The top five methods are done using an online guitar tuner, tuning with an electronic tuner, guitar tuning with a keyboard or piano, tuning in octaves and tuning with harmonics. There are different advantages of tuning the guitar using these different methods and we will look at each one of them in detail in order to get a correct perspective on the type we wish to use.
The first bass and guitar tune method that we can look at is using an online guitar software. Drop D, Open C, Open G, Open D, Open G, Half Step Down, Full Step Down, Open E or Admiral are the tuner methods that can be alternated and used in this. The second method that we will be looking at is tuning with an electronic one and you will be able to check the various models that are available in the market and you can buy one depending on your budget and requirements.
Some of the popular models that are available are Seiko STX1 Guitar and Bass Clip-on Tuners, Hartke HT12 Digital Chromatic Guitar and Bass, Ibanez PU10 Guitar and Bass Clip-On, Ibanez PU20 Large Guitar and Bass Clip-On, Peterson Virtual Strobe Rackmount, Planet Waves SOS Bass Guitar Strobe, Planet Waves PW-CT-09 Universal II Chromatic Tuner, Korg GA-40 Electronic Guitar and Bass Tuner, Korg CA-40 Electronic Chromatic, Matrix MPU2 Clip-On Microphone, Korg OT-120 Chromatic Orchestral, Ibanez RU10 Chromatic Guitar and Bass Jam Tuner, Yamaha YT150, Yamaha YT-250, Yamaha YT-240 String Instrument, Qwik Tune QT-9 Guitar, Qwik Tune Q12E Exogenic Chromatic and Node Chromatic Strobe, there all tuners. These models are available from less than twenty dollars to a few thousand dollars depending on the specifications you want.
You can monitor the frequency of each of the strings present in the guitar using the electronic guitar. You should tune the guitar till you get the correct reading on the meter. There is a visual frequency display that will show you as to whether you have achieved the desired result. Such tuners are very helpful to professionals while they are performing at a concert. The bass and guitar tuner methods can be learned at the beginner stage itself so that it proves useful when you turn professional.
