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)?
I’d suggest tuning your guitar before you practice. Your training your ear as well as your fingers. Getting tuned up is a skill that you need to practice just as much as anything else
Tune it! Strings lose their elasticity with age - if they sound like shit, then it’s time to replace them, but they’re rarely going to break before then… And you need to train your ears!
Hello how long can i use the strings until it sounds bad. I use them almost a year but they started sound bad after a few months. I always tude befor practicing
A few months sounds suspiciously short, but that’s a really open question. Depends what you play, depends how often you play. Depends whether you’re using ultra-traditional catgut strings, or some synthetic ones which will be longer-lasting. I understand that some people have more acidic hands than others, which will work through strings more quickly. Tension and tuning matters as well; I’d normally replace my violin strings every year, acoustic guitar every other year, and my electric guitar like every five or something, and that’s probably more often than needed for the electric.
Maybe Im just imaging it. I dont know, just noticed the difference when first put up and after 4-5 months. Self study and learn everything from the internet. Thanks for the infos it really helpful hearing weterans opinions 😁
You really don’t have to worry about tuning your guitar too much. It won’t break the strings–they’re stretchier than they look. Plus, they need to be changed every so often, anyway. You gotta play a guitar pretty hard to bust a string unless they’re super old or you tune them way too high or something. I tune every time I play and I don’t change my strings as often as I should, and yet I think I’ve broken maybe one or two strings in the last 15 years or so. lol
But is it bad practice? That depends. If you’re playing with a band, yes. You gotta have your instrument in tune. If you’re playing by yourself for fun? No, just do whatever sounds good to you; but, if you’re just learning guitar, I would very much recommend keeping it in tune when you play so that you can train your ears effectively.
