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Is it a bad practice to not tune your guitar as long as it sounds decent? (self.guitars)

submitted 1 year ago by Chonk to c/guitars

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Hi, I'm a beginner learning guitar. I noticed that after a month or so my guitar doesn't sound the same but it's not too bad. And I am hesitant to tune my guitar frequently because I'm afraid that some strings might snap.

Is it fine to not tune guitar until it sounds garbage (unrecognizable)?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Off-pitch sounds incredibly sour together with any other music - nails on chalkboard level for some people. If it's only you, you do whatever you want. Still can't hurt to be conscientious, though: it's only a few strings, it's not like you're tuning a harp or piano or something. You will also be practicing both your tuning skills and, as indigo points out, probably also listening skills/pitch sensitivity.

Also, strings are likely much stronger than you give them credit for - tuning up a fresh string can stress it depending on material, but once it's "broken in", don't worry about it.