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Tuning Guitar
Tuning the low E comes out a D# on my tuner. Is it a bad string or a bad tuner?
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6 Replies
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Is it doing that for all the strings/tuning notes? I would double check using an online tuner. Your tuner battery could be getting low if it’s wrong?
Here is an A-note 440 Hz, you can tune your 5th string to match this, and then fret your 5th fret 6th string to match the correct A-note open 5th string.
Nothing wrong with tuning all the strings down a half tone, makes it easier to play. You can always put a capo on the first fret to match standard open tuning if you’re playing with others.
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@MMMURRAY its possible that the battery is getting low, as suggest by Carol, but I’m wondering if it might be a bad tuning peg that keeps loosening causing the string to become looser and untuned. Are you saying that you use the tuner to tune the low E, but while playing it, the string becomes untuned and loosens to a D#? If that’s the case, I’m pretty sure it’s the tuning oeg. You can replace the pegs or have a luthier do it.
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@mmmurray, a thought occurred to me last night too. Do you happen to be playing a nylon string guitar (classical)? The strings on them often come out of tune while playing a song. It can be very frustrating having to retune after every song.
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Thanks for the thought but no I’m using nylon strings.
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Went and got some new batteries and all is well. Thanks.
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Glad to hear it was such an inexpensive fix. 🙂
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