Originally Posted by: natashagrangerHey, for tuning my guitar manually I follow the hold the 5fth fret down procedure e.g. holding down the low E at the 5th fret then comparing the sound with the open A. This procedure continues with the other strings. The string that is being pressed down is the reference point so for example if the open A sounds the same as the Low E when pressed down at the 5th fret then that means my A string is in tune. My question is, what is my reference point for the low E? If my low E is out of tune, how would I be able to know without checking my electronic tuner?[br][br]Thanks in advance! Hope that made sense.[br]Natasha :)
You can also use the Guitar Tricks reference tuner to hear if you are in tune. Like Chris said, nothing wrong with the '5th Fret' method. It's always handy for a qucik tune up. If you can train your ear to hear the low E well enough to have it in memory, that's handy to be close enough for personal playing. I can get close though always seems to be a little sharp...just a little.