Before you can rock a guitar, you need to tune it. Guitar tuning is among the rudimentary tasks of maintaining and playing a guitar. Though not a very difficult task, it does takes a little bit of ...

That’s why tuning is important before playing. The easiest and most accurate way to tune your guitar is by using a digital tuner or a tuning app on your phone.

“Yeah, I know how to tune up. So drop D is something to do with the D string, right?” Actually no, but it does involve a D note. The idea is that the sixth string, the lowest note on the guitar, ...

Guitar maintenance: We’ve teamed up with Jack Ellis from Manchester's Jack’s Instrument Services to solve common guitar issues and mod your instrument with simple tools and a DIY approach. This time ...

A basic guitar tuner quickly senses the string’s pitch and translates that information into a simple “sharp, flat, perfect” display, while higher-quality models display the approximate ...

Guitar Tuna Image used with permission by copyright holder Guitar Tuna is one of the most popular guitar tuner apps, and after trying it out, it’s easy to see why. The app is easy to use; just ...

A basic guitar tuner quickly senses the string’s pitch and translates that information into a simple “sharp, flat, perfect” display, while higher-quality models display the approximate ...

If you play guitar or another string instrument, one of the thankless tasks you do before you play—and in between songs—is getting your instrument in tune. There are several ways you can do ...

Most of [Pepijn]’s tuner is what you would expect — microcontrollers and FFT. The microcontroller is an ATMega, which is sufficient enough for a simple guitar tuner.

I'm going to look at some of the ways you can minimise tuning issues on your guitar, and even get ahead of them. Because if your guitar isn't in tune you'll never sound good.