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Interesting Tcha Limberger interview
The part when he said he doesn't like the sound when people play with Dunlop picks was interesting...
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I've always seen Django as his own thing. Certain groups may try to claim him as their own, but you can hear in his playing that he was a free agent, which is one of the reasons why so many people can feel their soul move when they hear him. Thanks DR.
At DiJ Tcha suggested that any guitar player using an electronic tuner shouldn't be playing guitar.
This interview is great. Thanks for posting
lol I like Tcha but he definitely has some strong opinions about a few things that probably aren't super relevant to people who aren't playing professionally or at a very very high level. User your tuners, folks :D
Regarding using the tuner, I like how Sebastien G put it; never waste an opportunity to train your ear.
Tommy Emmanuel uses a tuner, Al Di Meola uses a tuner. All orchestra musicians I've met use a tuner. I guess I'll continue using my tuner.
Get these damn hacks off the stage with their silly tuning crutches.
It's not either or. I never keep the tuner clipped on the headstock because I don't like the look. So at home, most of the time I tune by ear since I'm lazy to get up and get the tuner (I don't even know which case they're in right now). At least I'll give it a good attempt. Occasionally if the string is hovering just a few cents sharp or flat, I hear that it's off but sometimes I don't hear which way so I'll use the tuner app. It is useful to use your ears, it really wakes up your musical mind. But if I'm out for a gig or a jam, there are way to many surrounding sounds to tune your instrument well. So, in public, tuner is the way to go. Band practice is 50/50, I usually start by ear and finish or double check with the tuner.
This is the way! Years ago I saw a well-regarded acoustic guitar player (not Gypsy jazz) playing in a duo with a singer songwriter. He refused to use a tuner. Like the old joke goes, he spent half his time tuning and half his time playing out of tune. I know he had some purist thought that you shouldn’t have to use a tuner, but it was very distracting and kind of ruined the show. On stage with other people use a tuner! Off stage is the time to train your ear.
If you tune by ear it's all too easy to tune poorly, because your ear will naturally prefer the consonance of perfect fourths and perfect thirds. To have acceptable intonation across all keys you actually have to compromise (guitar is an instrument with equal temperament), which is where the electric tuner helps.
Big fan of Tcha, and his ears are amazing, but that comment is inane - I really hope he was just making it in jest.
@Buco I don't like the look either, but with the small D'addario tuners there are ways to hide them quite well. I'll share some pics.. (click here)