense, it’s kind of similar to my stretching/bending technique. I really do find once you get a string broken in it’ll stay more often. Classical guitars are just an untamed beast haha. Still love em though

[@gregorywhite921]

@@ProducerJosh It depends on how out of tune the piano is. Sometimes you basically have to tune it twice. A good tuner can tune a piano that is not too far off in an hour or hour and a half. It used to take me a good three hours. I used what the call the Small A tuning method. You tune by flattening the fifths and sharpening the fourths.

[@ProducerJosh]

I didn’t realize how long it could really take. Makes sense though. I’ve known there are different tunings, curious to dive into that in application to guitar. I have a Peterson strobe tuner that has different tuning options.

[@garycraw9781]

Thanks, very Helpful!

[@Lumenbrother]

the main thing i've learned from years of live shows, especially outdoors, take your guitar out of it's case and let it acclimatise to the room/outdoor conditions/stage for 1 or 2 hours, then tune just before the show. before i knew this, and used an SG, the guitar would go wildly out of tune during a song, having been tuned moments before. I never understood why.

[@ProducerJosh]

That is a great tip. I forgot about that one ☝️ but it’s very true. The temperature and humidity can have a drastic effect on instruments. Drums too! I prefer the guitar coffin holders for this situation too. Less chance of being knocked over on traditional stands

[@zackcarty4790]

Great advice! Letting the Instrument get used to the humidity, really helpful!

[@ProducerJosh]

It even applies indoors too! I try not to put guitars directly under AC vents because it’ll be colder than when you’re playing it so it can change it as you record

[@stickmanmusic5840]

I go to bar jams where I tune up in the back of the room getting ready for my turn. However, it's often hotter up on stage than in the back of the room. Even if I'm in tune before I get on stage, I still do a quick check before we start playing. There's almost always something that needs an adjustment.

[@rdhorsey9081]

After tuning a string, tap the harmonic on that string's 12th fret and see if it reads the same on the tuner. If not, then that string's intonation needs adjustment, otherwise, each of the notes you play on that string will be slightly off tune.

[@jankafka7330]

I'm 137% certain you've done all the professional studio guitarists in the world a huge favor by uploading this video.

[@mitcharney1]

I'm 200% certain that ALL "professional studio" guitarists already know this.

[@hardinberger3514]

Die professionellen Gitarristen werden nur ein müdes Lächeln übrig haben für diese Anfängertipps. Die wichtigsten Dinge hat er gar nicht erklärt bzw. nicht berücksichtigt.

[@treishtrei]

Tuning is what i spend a lot of time daily on. And I have great guitars, they hold tuning. It's just the song you have to tune to. Meaning ..if the song requires a lot of fretted chords...tone for those and ignore the open string tuning. Then the attack....if you palm mute...tune for that, not open strings.

[@ProducerJosh]

I can see why Gibson tried to make robot tuners. All we do is tune. But I agree tuning for chords/songs is a bit more beneficial. Studio days are mainly tons of tuning for weird stuff like that.

[@curtrod]

was it Chet Atkins that said guitar players spend 50% of their time getting in tune and the other 50% of their time trying to play in tune?

[@danaeverhart6487]

6th thing find music that you want to learn to play!

[@bartlettpsj]

Nice. My tip. Check tuning and reset after 5 mins once strings have warmed up to hands heat. Especially the unwound strings.

[@ProducerJosh]

Good tip!

[@timwhite5562]

Good tips 👍 I always tug on the Low E, G and B string when I tune (as opposed to bending). I discovered decades ago that doing this, by the fifth or sixth time I've tuned the strings after replacing them, the guitar basically never goes out of tune. I can play my Strat for an hour and a half, put it away for a couple days and then pull it out and play it for a couple minutes. When I check the tuning, one or MAYBE two strings will be ever so slightly flat or sharp. Honestly to this day I'm surprised how well they stay in tune. *Oh, and I use pure nickel wrapped strings instead of plated wounds. I find them to have a much more stable tuning. I'm not a metallurgists so I can't tell you what's going on, just that it is. I also find that some guitars that have a little fret buzz in some spots will lose the buzz with the nickel wound. I wont say they all go away, but I've had a couple guitars with slight buzzing on one string that would go away completely with nickel strings, only to return if I used a regular set.

[@ProducerJosh]

Thanks for watching! Yeah on the low strings it can help a lot. I hardly have to tune once I get the strings broken in. What kind of strat do you have? I also LOVE nickel over nickel. I think they also sound better than wrapped over steel strings. I’m not sure why either but I know vintage strings were nickel over nickel. So maybe they figured something out back then. I think the steel strings were just people breaking thin nickel strings

[@timwhite5562]

​@@ProducerJosh at this point I don't know if it's a Partscaster or just a mutt, but it's the body from my 08 Eric Johnson Strat with a 2021EJ Rosewood neck. I've been using Fluence single coils for the last 8 or 9 months, but I'm going back to the stock EJ pickup. And I keep the tremolo decked against the body flush. I've been repairing guitars and amps for 20+ years. With guitars, people usually know what they need done when they bring them in: setup, refret, pickup swap, etc. Something rarer but infinitely more rewarding is when someone comes in looking for a result: make it play like this, sound like that, look like that, etc. Far and away, the most common is to make a new guitar sound old. Unless they're looking for pickups are something specific, the first thing I suggest is nickel strings. It's a very different thing. They don't have the punch or output of steel strings, but they have a now organic sound. When you strum them unplugged, it sounds like a quiet acoustic, as opposed to an unplugged electric. EDIT: now do a video letting players know that pickup height adjustment screws and tone controls actually serve a purpose, and you would have helped more than 90% of the "how to achieve a great (or at least serviceable) tone," videos.

[@ProducerJosh]

Ahh okay, I’ve heard good things about EJ guitars. My Strat in the video is a parts caster with a chubtone harness. I think the guy made pickups for EJ. Sounds great. Fluency have been iffy for me. That’s an interesting thought. I get what you mean though. I think I run into that question more often. Not knowing exactly what they need but what they’re looking for. I love working on guitars and amps. Although my amp knowledge is still small. That could be a good video! How to adjust your tone for free. There’s a lot of minor things that can be looked at

[@timwhite5562]

@@ProducerJosh one of the most common complaints that has one of the easiest fixes is that "Les Paul bridge pickups sound too thin." At times it's true, I've played through thin sounding LPs. At the same time it seems like 80% of them don't have the bridge pickup angled correctly with the strings. They have them more or less running parallel or flush with the pickup rings; but the strings come down at a pretty significant angle from the bridge towards the neck.They the up sounding like P90 because one coil is significantly closer to the strings than the other. If they realized that is why there's 3 height adjustment screws, one to set the angle and two to set the height, I swear half of those complaints would vanish. That's a 3 minute video, might be worth it. Yes, the EJs are great. I wouldn't sell this particular one for 3X the price. …Admittedly part of that is because I have 2X it's value already sunk into it.

[@ProducerJosh]

Isn’t that for older style LPs? I’ve seen some with the 3 screws but not all. I actually have a LP with very unbalanced pickups. Can’t set the amp to have them switch between nicely, whatever I’ve try. It’s hard for me to sell any guitar honestly haha

[@toddmayer6859]

Hi Josh ... appreciate the refresher course. James Taylor has a unique way of tuning his acoustic guitars where I believe every open string is actually a few to 12 cents flat. When strings are fretted, they are perfectly in tune ... especially for cowboy chords. What I have been doing for a while now is tuning each string on the 2nd fret. When played open it will be a few cents flat, but each cent is, from what I recall James saying, 1/100th of a quarter note. So the ear really does not hear it as way flat. This works for me on every string except the b string. When I pay a C or D chord, the b string seems off. So then I retune the b so it sounds good for both a C chord or D chord. Can't say I have that down to a science, but this method has been helpful for me. I've had recording engineers tell me they are surprised my guitar is actually in tune. Maybe they just liked my money ...

[@ProducerJosh]

This is an interesting method. Makes me wonder if it could help cutting the nut down more to prevent having to do this. Curious to research this a bit more. I do like James Taylor. Thanks for stopping by!!

[@martydibergi5228]

Jerry Donahue told me years ago that tuning is always a compromise. He is correct.

[@ProducerJosh]

It really is. Can’t get it perfect, but you can get close if you meet in the middle

[@Tihsllubllasti]

I also want to say I truly appreciate your style of instructing without making people feel stupid for making common errors.😅

[@ProducerJosh]

We all have to learn somewhere! 😁

[@5tr41ghtGuy]

Great video addressing an elephant in the room for novice guitarists - thanks for sharing! Here are my contributions to the topic: Whenever I put on a new set of strings, I always pre-stretch by pulling up on each string with my picking hand, while using the thumb against the guitar to react the force. This procedure quickly eliminates metal creep inherent in new strings, and the guitar will immediately hold tune. When you do this the first few times, it is easy to pull too hard and break a string; it takes trial and error to develop the feel. Also, as of late I tune by ear using the G string as the reference like so: 1. Tune the G string to the A pitch on a keyboard/piano while fretting at the second fret. 2. Tune all other strings using the fretted G string to produce the correct reference pitch: A: 2nd fret B: 4th fret D: 7th fret E: 9th fret This approach avoids the possibility of stacking errors by using multiple strings for a reference. In my experience, this is the best method to use if the situation permits.

[@Derickbass]

I guess in the world of Snark Tuners and even Peterson Tuners, these tips are very good, but many of us learned these before the electronic were around THE EAR is the finest tuning device ever created. Working as a guitar tech for a live act I could tune a guitar all with open strings, not even tapping the two half step harmonic or tuning to the fifth of the last string. Give me an E and I could do this all by ear. Funny how I do use the electronics but know that I have to maintain the native skill. A couple of the tips might be "blamed" on bad setups and/or cheaper guitars. If your string goes out the first time you bend the note, you have a problem in the bridge, the nut or wound the string on the tuner badly. Josh talks about techs stretching strings. YES. EVERY string change stretch the string. (Which is actually taking up any slack on the tuning head) I will lightly pick up the guitar by the string and slightly bounce it in the air. Usually does the trick! If you "fret out" or a chord is out of tune whilst playing that chord, two things are going on. Too much hand tension on the fretboard and/or bad frets. Or even out of true neck. Ease up on the fretboard, you only have to hold enough tension to give the fret its purpose. If it is a budget/student guitar, neck problems can be a real issue. Thanks for the video Josh, and I hope this is a good first step for budding guitarists!

[@throckmortensnivel2850]

Here's a tip. Tune using the harmonic at the twelfth fret. That eliminates all sorts of problems. Of course, it depends on your guitar as well. If your guitar is not that well manufactured, no amount of tuning is going to save you. Pretty much have to tune the G string, then tune everything from that. Sometimes it's just finding the spot where the guitar is mostly in tune, depending on the type of chords you play. Then there's the whammy bar...

[@ProducerJosh]

I do harmonic sometimes, especially just to reset my mind if the string is acting weird or the tuner is. But it’s true, you have to get creative on how you check tuning sometimes. Especially in the studio!

[@666pinkster]

55 years in spanking the plank I can say that this gentleman here is 100% legit

[@ProducerJosh]

Thank you kindly! 🤘

[@johncarlo7395]

Yea I do exactly that, never just tune down to pitch, as you say, tune down below pitch and tune up to pitch, give the string a bend of about two semitone's and check your tuning, works for me.

[@ProducerJosh]

Thanks for watching!

[@lumberlikwidator8863]

Two tips from a guy who’s been playing guitar for nearly sixty years: 1-When checking the tuning of your open strings make sure that your hand isn’t touching the neck. The weight of your hand and arm can bend the neck and pull you out of tune. 2-They sell all sorts of powders and lubricants to help your strings glide through the nut slots and stay in tune. Don’t waste your money on these products. The best thing is something almost everyone already has in their home. Put a little Chapstick in your nut slots and you’ll stay in tune even with heavy bending and tremolo work.

[@robking1240]

Very good advice, thanks for sharing.

[@123jkjk123]

Good advice on lube. It's particularly needed on Gibson headstocks that don't have straight slots, G and D strings.

[@justinwaddle5286]

If the 'weight of your hand' is putting the guitar out of tune, it's time to throw that guitar away. What's the point of tuning a guitar if the weight of your hand will put it out?... it's obviously unplayable

[@lumberlikwidator8863]

@@justinwaddle5286 I guess if you have a Les Paul or an SG or anything else with more than twelve frets clear of the body you might as well put it in your trash. Because any electric guitar I’ve ever put on an electronic tuner behaves that way.

[@curtrod]

​@@justinwaddle5286My thought exactly

[@quintas66]

Also, tune your 6th string (low E) to the G note (3rd fret) if the song you're playing is in G. If you just tune it to low E, your G chord will be trash. Plus, if you add a capo, RE-TUNE.

[@123jkjk123]

I agree on capo, but the newer screw type capos don't yank you out of tune near as much as those heavy spring ones, if at all.

[@quintas66]

@@123jkjk123 Agree; those Kyser-type capos are the worst for that.

[@wesboundmusic]

Great tipps! I learnt from a guitar tech that the nut is not filed right if you press down hard and the guitar goes out of tune, especially the upper frets. Also, maybe the neck isn't straight enough (it's supposed to be very softly concave, they say). Just a little addendum. Very useful, most of those I intuitively seem to have gotten right wihout knowing. Thanks!

[@pauladair3765]

I press the strings on the headstock side of the nut to the headstock . Gives the strings a bit of a stretch . Took me years to figure this out . I have never seen anyone else do this .

[@justlooking6898]

With all due respect, by pushing on them 'pre-nut', lol, you are removing tension on that side of the nut and when you bend a string where you are actually playing, that loss of tension will show up as a looser string once it is stretched between the nut and the bridge. I advise you to bend all your strings up by 2-3 notes before tuning UP to the notes where critical, thereby removing all available stretch that will result in the guitar being out of tune. If not applicable, Have A Nice Day (HAND) anyway! Take care---🤗😏🙂

[@MrJetplanemusic]

I learned from my teacher at Berklee that another reason to tune up to the note, is because your ear distinquishes it more accurately moving up.

[@nitrousninja882]

Jimi Hendrix says don't worry about being perfectly in tune when you play. Close enough is good enough!

[@ProducerJosh]

Hendrix could play a shovel with a string and make it sound great 🤘

[@elbelnini]

Jimi Hendrix could hear the proper pitch and tune effortlessly and immediately; I saw him do it different times in life performance way back in the day in New York.

[@hardinberger3514]

Was für einen guten Musiker "nah genug" ist, klingt für einen Anfänger oder Laien perfekt. Außerdem: Die temperierte Stimmung der Gitarre beruht darauf, dass sie eine bewusst verstimmte harmonische Stimmung ist. Aber immerhin ist sie "nah genug" an den richtigen Tönen. Die einzigen Intervalle bei der temperierten Stimmung, die mit der harmonischen Stimmung übereinstimmen, sind die Oktave und die Prime.

[@nitrousninja882]

I've heard some live Hendrix performances where Jimi's guitar was so out of tune that it actually annoyed me. They say the more you learn to play in tune then it becomes easier to notice when someone is playing out of tune. Jimi is my favorite guitarist and I have spent a lifetime trying to master his technique and have not been able to achieve it yet. Thank you for the comment!

[@ModelAToo]

Interesting Josh, for number two I've always tuned to the decay not the attack. Seems to work for me. When I'm playing I pay attention to the guitar tuning and make adjustments if they are needed.

[@uvp5000]

I found your tip of tuning for the attack and not the decay helpful in understanding what I was already doing. One thing not mentioned in the body of your video is bending the instrument. Lately, I have been playing acoustic guitars which are susceptible to being bent which changes the pitch of the note (usually a bit sharp). When I notice, I release the pressure on the body and continue tuning. Most guitarists don't tune well.

[@LoPo-uu5es]

This is a great video! Thanks so much!

[@AdrianMelia-0]

Great video, thank you. Itake issue with just one tiny point. Tuning up rather than down is actually to remove the backlash in the gears in the machine head. Tune up and the gear teeth are in hard contact when you hit the note. Tune down, and there's a microscopic gap between the faces of the teeth. It goes out of tune because string tension is able to unwind the peg until the gears faces are in hard contact again. Even though the gap is tiny, it's enough to drop the tone a few cents.

[@Jim-ro5sl]

I'm pretty sure it's only 91 percent

[@ProducerJosh]

9.12% maybe

[@Jim-ro5sl]

@@ProducerJosh I've been playing guitar for over fifty years. Professional blues player. It was a good video. You brought up A couple points I hadn't really thought about before. So thank you.

[@ProducerJosh]

@@Jim-ro5sl I appreciate you watching and commenting. I’ve gotta brush up on my blues playing that’s for sure. I hope you keep riffing away on that guitar!

[@howabouthetruth2157]

When a string is sharp to begin with, I've been a total believer in TUNING BELOW PITCH & THEN COMING BACK UP TO PITCH for decades. Yet nowadays, I see most guitarists NOT doing this.......even some of the greatest guitar players simply "tuning DOWN to pitch". Just 2 examples are: one of the top Nashville session men & true gunslinger Tom Bukovac, as well as acoustic guitarist JD Cormier...........and it literally drives me nuts to watch them do that.........even though I am in total awe of their playing & prowess.

[@MrJetplanemusic]

Also, check your tuning with a chord part of the way up the neck and try to find a happy medium between it and the same open chord. (A at the fifth fret, compared to an open A on the second.) More likely than not they will be slightly out of tune with each other due to the layout of guitar frets not being exactly mathematically tempered. If you use a tuner you can see this. Get as close as you can for both and the guitar will sound better all the way up and down the neck.

[@still616]

Another great video! Thanks!

[@ProducerJosh]

Thanks for watching 😁

[@danaeverhart6487]

9th thing Thrash that guitar like a true professional musician does and wail on!

[@Tihsllubllasti]

Very good advice. Getting ready to record some songs i wrote. Just a demo but i want it to sound as good as possible. Thanks for looking out.

[@ProducerJosh]

Thanks for watching! I hope the demo recording goes well!

[@zandig666]

I use hrtz because they are in incriments of 1

[@robking1240]

If you're using a piano to tune your guitar and you're pressing say the G note, go up and down an octave once or twice as this helps balance the sound.

[@rspratt]

Nice one Josh

[@ProducerJosh]

Thank you!

[@mikenoble7005]

For acoustic. Players… retuning after applying a capo. Yes or no?

[@ProducerJosh]

I would tune after putting the capo on and taking it off

[@danaeverhart6487]

5th thing stretch you hands and fingers out and your wrist and and arms!

[@bloozedaddy]

As you demonstrated just turning the tuner flat then up to pitch isn't enough ..you either need to tug on the string or do a bend BEFORE tuning it up to pitch to get rid of any binding at the nut.

[@ProducerJosh]

I find it depends on how low you tune down to back up. But a lot of the times I give it a bend just to be safe

[@Ba_A]

Excellent video.....liked the "art of guitar" vibe

[@andyanders]

Great advice! I do some of those on the bass. Others are new to me. Do you have a tip on using harmonics to tune? On the Fender I often tune harmonics at the 5th or 7th frets... and 12th, but not as often...

[@danaeverhart6487]

3rd thing have a true Luthier set up your 🎸 guitar!

[@stevehart4311]

Thanks for this easy to understand video! AhHa moment for me!

[@ProducerJosh]

Thanks for watching!!

[@donmunson4802]

It just becomes common sense to listen to what your guitar sounds like as your playing it.

[@ProducerJosh]

I think it takes some people more time than others to start really listening to their own playing. I’ve noticed everyone takes their guitar journey differently

[@mbaraka92]

99% are tuning wrong. Tuning every string to a fixed pitch ignores the equation with factors ‚string height‘ and ‚string tension‘ (depends on thickness). Any fretted note will be out of pitch in a different way on each string even if the intonation is set up really well and you‘re well trained to fret gently. Tuning means finding the best compromise for the particular instrument in your hands. That requires a really good ear, not eye.

[@jwcjrcpa]

Tune up to the note learned that one long ago 👏👏👏

[@ProducerJosh]

I think that should be like step 1 of learning tuning 🤘

[@shannontucker3710]

Locking tuners will solve that problem.

[@Goth108]

Viewer tip number pineapples: Tune the largest string first, and the thinnest string last. Else the large strings will cause your tuning to go all whack and you need to tune more often.

[@LTColZero]

You failed to mention tuning while standing or sitting

[@ProducerJosh]

This! So true! Even leaning forward and leaning back will change it

[@TheMonarkh]

Great tipss, most guitarist spend half of their life tuning their instruments.

[@ProducerJosh]

Thanks! And that’s so true 😫

[@kreepingdeth198]

I barely have to tune because I have decent guitars, with extended scale length, set up well, with DR brand guitar strings.

[@TheNoncritical1]

My 2001 Les Paul Custom is one of only two guitars I've owned over forty years, the other being an early Yamaha SG 1000, that plays in tune with itself! It's one thing to get the individual string to be tuned properly to pitch. It's another thing for a chord to be in tune in different places on the neck. It's a beautiful thing when you find a guitar that can do that. As an aside, if one is going to stretch a new set of guitar strings, make sure you don't stretch the wound strings on a set that has a round core. Unlike hex core strings, when stretching round core strings, you run the risk of breaking the bond of the winding and core. When that happens, you won't be able to properly intonate that set and will be out of tune regardless of what your tuner tell you.

[@ProducerJosh]

I have a Les Paul that was redone by a luthier and it is what you’re talking about. I just tune the strings and the whole guitar is perfectly in tune. It’s a dream. I wish I knew the science of why, but I won’t question it. Interesting thought. I definitely don’t go crazy on wound strings but I give em a natural bend with my fretting hand for sure.

[@BaldPerspective]

Good tips!

[@albertarguelles3262]

Josh this video has so so much great info, it made me subscribe. Thanks

[@ProducerJosh]

Thanks for watching!

[@iloveamberist]

I started learning guitar in 1964 when I was ten years old and you guessed it the Beatles are the reason and I'm still a musician today at 71. I wasn't satisfied with one instrument so I learned to play drums, bass, keys and more while playing professionally for many years starting in high school. I have been all but robbed of my musicianship by nephropathy in my feet and hands but God blessed me with a great ear for learning and tuning. These tip are good for tuning and pretty complete. Age of strings are very important and the gauge is also very important. I use 10's. I am a stickler for tuning and won't play with anyone unless they are in tune. Stretching the strings takes out the slack and prevents tuning problems when playing whether playing an acoustic or electric guitar. I'm just stating what a lot of you already know but just wanted to put in my two cents. Here is a sample of my tuning. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWXOZKqvrKqDj7ssi=895XyyISbqdirhmM

[@garyshepherd9226]

All good stuff - learned over the years

[@ProducerJosh]

Thanks for watching!

[@Andyw1228]

I would add some Tipps for guitars with tremolo bar: If you add new strings or want to alter your tuning you have to keep in mind that the levelling of the trem might change. When you use the same gauge it will stay levelled in the end, but when you want to change gauge and/or want to use a drop tuning then start with the first three (for me string 1 is the low e) and intentionally tune them one semitone higher, then the last 3 you should only tune them sharp, not a full semitone. If then the low e is way too low watch your trems level. If it’s also too low, then tighten them spring screws in the back cavity. With this procedure you might have a stable tuned guitar after one round. If it’s still out of tune then again tune the first 2 strings a little higher and the rest also bit sharp, but every string less sharp. The background is crystal clear for a guitar player, but strange for ever other musicians: even without Tremolo the tension of the thickest strings lessens after giving tension on all others because they are tearing on the neck. The bridge end is fixed, but the neck bends- it’s like when a fly landing on a table the table will bend… but on a guitar it has more effect . Tuning the thick strings will also lower the other string respectively and more so on a tremolo guitar where also the bridge moves. It’s a play for equilibrium . Most tremolo players will know that. Me an my bandmates knew that too, but in the beginning we played the tuning game (without deliberately sharpening E,A,D) for half an hour and it was hard because our drummer couldn’t stay quiet (we tuned to each other without a tuner) and always was onthe brink of going home .

[@jimbaxter8488]

Here’s a few tips I always do- 1) make sure your guitar is properly intonated 2) after changing each string and tuning to pitch stretch each string at least a full note bend up and down the fret board AND ESPECIALLY stretch each string between the nut and tuning post on the head of the guitar. A lot of strings get hung up on the nut and have loose tension on the tuning peg.

[@PatriciaRocker]

Thanks for the tips. It really helps.

[@ProducerJosh]

Glad I could help. I appreciate you watching!

[@greendayray]

Clicked this just to see the blue Les Paul….

[@ProducerJosh]

It is probably my coolest looking guitar 😎 might have to make another video with it

[@ServingMyJesus]

It is amazing that there seems to be as many ways to tune a guitar as there are guitarists. Seriously, I have heard the tune down tune up theory and why one should do it this way or that. How about, tune the guitar the best way that suits the individual?

[@CarlosSoto-xe2we]

Wow, fantastic video!!!!

[@mikesmith8187]

Play an A major open chord after tuning your guitar via a tuner. Doesn’t sound quite right does it? Now drop the tuning on the B string (2nd string) down 5 cents so it’s slightly flat. There, sounds better now. Like Josh said the guitar is not a perfect instrument.

[@ahmetayaz41]

i use taylor tuning by using cents it sounds sweet

[@munter10]

To be a guitar player it appears to be compulsory to have arms heavily tattooed… if I get the sleeve tattoos will my playing improve?

[@luvkountry]

I've heard something regarding tuning your strings a penny flat or sharp...not sure which. Could you explain the reason for this theory.

[@tiplady]

When changing strings or older ones, remember to stretch them tuned a bit sharp, by pulling each string away from the neck. Use quite a forceful pull but don't go overboard. Ernie Ball strings are great.

[@ProducerJosh]

Haven’t used Ernie balls in a bit. Been loving Gibson nickel over nickel!

[@tiplady]

@@ProducerJosh whatever works, had some bad exp with fender strings, ironic as I put then on US Strat - they suck, maybe better now..

[@ericwalters5382]

You couldn't pay me enough to use Ernie Balls.

[@webjammer1]

It was in tune when I bought it!

[@ProducerJosh]

Once it’s out of tune, gotta return it

[@zaxmaxlax]

One trick that I learned by myself is to stretch the strings by pushing them next to the bridge and between the tuners and the nut.

[@ProducerJosh]

Ooo that’s a cool one. I do that as an effect sometimes on the tuner and nut side

[@grahamcmusic]

Very good tips, but of course when playing any instrument with fixed intervals, perfect pitch when playing is impossible, which is why we have the compromise of Equal temperament in normal piano tuning. Although you have the facility to bend the strings in guitar it would still I imagine be impossible to play in perfect pitch. This doesn’t of course invalidate the great tips in this video, which help with better tuning and closer to true pitch when playing. Violinists for example could play in perfect pitch

[@servethesongs]

Washburn N24 or N4 have the Buzz Feiten tuning system built in..... so there!

[@bks252]

I can’t count the number of guitar players I’ve been around that I had to tell them to tune up. Many of the guys were experienced players. It’s like their eyes light up.

[@luvkountry]

Is there a specific breed of guitar that holds its' tuning better than others? Thx, for sharing this interesting info...

[@hardinberger3514]

Alle Gitarren mit Stahlsaiten halten ihre Stimmung besser gegenüber Gitarren mit Nylon-Saiten.

[@danaeverhart6487]

2nd thing buy a good Guitar!

[@quintas66]

Always tune the D note (3rd fret) on the B string. If you just tune the B string open, for some reason every subsequent note on that string will be sharp. I have several acoustic guitars and they're all like this. If someone knows why, please fill me in. Thanks

[@thederwyns]

Look up equal temperament. also check the harmonic on the 12th fret and the note on the 12th fret, they should sound the same if not the frets will be more out of tune as you go up the neck

[@Jonathan-ik9gh]

That's a nice Le's Paul in video. I won't buy and epiphones because the neck on mine was nowhere near comfortable as the true Gibson and My switches shorted out on My epiphone les Paul so I decided not to invest in purchasing switches and rewiring it so next les Paul I get if I get one will be the 2000 dollar Gibson not the 300 dollar epiphone I had to throw away because of garbage wiring from factory but I had to compliment that guitar. Nice Gibson. Peace and God bless.

[@M5guitar1]

I tune at the 5th fret.

[@robertolsen9721]

I'm happy to be among the 8% and also use to stretch new strings.

[@ProducerJosh]

May your guitar forever be in tune! 👑

[@raygarcia2727]

I was at the Coach House in Dana Point Ca. in 1998 watching Robin Trower playing with his band . If you know Robin’s work , you know he is a great guitarist . They used to call him the white Jimi Hendrix . Check him out on KZbin . Well he played the whole show with his guitar out of tune from the rest of his band , which only was a drummer , bass player , and singer and Robin on lead guitar . I told all my friends he was out of tune and they said he sounded great . I couldn’t believe the guy doing the mixing board didn’t hear it . But when he did the Encore , he changed his guitar and that one was in perfect tune . At the time I had been playing the guitar since I was 12 years old . And this was 1998 so I was 12 in 1973 . So I had been playing for 25 years already . I knew he was out of tune .

[@brettallgood6541]

Tuning…. Rush, 2112, “discovery” Next!

[@beawsbiz]

There should be a clear explanation of equal temperment here.

[@Aeduo]

Changing strings was the first thing I had to learn because my first guitar was used and had nasty rusty strings. :p

[@ProducerJosh]

Haha that’s a good way to learn 😂

[@darrendixon3191]

Harri, only when you are 100% buddy!

[@danaeverhart6487]

4th thing hire a real professional teacher to teach you guitar!

[@jamesgraham4242]

There's no such thing as an in tune guitar and fiddling about like that just makes it worse. The reason why you may think it is in tune is because of you and providing the context to the notes that arise in a piece of music, which is in motion. Your mind and sense perception are not passive receptors of what you hear, they're active and they modify the sound. When you hear a piece of music you're reproducing the source of the sound that's on the outside. Some sources are pure notes, some are equal temperament. Unless it's way off, your mind will adjust to create the impression the piece of music is in tune. But if you pull the piece of music apart and just play bits of it you lose the context and you'll notice the bits and notes are not in tune. Some of the singing in your head hits the pure notes. That sets a standard. People think colour is on the outside. No, it's on the inside. You can't track the speed of light and you can't track the speed of sound either.

[@crucifixgym]

I know I’m not done tuning until the tuner says I’m in tune but every chord I play is wrecked

[@flesh740]

Why not 93% or 91% They never asked me how I tune.

[@danaeverhart6487]

8th thing crank the volume up to 11 and on the gain to 11 also!

[@RsSquier51]

I like how you didn't bend after tuning up and down to show what happens.

[@mudchair16]

92% of unemployed youtubers don't know how to use adverbs in their titles.

[@jamownz6556]

very helpful, thanks

[@ProducerJosh]

I appreciate ya watching! Glad I could help

[@baneverything5580]

I hate great players that check the tuning really quick and say, "Good enough!" when it isn`t. Errr!

[@123jkjk123]

Dude - when you dropped the E down to D, you tuned DOWN not up as you were saying (I know you were just showing Drop D tuning real quick in this case). That said, good advice!

[@slates1969]

Good video 👍👍👍