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[JCDenton6]

I usually play the guitar and try to hit the strings hard for about 15 minutes, after that I find tuning much more stable.
I was told long ago not to stretch the stings after you install them, it results in premature wear/breakage. YMMV.

If all your normal tuning regimens fail after this, you may have to tune to fit your other non stringed instruments.
Also since the stings are new, they may seem to sound overly bright, which seems to make your guitar not sound right with the other instruments.

 

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[topcat0399]

gawd!

I throw on strings, stretch the hell outta them bang on them for a few minutes final tune and an hour later they are onstage. My strings last 1 gig max.


For recording our practice is:

Using an accurate variable tuner, find the near A tuning of the least "tunable" instrument (like the flute) and then all other tunable instruments must use the same tuner and tune to the the point that is A on the flute.

Tuning various instruments together is never "perfect" but this method eliminates a lot of issues.

For live; everyone uses their own tuner going for A 440 and it will all be what it may.

ymmv

 

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[MesaGod666]

I usually tune to the 12th harmonics. Just get it in the ballpark, but I think what you are hearing is your guitar actually in tune. It will sound fine once you get used to it.

 

[Blaklynx]

Sounds odd....... :lol: but you don't actually say if your guitar is intonated properly. People have different methods and opinions about the 'proper' way and what to use and so on but here's the simplest:

-Firstly, do stretch new strings (pull them up, bend, etc.), tune and re-tune.
-Check intonation with tuner after tuning: is 12th fret fretted note exactly the same as 12th fret harmonic note? If not, the guitar is not intonated properly. You need to move the saddles in/out depending on the fretted note. Google for info. Don't press too hard on the 12th fret; you'll throw things off by stretching the string. Normal pressure is all that's needed.

I've been doing it this way for years with no issues. I can fret anywhere on the finger board and a note will be 'in tune' by a few cents. If it's good enough for Ibanez to have mentioned this 25yrs ago to me and they still mention it, who am i to argue?

Using one tuner for all instruments is a good idea. It eliminates any variability of using different tuners. Yes, a tuner is a tuner and they should all be the same but nobody can guarantee that.

 

[Hollis]

There are many tuning medods, but the method I use works extremely well. Of course, the guitar will never be "perfectly" in tune, so if you are in a situation where you need to be absolutely in tune, like if you were recording along with non-stringed intruments, you may have to constantly retune depending on what you are playing: open strings, high up on the fret board, etc.

For normal playing:
When I change strings, I stretch them pretty good by pulling up on the string all the way up and down the neck. New strings stretch considerably at first, so I can't see how a guitar would stay any where close to in-tune without properly stretching the strings.
Tuning: I use a Boss tuner. Most tuners will work equally well, some more accurate than others. I constantly pluck the open string about every second whilst tuning. As the OP stated, the pitch will fall a few cents flat after plucking the string. With general playing, a note isn't usually held very long, so this is the method I prefer most of the time. There are situations, like when you are recording and you're playing chords or notes where they are plucked or strummed and then held for a long time. In this situation, I'd tune the guitar by plucking the open string, waiting a couple seconds (letting the pitch fall slightly), then tuning the string. Then maybe I'd also tune by the harmonic on the 5th fret of one string and the 7th fret of the next string, just to be sure they are perfectly in tune with one another.
I hope this helps.