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Hi, I'm a beginner learning guitar. I noticed that after a month or so my guitar doesn't sound the same but it's not too bad. And I am hesitant to tune my guitar frequently because I'm afraid that some strings might snap.

Is it fine to not tune guitar until it sounds garbage (unrecognizable)?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

You won't break a string by tuning it properly, most people break strings when they are picking a different string than they are tuning and don't realize it.

Always tune up to maintain the string's taught stance on the fretboard, plus it makes good practice!