On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 11:13 PM, Oli Glaser <oli.glaser@talktalk.net> wrote=
:

>  Yes, in the middle of a song tuners won't help you much. A quick
> adjustment is often needed, especially the first couple when the strings
> warm up - trick is to make it sound like it's part of the tune :-)
> I used to give my guitar (les paul) a real hard time, often bending the
> neck to achieve a whammy effect which was not much good for the tuning
> (or the guitar either, it survived though :-)  )
> A good ear is a must for guitarists, especially lead as you are often
> bending notes in a subtle fashion, which takes some practice to do
> accurately and develop a feel for. I found this pretty much impossible
> to teach and decided I probably wouldn't want to anyway, as everyone
> eventually finds their own way, which is part of developing a unique styl=
e.
>
> All this got me thinking of an automatic robotic tuner that could be
> built into the guitar and use a few highly geared motors. I checked and
> Gibson have already done it though. There is also a similar idea where
> you place the tuner on the machine head.
>
>

Nice! I love the Les Paul. I have a Stratocaster.
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