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Post by Johnkenn on May 5, 2014 17:56:25 GMT -6
I'm now kind of embarrassed that I've recorded so much music at home without having my guitars properly intonated. Really, this could go a long way towards making my stuff at home more professional. Keep the part simple, play it in time...and now, play it in tune  You know, I've tried this before, but never with this success...I just assumed there was some voodoo to it...It turns out that voodoo was having a real tuner! |
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Post by svart on May 6, 2014 6:50:01 GMT -6
I'm now kind of embarrassed that I've recorded so much music at home without having my guitars properly intonated. Really, this could go a long way towards making my stuff at home more professional. Keep the part simple, play it in time...and now, play it in tune You know, I've tried this before, but never with this success...I just assumed there was some voodoo to it...It turns out that voodoo was having a real tuner! Another trick is to tune all the stringed instruments with the same tuner. I've had plenty of folks in the studio who insist on using their personal tuner and we find out later that a couple of the instruments are a few cents off from each other.. Which sounds terrible. |
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Post by Johnkenn on May 6, 2014 7:15:25 GMT -6
I'm gonna see if I can buy this Peterson from the guy. I'm a believer. They're going anywhere from $150-$350 on ebay.
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Post by matt on May 6, 2014 7:45:35 GMT -6
I have a Peterson Strobe Model 450 here...gonna give it a shot... Wow, old school, JK! I have one of these, and it's great: StroboRackI also have the stomp box version. They both do a fine job, and match each other exactly - tune on one, move to the other, there's no difference. Using the 5th-17th fret tuning method, I can see (and hear) the difference. In fact, I am going to change the bridge out on my Tele so that all six strings can be individually set. Right now, the set up is a compromise, with the D/G and B/E string pairs set to an intermediate position to have them both sort-of in tune. It's a bit of a bummer, actually. Chords go out of tune as they are played up the neck. |
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Post by svart on May 6, 2014 21:49:28 GMT -6
So I picked up an Epi Les Paul Standard. The setup went well except the 2nd and 5th strings won't intonate. Both are around 2 cents high. I've never had so much trouble intonating before this week. WTF.
I checked the nut and it's OK, the intonation goes sharper the higher you go up the string. The height is right, but it seems that setting the saddle halfway through the tuning range and then moving it back doesn't make much difference. Moving it up toward the neck goes very sharp very quickly.
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