How long did it take you to learn to tune?

Electric_Sunshine · 10-17-2008, 09:05 PM

I'm still learning now. I just finished my 2 hour practice session learning and I am getting much better. Another question to add, How long did it take you to learn by ear?

Andrew

JasonC · 10-17-2008, 09:17 PM

Hmmm... well learning "how" to tune is pretty simple, that might take up to a couple weeks I guess depending on how often you play.

The ear thing is just something that continues to improve the longer you play and the more you actually "pay attention" to what you're hearing. I've been playing off and on for 12 years and my ears are getting better all the time.

If you want to speed up your ability to tune by ear you can tune using chords from a song that you are extremely familiar with. At the very least, practice tuning the E with a tuner and then tuning the rest accordingly.. then try playing chords from that familiar song and adjust the notes until they sound right.

Sven · 10-17-2008, 10:39 PM

It's something that takes practice.

lp_junkie · 10-18-2008, 12:37 AM

2-3 weeks, but that was in the 70's so it may have taken longer than I remember.

Skynyrdpicker · 10-18-2008, 12:59 AM

To tune? When I started out, my guitar was rarely in tune, but that didn't matter much, because I couldn't play a single note anyway! When I got serious about it, I could always tell when my guitar was out of tune instantly. I can tune by ear easily now, but I have perfect pitch, so I guess that might change things. Either way, keep playing and it'll come to you

Nicole Rose · 10-18-2008, 01:14 AM

it took me twenty minutes to learn how to tune, in the wrong fashion, and used that way of tuning for over 20 years. just recently a luthier explained the concept of equal temperament tuning, which is the correct way of doing it.

Deftone · 10-18-2008, 01:17 AM

I used to tune my Memphis POS w/ a pitch pipe through my black face Fender Champ. Yea, sold that amp fer nothin' back in the day. Shoot me.

Soldano16 · 10-18-2008, 05:35 AM

This may sound funny but if you want to learn to tune by ear - get a Peterson tuner.

The accuracy of the tuning you get from that piece of gear will help you train your ears to really accurate tuning.

kluson · 10-18-2008, 05:47 AM

If you want to tune by ear you need to learn to hear Intervals!

you can get a great CD to help you, look for intervalic recognition in google and you should find some stuff there to help that.
It's like anything else ..... Practice

05jrock · 10-19-2008, 05:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Electric_Sunshine

I'm still learning now. I just finished my 2 hour practice session learning and I am getting much better. Another question to add, How long did it take you to learn by ear?

Andrew

Does you guitar tutor show you how to tune?

It sounds cool when you tune a guitar too another,you can hear the sound waves,like the sound has a wobble when its not in tune and the sound picks up so nice when both are in tune.

lowe · 10-19-2008, 02:26 PM

In tune as in plugging the guitar into the tuner and watching the needle go right? Or knowing its out of tune and fixing it by ear?

soloben347 · 10-19-2008, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lp_junkie

2-3 weeks, but that was in the 70's so it may have taken longer than I remember.

off topic i wish i could of grew up in the 70'S

seemed like such a funner time and all the good music was around

geochem1st · 10-20-2008, 05:12 PM

Stagepass.com - How To Tune The Guitar to perfection

Canadian Charlie · 10-22-2008, 02:05 PM

At 44 years of age I'm still using a 25 year old tuner

Harpozep · 10-22-2008, 02:10 PM

Still learning, only been 35 plus years!
Really, since no guitar tunes "Perfectly " in all intervals, I constantly retune depending on the chord structure I'm going to use. A wound G string helps, but not on electrics unless there is Jazz involved.. I've even gone Buzz Feiten on a couple of guitars, which does help a bit, but it's not the magic that it could be.

I have a very fussy ear, but love instruments that play chords, so I grin and bear it, and change my tuning and technique often.

Nicole Rose · 10-23-2008, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geochem1st

Stagepass.com - How To Tune The Guitar to perfection

+1

gibbbbbbbaaaay!!! · 10-23-2008, 08:26 PM

It took me about the usual two to three weeks b4 I could get it. But I'm still trying to get better. It just takes practice. I just use the piano if I really feel like tuning to an instrument. But more often I just use the tuner on my amp, Im reeeaaaallll lazy.

Loserface300 · 10-23-2008, 08:28 PM

took me only an hour...

slowhand0461 · 10-23-2008, 08:46 PM

You mean you are supposed to tune them

bgyj · 10-24-2008, 09:48 AM

Mine is 12 years old and still kicking

10-17-2008, 09:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Electric_Sunshine Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	How long did it take you to learn to tune? I'm still learning now. I just finished my 2 hour practice session learning and I am getting much better. Another question to add, How long did it take you to learn by ear? Andrew __________________ Slash for life!

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JasonC Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,338 Thanks: 24 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: How long did it take you to learn to tune? Hmmm... well learning "how" to tune is pretty simple, that might take up to a couple weeks I guess depending on how often you play. The ear thing is just something that continues to improve the longer you play and the more you actually "pay attention" to what you're hearing. I've been playing off and on for 12 years and my ears are getting better all the time. If you want to speed up your ability to tune by ear you can tune using chords from a song that you are extremely familiar with. At the very least, practice tuning the E with a tuner and then tuning the rest accordingly.. then try playing chords from that familiar song and adjust the notes until they sound right.

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Sven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 232 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How long did it take you to learn to tune? It's something that takes practice. __________________ "I don't get mad, I get stabby!"

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lp_junkie Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 1,482 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: How long did it take you to learn to tune? 2-3 weeks, but that was in the 70's so it may have taken longer than I remember. __________________ LP_Junkie now on MySpace _____________________________________________ Les Pauls and Marshalls- Hammer of the Gods. EPI/MIJ Modders (Orville-Tokai-Burny-Greco-etc.)

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Deftone Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rocklin, CA Posts: 612 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How long did it take you to learn to tune? I used to tune my Memphis POS w/ a pitch pipe through my black face Fender Champ. Yea, sold that amp fer nothin' back in the day. Shoot me. __________________ '87 LP Custom Lite: Black '88 LP Custom Lite: Cherryburst '89 LP Studio Lite: Black W/ factory Floyd trem '02 SG Special Faded w/ cresent moon inlays USA Highway 1 Strat with Gibson 500T (FOR SALE!) Taylor Big Baby Acoustic Peavy Bass Krank Rev. jr. mini half stack Fender GDEC http://www.myspace.com/pump_shotgun

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Soldano16 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 208 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: How long did it take you to learn to tune? This may sound funny but if you want to learn to tune by ear - get a Peterson tuner. The accuracy of the tuning you get from that piece of gear will help you train your ears to really accurate tuning.

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kluson Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 1,220 Thanks: 27 Thanked 38 Times in 13 Posts	Re: How long did it take you to learn to tune? If you want to tune by ear you need to learn to hear Intervals! you can get a great CD to help you, look for intervalic recognition in google and you should find some stuff there to help that. It's like anything else ..... Practice __________________ You ain't seen me...... Right!

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lowe V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,239 Thanks: 16 Thanked 9 Times in 3 Posts	Re: How long did it take you to learn to tune? In tune as in plugging the guitar into the tuner and watching the needle go right? Or knowing its out of tune and fixing it by ear? __________________ I guarantee I'm reading a pickguard on/off thread, or one on topwraping. ---The schnozberries taste like schnozberries.

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Canadian Charlie Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Malta Europe Posts: 120 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How long did it take you to learn to tune? At 44 years of age I'm still using a 25 year old tuner __________________ 1979 Granada Les Paul 1983 Lado Flying V (DiMarzio Super Distortion Pick Ups) 2006 Fender MIM Stratocaster (Texas Special, Dimarzio Tone Zone) 2007 Tenson Spanish Guitar 2008 Epiphone Les Paul (DiMarzio Super Distortion Pick Ups) 2008 Yamaha Pacifica 112

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Harpozep V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Near the Casinos...... Posts: 5,134 Thanks: 47 Thanked 28 Times in 11 Posts	Re: How long did it take you to learn to tune? Still learning, only been 35 plus years! Really, since no guitar tunes "Perfectly " in all intervals, I constantly retune depending on the chord structure I'm going to use. A wound G string helps, but not on electrics unless there is Jazz involved.. I've even gone Buzz Feiten on a couple of guitars, which does help a bit, but it's not the magic that it could be. I have a very fussy ear, but love instruments that play chords, so I grin and bear it, and change my tuning and technique often. __________________ Behave all, Harpozep I'b' Use'bd' WB'bd' Pick'ups'b'"Lyrics: Time wasted between solos"

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