Nate Beck tunes acoustic guitar before teaching guitar lesson
(Entertainment-NewsWire.com, September 17, 2013 ) St. Paul, MN -- For years experts have advised acoustic guitar players to tune their guitar by ear or with another instrument, such as a piano.
HowToTuneAGuitar.org suggests, " Tune the bottom E, as accurately as you can. Chances are it's in tune anyways, being the thickest string it's the least likely to detune itself than any of the others." Or, " If you have another instrument such as a Piano (which stays in tune for years), you can tune it to the 2nd E below middle C (aka C4). If you have no device or instrument handy just try to get it as accurate as possible."
Now the clip on guitar tuner is revolutionizing how acoustic guitar players tune their guitars.
"Electric guitar players have always had an accessory to tune their guitar," explains Stacey Marmolejo, President of MAC Music Accessories; manufacturer of SpeedPro clip on guitar tuner. "The traditional tuner required you to ‘plug in.' Since acoustic guitars don't have that plug, acoustic players had to rely on ear-tuning or tuning to another instrument. And since you can't take a piano with you and tuning by ear is very difficult, tuning an acoustic guitar was difficult. If you get the bottom E wrong, then all your strings are tuned wrong."
"The SpeedPro clip on guitar tuner is less than 2" tall and relies on the vibration of the strings to indicate when it's in tune, thus making it the perfect tuner for an acoustic guitar," Marmolejo says.
Mike Tarrani, a Top 50 product reviewer who play guitars writes about the SpeedPro guitar tuner, "Another nice feature is this ships complete," reportsTarrani. "There is no need to purchase a battery because one ships with the unit. Access to the battery compartment is simple."
"Of course the ability to swivel the tuner to practically any angle is one of the design elements that set this apart from other tuners that clip onto headstocks. And the construction is definitely heavy duty and well thought out," raves Tarrani in his review.
Will acoustic guitar players follow Tarani's lead and adopt the clip on guitar tuner in lieu of ear-tuning? Unless the guitarist has perfect-pitch, it's the only way to guarantee an acoustic guitar is in tune.
About MAC Music Accessories Company
MAC Music Accessories is a Minnesota based company started by a group of musicians. The company manufactures and retails simple and reliable accessories for acoustic, electric and bass guitars. Available exclusively online at Amazon.com, MAC Music Accessories recently introduced the first-ever three year guarantee on a clip on guitar tuner.
