• From: Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Topic: Can you get ear transplants?

I have been getting really annoyed recently. This has been because I seem to have become very fussy when tuning my guitar. Sometimes taking 15-20 mins just  to get it spot on. This has caused a knock on effect to my playing because as I have become more neurotic about the tuning I have started to think that my playing is getting worse. Started to blame the guitar and everything.

Then I bought a digital tuner and can't believe the difference it has made. It's not like I was way out with tuning by ear but I was getting to the stage where if it was out by a fraction I was starting to pick it up and it was really putting me off.

I can't make my mind up if I am becoming more tuned in to the sound of the notes or if I am tone deaf.

Maybe I could pick up some decent ears on eBay.

Is anything really made up of zeros and ones??

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Re: Can you get ear transplants?

<img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_lol.gif" border=0 alt="Laughing">

I got an electronic tuner for the same reason last year. I got one of those damn expensive ones " the intellitouch tuner" got it cheap @ £35 for the top of the range in intellitouch. Usually they are about £42

I am so happy with my tuner, or I was until a guy in my work bought one very similar ( as in it tunes by the vibration and note the sound) for a mere £20. He has no light on his though  <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_lol.gif" border=0 alt="Laughing">  not that I have ever had to use the light on mine I dont think  <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_lol.gif" border=0 alt="Laughing">


Ken

ye get some that are cut out for the job and others just get by from pretending
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Re: Can you get ear transplants?

gosh yesterday my sister dropped my amp on my tuner and now its screwed. so i gotta spend another 30$

  • Registered: 2006-07-12
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Re: Can you get ear transplants?

<font face="Times"><font color="darkblue"><b>Dude, is sounds like you need a sister-transplant. LOL Just kidding. I suggest only using other musicians as roadies. They'll respect your gear.</b></font></font>

  • From: Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Re: Can you get ear transplants?

Sounds like I got a bargain. Mine only cost £10. All singing all dancing, lights n everything. I'll need to remember to keep it out of reach of inquisitive family members.

Is anything really made up of zeros and ones??

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Re: Can you get ear transplants?

lol i got a new one yesterday and in tuning to standard


i broke a low e string

first time ive ever done that

  • From: Renfrewshire, Scotland
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Re: Can you get ear transplants?

First time i ever heard of anyone doing that. Although I remember seeing someone break a string on his bass guitar a long time ago.


Ouch!! <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_eek.gif" border=0 alt="Shocked">

Is anything really made up of zeros and ones??

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Re: Can you get ear transplants?

You must have had some very old rotted strings on your guitar!

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Re: Can you get ear transplants?

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText"><b>madamevai wrote on Thu, 13 July 2006 11&#58;27</b></td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
You must have had some very old rotted strings on your guitar!
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actually they were new earny ball regular slinkies

i think im gonna go back to using boomers