Is there something wrong with the rhythm guitar?

Jazzaferri

Mitch wrote:

Hi,
First I think the first major problem is the tuning... Guys you have to tune your instruments.

Didnt Miles write a song called tune up.

However there is the joke, how long does it take to tune a guitar ....... Nobody knows, its never been done.

Mitch

a bit harsh on guitarists though...

Like that bass player who goes to a gig for a child's birthday. During the break, the kid starts to touch the bass' machineheads.
When the bass player goes back to his instrument, he notices that and goes to the kid.
The parents, at the other end of the room, see him talking to the youngster and then slapping him!
So the parents run to the bassist and start arguing on why did he slap the kid ?
- He got one of my bass strings out of tune during the break!
-So what?!
- he won't tell me which one it is!..

Jazzaferri

Its not actually a comment on guitarists, its a comment on guitars.

Due to their nature, and the fact that they have to be temper tuned, they are never completely in tune with themselves. Its always a compromise. The Peterson Strobe tuner that I have has 4 different sweetenings for guitar..