Why am I having trouble tuning this guitar? I have 46 years experience playing guitar and having trouble getting this Sky guitar to sound right.
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Probably because it's a very low-end guitar. Spending $40 bucks on a guitar is for a true beginner. Why would someone at your level even use this?? That's the real question.
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I was complaining to Amazon for even putting out a piece of junk such as this.. I was complaining on behalf of one of my minority six grade students that received the guitar from his parents as a gift. I personally wouldn't bother looking at one that cheap for my grandkids.
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Hello,Evon here,dose it play well?. answer is A new guitar is very easy to keep the guitar tuned and playing great,always keep checking how your guitar is in tune,when you first get it,after a little bit it will stay tuned just right for you.if not there are a few things you can try ,is make sure your guitartune pegs are scewd in tight so it will not untune or back off, this will kept strings in place. next when the new wares off the guitar it is a good idea to keep the guitar in a dry and warm place ,due to moisture or cold weather will effect the tune of youre guitar. all and all your guitar will play good sounds as long as you stay with it. happy playing ,and enjoy the great sounds you will make. Evon Lions
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Mine was pretty well set up. A week ago however, I noticed the High E, 3rd Fret was buzzing and not staying in tune. Took it to local guy and he adjusted the truss rod. All good now.
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Jeff I do not own the guitar anymore. I realize it was only $200, but I still wasn't all that impressed with it. Sorry I can't help you with this. Good luck!
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I have these strings on a non baritone Schecter Hellraiser Deluxe set up and tuned to B Standard tuning. It is absolutely amazing to play and sounds incredible. I took my guitar to a reputable luthier and guitar technician to get it professionally set up with the baritone strings about 2 years ago and it still plays wonderfully.
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The tuner is amazingly precise, but it is you who has to do the tuning. It is as good for electric guitars as it is for acoustic ones. Clip it on the headstock in a way that you can see the display. Always tune the string from a bit lower to higher (i.e. from flat toward sharper), this way, the string will better stay in tune. Also, make sure you hit exactly the 12 o'clock position (the green line) on the snark tuner when tuning a string. Take your time. If it shows some yellow lines right of the 12 o'clock position, you're getting too sharp. If it stays a bit on the left before the 12 o'clock position, you're too flat. If your guitar does not stay in tune, the most likely cause is that your tuning pegs are loose. You may tighten them carefully and slowly (don't overdo it). The pegs should turn easily but with a slight feeling of stickiness. They should definitely not rattle or feel loose. You do this best when restringing your guitar after taking off the old strings.
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I bought some extra tension strings to tune it E-A-D-G-B-e. It didnt work well. It would match the intonation but sounded sloppy. So I re-tuned it A-D-G-C-E-a.
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Just received a Mandolin A style, I know nothing about them. I am looking for a tuner & maybe a mike for it. ???. I ordered new strings & a strap. Tried tuning from YouTube, not working for me. Got some help from my son, but he is just learning to play the guitar himself. It has a plug, but I just want to learn to play without the acoustic sound. Any advice ??? Thank You Brenda.
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The strings are installed. Suggest you get a digital tuner so you can tune it though.
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If you enter the traveler guitar website there is a video which shows you how to change the strings. I didn't change my strings yet but it doesn't seen to take very long and the manual recomends which string to use if I'm not wrong.
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Not really. You just have to keep re-tuning. This is normal when you have new strings or in our case when you have a toddler fiddling with it constantly
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It doesn't work for me either. I have tried and tried to get it to stick on correctly, but it slips and slides and makes the guitar sound terrible. It is just another failed product that I should return, but haven't bothered to yet. Denise Trone
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Try it! I think if you tune 5 frets up from regular guitar tuning (EADGBE) you will find the sound enhanced significantly. I have a Koaloha about the size of the Yamaha guitallele and sound 10 times better. Hope this helps & sorry this took so long. Yamaha good bang for your buck!
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This guitar doesn't really hold a tune. I found a good, free iPhone app called Guitar Tuna that helps me tune it. I think I tune it daily.
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yes by all means get a guitar, new or used get a new set of strings!!even tho a guitar is new it may have been built two years ago.always get a new set of strings.and for the acoustic, i recomend a set of martin,bluegrass,light _medium and a good tuner and never over tune your strings, that takes the life out of them! happy tunes!!!v.e.
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The guitar sounds lovely and very easy to tune. I haven't done any slide, but I´m sure it will sound great. If you're learning this guitar is good choice. I've checked another one which is very nice and a lot more expensive (A Luna resonator electroacosutic)
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Did you by chance remove the tone and volume knobs on the guitar to remove the clear plastic cover on the pick guard? I knew someone who did that and when he replaced the knobs they were not in the correct postion so when he thought he had it at full volume it was not producing sound, because it was in a postion for no sound .