There's only two sets of people in the world. Those who know how to tune a guitar properly, and those who don't. As a proud member of the musically deaf half of society, I triumphantly lift my electric guitar tuner in the air and say..

"Over my cold dead body!"

Of course, people don't know the difficult logistics of using an electric tuner. It's- like blowing your nose- a fine art. First, we need a couple constants: A guitar enthusiast is usually in the seated position. Second, you use both hands to play a guitar. Third, the tuner is as big as a Palm.

And now the critical problem: With the exception to people with three arms, most people cannot play the guitar and hold a tuner at the same time. And the tuner HAS to be inches away from the sound hole to register a note (especially in loud environments). For short-legged people like me, the body of the guitar takes away most of the surface area of the thighs. Failure to stabilize the tuner is the number one reason why people stop using tuners.

Of course I think positive.. it not so much an OBSTACLE as it is an OPPORTUNITY.

My secret is this (drum roll please): I clasp the tuner with my thighs (much like a clamp), and the pressure exerted horizontally allows me to both position the tuner at any angle i want AND I can sit like a regular man.

Now advice like this is priceless. So I won't charge you a penny. But what I DO ask you to do is to spread THIS word: Let EVERY WARM-BLOODED GUITARIST know that it is indeed possible to use an battery-powered tuner WITHOUT SHAME.

And that it is OK if you think A sounds like E....