Feiten Tuning Method - What Is It?

[Randy_R]

Does anyone on the forum have a working knowledge of how the Feiten tuning method works?

I had thought it was a way of tuning ones 'normal' guitar using a method other than holding down the lower pitched string on the 5th fret to tune the next higher pitched string (except g-b at the 4th fret)?

I see guitars being advertised as using the Feiten method. So obviously its more than just a way to tune a guitar such that the tuning is better maintained as you move notes and chords up the neck.

Can I presume that a guitar manufactured using the Feiten Method uses normal chords and gives the expected notes at the expected fret position?

What advantage would it have over using an electronic tuner calibrated to 440hz ?

[chardin]

There is a fairly detailed explination at the Buzz Feiten web site

I believe the Feiten tuning system involves hardware changes (nut, etc.).

I hope this helps.  

[naboz]

Good promo. site...and I have been familiar with the Feiten system, but for us "regular" players, is there that much benefit?  Unclrob, any experience in your shop years on comparison of a standard nut vs. the Buzz setup?

[unclrob]

The best I can tell you is "No".I've played a few electrics with the system and never really notice enough of a diff. to make me go "OH MY GOSH THIS SYSTEM CAN CURE THE WORLD".As they say on this board alot you milage my very.

[walking man]

It's a bunch of bunk if you ask me.  Many people want the guitar to be a perfect performance instrument, it just isn't.  

[jimmyd]

I had a chance to ask a knowledgable luthier about the system. His opinion is that it does a credible job of helping to compensate for the fact that a fretted instrument can not be perfectly tuned.  He has no interest in getting certified to do this work. Too much $$$$.   I've not had the chance to play an instrument using this system. It sounds to me that it would be nice to have but maybe not very cost effective to have retrofitted to a used unit. I think Garrison  offers it as a selling point on their guitars.

[bing4sons]

My understanding is that this system was mainly for electrics.