Boss Audio Systems GS-10 Tuning the Guitar, Turning the Tuner Function On, How to Tune

Chapter 7 Convenient Functions and System Settings

Tuning the Guitar

When the Tuner is turned on, sounds input to the GS-10 are output directly as is (bypassed), and the tuner is activated.

Under these conditions you can then tune your guitar.

Turning the Tuner Function On

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Each time [TUNER] is pressed, the Tuner is switched on or off.

The [TUNER] button’s indicator lights when the function is on.

About the Display During Tuning

With the GS-10’s internal tuner, the note name is indicated in the upper row of the display and the Tuning Guide is shown in the lower row, indicating the difference between the input sound and the sound in the display.

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Note Name

Tuning Guide

When the difference from the correct pitch falls within 50 cents, the Tuning Guide then indicates the size of that difference. As you watch the Tuning Guide, tune the guitar so that the “■” appears in the center.

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Too High

Tuned

Too Low

How to Tune

1.Play a single open note on the string being tuned.

The name of the note closest to the pitch of the string that was played appears in the display.

* Only play a single note on the one string being tuned.

2.Tune the string until the string name appears in the display.

	7th	6th	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st
Regular	B	E	A	D	G	B	E
1/2 Step	A#	D#	G#	C#	F#	A#	D#
Down
1 Step	A	D	G	C	F	A	D
Down

3.As you watch the Tuning Guide, adjust the guitar’s tuning until “■” appears in the center.

4.Repeat Steps 1–3 until all of the strings are tuned.

*When tuning guitars equipped with a tremolo bar, when one string is tuned, the others may end up being out of tune. In this case, tune to the pitch indicated by the initial note name, then tune the other strings again, repeatedly fine-tuning each string.

Changing the Tuner Settings

You can change the following tuner-related settings.

Changing the Reference Pitch (435–445 Hz)

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The frequency of A4 (the middle A on a piano keyboard) played by an instrument (such as a piano) that provides the pitch to which the other instruments refer in tuning before a performance begins is called the reference pitch. You can set the reference pitch on the GS-10 from 435 to 445 Hz.

* This is set to 440 Hz when shipped from the factory.

Setting the Output Used During Tuning

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This selects the output while Tuner is on.

Mute:

Sounds are muted, and no sound is output.

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