Are you still wasting time tuning your guitar by ear? Time spent tuning is time you could have spent playing. And if you are a beginner, chances are you are not going to get your guitar exactly in tune. That means your playing is going to sound worse than it needs to (and let’s face it, when you are just learning, it can already sound bad enough). Seriously, the prices of guitar tuners are now so low there is no reason to not have one.

If you want to see what a benefit a guitar tuner can be, go to our online free guitar tuner and give it a try (you will need a microphone attached to you computer). You will see the huge benefit over tuning by ear. However a software based solution is not as convenient as something more portable, so be sure to check out the listing page of great portable guitar tuners.