Quote: (01-06-2014 09:48 PM)Parlay44 Wrote:
No I mean I can put on a new set of strings, hit the low E and tune it to what it is supposed to be without listening to a reference tone at the same time. I can hear the note in my head. That's my reference. It's like listening to a phone's dial tone. Everyone knows what that sounds like. Just imagine that note in your head and tune the string to that until it sounds right to you. I can do that with all the open strings.
Exactly. I just think of a particular song in my head (usually with a middle C on piano) and whistle down to an A to tune a guitar/bass. It's similar to "photographic memory" -- you call it up from memory.
Or I just whistle "Whole Lotta Love" -- heard it enough times.
(The riff is A-C-D, isn't it? Been awhile.)
BTW, I've always hated electronic tuners. It's always seems quicker and more accurate to tune by ear to your bandmates or to yourself.