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You know, some guitars just tune better than others. Those are the ones to buy. Unfortunately, in this $10 electronic tuner world, too many newb and even some experienced players believe if you tune the strings open, the guitar is in tune. And so we get to hear out-of-tune blues wanking on a nightly basis in clubs now.
I think there should be license you need to be able to play out, and to get it you should be required to show that you actually know how to tune a guitar in tempered tuning and control that pesky unwound G string. That said - some guitars tune well and others don't. Why? Heck, I don't know. I think that's where the wood comes into play though.
About the article - what I also found cool was the fact that McDonald admitted the HWY1 guitars were aimed at kids. That explains the Death Metal frets and non-Strat sounding pickups - which I could never understand before. Now it makes sense.
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