Today, we will be getting our teeth stuck into a tuning that has long since passed its sell by date, and yet which seems to be more popular now than ever before! Whether you are completely familiar with how to tune to drop D or whether you have never done so before, if you are […]
Double Drop D Tuning
Today, we will be grappling with a topic that becomes more and more relevant the more this tuning becomes canonised in popular music theory. Today, we tackle the double drop D tuning head on! What are Dropped Tunings? First of all, to call a tuning ‘dropped’ is to enter it into one of the several […]
How to Tune Your Guitar a Half Step Down?
Looking for a way to add some new flavor to your playing? Tuning your guitar a half step down is a great way to change the sound and feel of your songs. And best of all, you don’t need a special guitar tuner half step down to play in this exciting tuning. What is a […]
How To Use A Guitar Tuner: Step By Step Guide
No doubt, the fastest and the most accurate way to get your guitar tuned is by using a tuner. But before this can be done, i.e. if you want to play a guitar that is well tuned, you need to know how to use a guitar tuner. Why Tune with a Tuner? Of course you […]
How to String an Acoustic Guitar That Doesn?t Use Bridge Pins?
To keep the feeling and sound of your instrument, you need to change the strings in your acoustic guitar from time to time. If you want to have the best sound as a guitarist, you need to make sure that every string of your instruments works well. It is also important that as a guitarist […]
Alternate Guitar Tunings Chart: The Most Popular Alternate Tunings
Check out the alternate guitar tunings chart below to see what some of the most popular alternate tunings are. Then you can try out some of these for yourself. Alternate tunings are great if: You?ve been looking to expand your repertoire Have found a song/songs you?d like to learn that are played in an alternate […]
What are the Different Types Of Guitar Tuners
There are 3 broad types of guitar tuner. These all work in different ways to help you to tune your guitar. Within those 3 types there are of course different brands and different display types. The type of guitar tuner you go for will depend on your budget and your purposes – e.g. if you […]
How to Tune a Guitar: Illustrated Step by Step Guide
The goal of this page is to teach you how to tune a guitar. I will use pictures to illustrate to make it easier to follow. It?s not too difficult a process so you should be tuning your guitar with ease in no time. I will demonstrate both how to tune with a tuner and […]