Most out of tune Guitar vids on Youtube

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

It's one thing to have two guitar players playing identically and one be a few cent out, & have a bit of a chorusing effect going on (ie; Randy Rhoads), but when it's bad, it's really bad, and painful to listen to.

 

[Cederick]

Then there's the opposite extreme. One guy I know carries along one of those big old Conn electro-mechanical Strobotuners every time he goes out...

...then spends half his time obsessing that he's out of tune. Any time you see a picture of him playing with the band, he'll be the one with his back to you as he fiddles with his tuner/guitar.

Personally, I've found the little Snark clip-ons to be remarkably fast and accurate...

...and like Aaron says, if you have to pay more than $10 you're getting ripped off. No reason not to have a half-dozen of those laying around.

He needs Evertune and True Temperament NOW  :toothy12:

 

[Cagey]

You would think. But, I'm afraid he's one of those people who got stuck in an earlier time of life (for him, it's the the '70s), and only guitars, amps and technology (among other things) from that era or earlier are acceptable. It's kinda weird, but not as rare as you might think. There's a term for it, but I can't remember what it is offhand. It's quite prevalent in folks who suffer from alzheimer's disease, although in their case they start off stuck in an earlier time, and regress from there until they're quite childlike.

 

[stratamania]

The earlier quote of Hendrix was to do with tuning in between songs. It is not the only one.

He might have joked about going out of tune but he was not advocating being out of tune. That is why he was tuning.

 

[Re-Pete]

The earlier quote of Hendrix was to do with tuning in between songs. It is not the only one.

He might have joked about going out of tune but he was not advocating being out of tune. That is why he was tuning.

I think he used to make jokes of Eric Clapton who had a habit of tuning on stage too much.

 

[Cagey]

And Jimi didn't tune enough. Although, to be fair, both of those guys were using what we'd now call "vintage" guitars with the dreaded 6 point bridges and Kluson tuners that kept those old Strats from staying in tune for more than 3 or 4 milliseconds, so either behavior was understandable. Eric just kept working on it in vain, while Jimi said to hell with it and played on.

 

[mayfly]

I've had a copy of 'hendrix in the west' (live album) since high school.  On that record he tuned after every song.  But he was doing some crazy assed sh*t on there and as Cagey said, he only had a 6 point trem and kluson deluxe tuners between him and disaster.

But at the start of each song he was perfectly in tune.

 

[Cagey]

Another thing I think may be pertinent, although I can't prove it, is I think the strings we had back then weren't nearly as good as what we have now. If by no other metric but breakage, modern strings have to be better. Back when I was just a grasshopper, breaking strings was common and expected. Now, I can go years between broken string incidents, and I don't even change them as often. Their ability to stretch and return seems better, too.

 

[AirCap]

^^^^ TRUE! ^^^^

Back in the Stone Age when I was getting started it was Black Diamond strings or Ernie Ball Slinkys.... That was it for electrics. For acoustics - it was Martin Marquis strings or nothing.

 

[Logrinn]

I tried Picato's back then because that's what Ritchie Blackmore used (if I remember correctly)
They even had an unwound g-string in the set. Wow!
Does that brand even exist today?

 

[Cagey]

I've never even heard of the brand. Maybe they're local to your area. I think many strings are sourced from just a few manufacturers and just labeled/packaged to create a revenue stream. I know I used to use Gibson strings, but they've never made strings so I don't know who was making them.

 

[Logrinn]

It seems the brand does still exist. And their their strings are handwound ...

 

[Fat Pete]

Quite well known in the UK - or they used to be anyway. I guess they didn't achieve the worldwide popularity of other British made strings like Sustainless and Plinkity-Plonkers.

 

[Cagey]

I guess they didn't achieve the worldwide popularity of other British made strings like Sustainless and Plinkity-Plonkers.

Hehe!

Sorry we missed out on those  :laughing7:

 

[raystankewitz]

Quite well known in the UK - or they used to be anyway. I guess they didn't achieve the worldwide popularity of other British made strings like Sustainless and Plinkity-Plonkers.

I know Sustainless still makes their fortune selling to the OEM arena as the strings installed on new guitars. They even send those tags that mimic other manufacturers string hang tags. Tag says "Strings by D'addario?" Most likely they are Sustainless.

On the other hand, Plinkety-Plonk Pty made their fortune selling to the mom and pop stores to put on used guitars. They so cleverly devised a way to make them look old and corroded with that worn-out string sound.
:icon_biggrin:

 

[amigarobbo]

On the other hand, Plinkety-Plonk Pty made their fortune selling to the mom and pop stores to put on used guitars. They so cleverly devised a way to make them look old and corroded with that worn-out string sound.
:icon_biggrin:

It's called relicing, get with the times Grandad.  or behind them, not quite sure how that works to be honest.  :icon_scratch: :turtle:



Incidentally I went to see a group tonite, and the support act was a, I suppose you'd call them a power trio, and in a couple of songs it would drop down to bass, vocals and drums, for 10/20 seconds and during this time the guitarist would mute/tune his guitar, before coming back into the song, which was a nice bit of tuneage from him.

Shame the songs were boring tuneless generic indie landfill. But you can't have everything eh?

 

[stratamania]

Picato, I used to use them in the 70s and then I must have got a bad set and switched to other brands. But a couple of years ago I bought a set of Picato's so they are still around but perhaps not as much as they used to be.

 

[raystankewitz]

On the other hand, Plinkety-Plonk Pty made their fortune selling to the mom and pop stores to put on used guitars. They so cleverly devised a way to make them look old and corroded with that worn-out string sound.
:icon_biggrin:

It's called relicing, get with the times Grandad.  or behind them, not quite sure how that works to be honest.  :icon_scratch: :turtle:

To be correct, "Relicing" means making it look old and worn the $&*% out, but it still plays just fine because the strings are smooth and shiny, thank you. "Old and corroded" means you would think twice about touching the guitar in question. If you did, you would find the blackened/tarnished strings actually rough to the touch and not holding pitch. The black buildup on the strings (that might contain some DNA for good measure) would transfer to your fingers, leaving you to want for a sink to wash up in.

I might be a grandfather, but I'm with the times.  :bass:

 

[amigarobbo]

You mean there may not be a market for my branded old tyme 50s strings? "Old Fashioned wear for the old Fashioned Soundz"™Complete with fret wear dents that correspond perfectly with a 1958 Les Paul*?

Available at a small up-charge** dents so deep the winding have become loose on the 'd' string at least 3 frets points


*Dents made with special Tru-Tone hammer©, has never been near a Les Paul

**$54

 

[stratamania]

Something that gets missed with old-time tone, is that when a lot of those tones were being made the instruments and strings themselves were new.  :help: