I don't remember where I read it, but I remember reading that the 12th fret harmonics produce fewer overtones. Seems to work on the tuner in my FX pedal.
I'm glad it helped.
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Is this a problem with the tuner or the guitar or am I just being whiny?
When it happens to me, it usually seems to be caused by my own fingers. Every time you strike a string it bends or stretches a little bit (or maybe even a fair bit when you give it a good thump..) which of course changes the pitch slightly. So an accurate tuner should presumably register a bit of pitch fluctuation from an oscillating string, after you've struck it? This is exaggerated further when I'm also adjusting the tuning pegs and hitting the strings rather too frequently...
What seems to work is developing a light and even touch. If I vary the strength of the pluck or strum then, naturally, it also makes a small change in what the meter registers - because it really is 'hearing' something slightly different. Using the harmonics tends to use a lighter touch and also keep the string steady. But, either way,I always do final checking and tuning by ear anyway.
That's how it seems to work for me anyway. :)
Cheers,
Chris
