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Post by martinfever on Feb 28, 2015 15:50:50 GMT -5
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Post by drlj on Feb 28, 2015 17:01:39 GMT -5
I saw that some time ago. I did my best to follow his instructions, hit a chord and it sounded like dogs howling at the moon. It would have been nice, after he tuned, if he had actually played a chord or two so we could hear how his guitar sounded. It seems slightly nuts to me.
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Post by Lonnie on Feb 28, 2015 17:40:02 GMT -5
I'm not buying that at all. Might be right for his cruddy old Olson, but if each guitar has its own quirks, a one-size-fits-all approach ain't gonna work. I'll try it, though, just for fun.
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Post by Marshall on Feb 28, 2015 17:58:30 GMT -5
I spend at least 6 minutes tuning my guitar between each song.
Did you notice he NEVER hit the target value on any string ?
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Post by drlj on Feb 28, 2015 18:40:53 GMT -5
Probably answers my question about why he did not play a few chords.
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Post by millring on Feb 28, 2015 18:47:40 GMT -5
I sorta feel sorry for folks with too-good ears. Music must be hell for them. I can remember sitting around for five....ten....fifteen minutes waiting for my brother to decide he was in tune. He doesn't have as hot a temper as I, but I saw him toss a guitar once after trying and failing for an extremely long time. Okay, he threw it on the bed. But he was angry.
An electronic tuner is ALWAYS going to trump my ears' abilities. Without one, I have an uncanny ability to find the one string that's out and tune the other five to it.
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Post by drlj on Feb 28, 2015 19:43:28 GMT -5
I really like JT, but I sometimes suspect he is slightly nuts. It is ok. Being that talented trumps being slightly nuts.
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Post by david on Feb 28, 2015 23:46:11 GMT -5
Funny that his guitar always sounds in tune when I hear it. Capoing will always throw my guitars out. I have not yet found a capo that does not leave a couple strings right on and a few out of tune. Nut, saddle and fret radius (compared to capo radius) will always have some effect.
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Post by RickW on Mar 1, 2015 0:42:08 GMT -5
I never used a capo, so I don't think I'll go there. Seems pretty weird to me.
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Post by Doug on Mar 1, 2015 7:05:15 GMT -5
I really like JT, but I sometimes suspect he is slightly nuts. It is ok. Being that talented trumps being slightly nuts. Just because you are the sanest of a bunch of crazy siblings doesn't mean that you are sane.
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Post by drlj on Mar 1, 2015 8:14:11 GMT -5
I use a capo but only once in a while. I have very nice capos that don't get used often enough to justify their cost but I digress. Most capos use way too much force and pull guitars out of tune. A good capo allows a person to adjust the tension until it is just enough pressure and, when placed close to the fret, it doesn't pull the tuning any sharper than just normally fretting a note. Those spring loaded, vice grip-like, capos that you often see clamped, like the jaws of death, on the headstocks of guitars are the very worst. Kyser is what I am talking about, but I won't mention the brand name. Anyway, there is no reason a good capo should pull a guitar out of tune so much that you have to use a totally crazy way of tuning to compensate for it. BTW, I have noticed that JT uses the very kind of capo that I, in my wisdom, have advised against. Go figure.
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Post by coachdoc on Mar 1, 2015 8:22:46 GMT -5
For that very reason I do not use a Kyser. I do however use Dunlop's version. Less tension, less distortion of pitch, yet tight enuf to avoid buzz.
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Post by Lonnie on Mar 1, 2015 11:21:48 GMT -5
Love my G7th capo.
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Post by coachdoc on Mar 1, 2015 12:04:42 GMT -5
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Post by millring on Mar 1, 2015 12:16:32 GMT -5
Since I've seen a number of guitarists (Besides Taylor, Wilcox and Pettis come to mind) who extensively use Kysers without having the problems we guitar weenies insist they must have with them, I've always guessed that the excessive force with which they clamp the neck -- the force we insist must be a problem -- is countered by the fact that they have a softer pad than the kinds of capos we insist are superior.
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Post by drlj on Mar 1, 2015 12:35:20 GMT -5
Since I've seen a number of guitarists (Besides Taylor, Wilcox and Pettis come to mind) who extensively use Kysers without having the problems we guitar weenies insist they must have with them, I've always guessed that the excessive force with which they clamp the neck -- the force we insist must be a problem -- is countered by the fact that they have a softer pad than the kinds of capos we insist are superior. The pad is softer. Lots of people use them and that is fine but I do not like the excessive force they use when clamping down. It is like vice grip pliers and there is no need for that much force. Most of the tuning problems people have with capos are not so much from the capo as from the capo placement. The closer to the fret, the better the situation. The capos I like, which I do view as superior, can be more finely adjusted. That, and the fact that they look so damned cool, is what I like about them. Truth is, you can use an elastic capo, a Kyser Masher, or a pencil with rubber bands if you want. Anything that you can adjust for tension, like the G7, Shubb, Elliott, Showcase, Paige, etc., is going to work better. My opinion only, of course, but I am right and you know it so you may as well just accept the fact! By the way, I read an interview with David Rawlings and Gillian Welch (sp?) not long ago and Rawlings said both they use Kyser capos because they pull each of their guitars out of tune the same amount and, therefore, the guitars sound good together.
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Post by patrick on Mar 1, 2015 13:29:37 GMT -5
Do you need an electronic tuner the size of a desktop computer?
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Post by millring on Mar 1, 2015 13:33:33 GMT -5
Do you need an electronic tuner the size of a desktop computer? Only if your guitar is the size of a desktop.
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Post by coachdoc on Mar 1, 2015 13:44:08 GMT -5
By the way, I read an interview with David Rawlings and Gillian Welch (sp?) not long ago and Rawlings said both they use Kyser capos because they pull each of their guitars out of tune the same amount and, therefore, the guitars sound good together. I like it. Makes good sense. Except the low E moves enuf to be noticeable anyway.
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Post by coachdoc on Mar 1, 2015 13:45:21 GMT -5
BTW, anyone else notice the beautiful Brazilian on his lap? (the guitar sides, not a girl)
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