Tips on tuning a 12-string guitar. Discusses down-tuning, flexing of the neck, using finger pressure to control intonation, etc. If you live on Virginia’s Eastern Shore and you’re interested in lessons, contact ESO Arts at www.esoarts.org or call 757-442-3226 for info. If you’re interested in online lessons, go to gregwestguitar.ning.com for info. Thanks for watching!
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Watch as Justis guides you on how to properly tune up a guitar. Video Rating: 5 / 5
The intro was amazing! love it
what type of strings didi you use? I know that mag mics don’t work well with standard bronze 12 strings
Your guitar needs tuning,That would be a good start before instruction. You don’t need perfect pitch to hear that
cheers.. my 12 string has massive intonation problems.. im gonna tune it down to C# as you suggest.
thank you
my intonation is way out. will have to get new guitar.
So this is what Charlie Sheen is doing now a days. Cool!
if ya have an older guild it will stay in tune with the double truss rod action at 440
I like how the 12 string guitar sound but I’d rather stick with 6 string guitar
song from beginning! I want it !!!!
tuning it isn’t the problem. keeping it in tune is a whole nother story.
if you play an open note on the low E, that would be the root note, then if you play a note on the twelth fret of the low E, that would be an octave up, because it is the same note but of a higher pitch. This works in alot of other different ways, but don’t let it confuse you
That means you have to tune your thinner string to the twelth fret of the low E, I think, I havn’t got a twelve, but I think I get the tuning 
WHAT kind of tuner do i need to buy to tune my future 12 string guitar? also, when i tune it how do i get the low e string an octave higher?
thanks,
debi
What does “an octave higher” mean? I´m not that great on musical theory so.Am I supposed to tune the thick E string for example to an E, and the thinner string a whole scale up?
thanks this is very useful. just one question: what gauge do you use on this guitar? I guess that down-tuning has its limits depending on the gauge, so I was wondering what’s yours…
So if the top 2 strings go out of tune you try to avoid hitting them. OK.
So if the whole guitar is out I’ll just not play it huh.
I came here expecting you to say something great like using 2 different calibrations for each. I got more info from the great Tommy Tedesco who simply stamped the body on the floor to open up the tuning further! Stick to chopping wood Jack.
very helpful and informative one of the best tutorials on tuning a 12 string.
cheers
clive
Is the tuning the same with 6 strings guitar? I bought a stagg 12 strings guitar for 170Euro. I have trouble with the G string (The thin one). I am trying to tune it , but the string broke before it gets to F#.
What can I do?
great video! 5-star vote from me my friend!
Very informative.
5 *****