if i tune the third string "open" like in a g or c chord it sounds fine.
but then when i play a d or e chord where you have to hold the string down it is slightly off tune.
2007-01-03 23:41:36 · 5 answers · asked by HAROLD C 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Guitars are all different and act differently. You can have the fret board "tuned" to make strings play evenly. If the guitar is an inexpensive one, this may not be an option cost wise. Most guitar shops will have free advice for you on this subject.
2007-01-03 23:50:22 · answer #1 · answered by phil_noon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can only assume that your checking it with an electronic tuner? If not, then your wrong about the tuning of the string. But it sounds like your guitar has EXTREMELY poor intonation on the A string. I've never seen intonation that was off a whole fret but it can happen. You can test this with your electronic tuner. Lightly touch the the A string directly over top of the 12th fret and pluck it to make the harmonic. Your tuner should read it as an "A" just like it does with the string open. If it doesn't, then your intonation is off. take it to a guitar tech and get it set properly. With intonation that bad, you should be able to see that the bridge saddle for the A string is not where it should be. It will be in a different position than the rest of them. They shouldn't vary over 3/32 of an inch one from another. The A string would be all the way forward or all the way back. Hope this helped.
2016-05-23 02:10:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're string settings are too far off the fretboard, they need to be set by a music store, or by a guitar player, that has done it before to his own guitars! If it's an expensive guitar, it just needs to be set, if it's an inexpensive guitar, it's not unusual for it to get like that!
2007-01-04 00:11:30 · answer #3 · answered by musicman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it's the way you play it. Possibly when you press the string down it slightly bends it to make it just out of tune. Could be the guitar you're using...
I know wht you mean though, it's happened to me.
2007-01-03 23:51:27 · answer #4 · answered by Quim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you guitar might be less than desirable, if not get it set up, intonated, and work on a lighter touch. cheers
2007-01-04 01:19:04 · answer #5 · answered by jacojbass 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋