Pyle PGA820 Instructions Manual
34'' Beginners 6-String
Acoustic Guitar
Full-Scale Guitar with Accessory Kit
Please take a few moments to read through this booklet.
In it you will nd answers to many of your questions and other invaluable information about tuning
and changing strings.
Protection from Temperature and Humidity
The most important thing you can do to ensure the structural integrity of your instrument over time, is to maintain the
moisture content of the wood consistently at the appropriate level.
It is 100% certain that an acoustic guitar will be exposed to varied and multiple environmental/climatic conditions from
the time it leaves the maker’s hands until it reaches its ultimate owner. The environment where you live may be a
complete polar opposite from that of the climate where the instrument was produced. It is of paramount importance to
evaluate, measure and stabilize the moisture content in the wood as soon as possible after bringing an instrument into
a new environment.
In the winter, the forced air systems used to heat most homes can drive temperatures up and humidity levels dangerously
low for guitars. Extremely low levels of humidity will result in low moisture content in the wood and ultimately, damage
to the guitar. A good measure of protection against drying out your guitar is to use a room humidier to maintain the
ideal relative humidity of between 40% and 50%.
When the instrument is not in use, we recommend that you keep it in its case with a hygrometer to monitor the humidity
level. Do not leave the guitar out of the case for long periods near a heating vent, radiator or in direct sunlight near a
window. Do not leave your guitar in the trunk or the cabin of a car for long periods and keep it away from excessive heat
and cold.
Please Note: Damage caused to the guitar as the result of exposure to variations in temperature and/or humidity will
not be covered under the PyleUSA warranty.
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Tuning 6-string Guitars
Something as simple as how you wind the strings onto the tuning machine posts when changing your strings, will
determine tuning stability and even string tension. It’s also a good idea to stretch your strings just a little as you tune to
make sure that each string is seated well and snugged down on the tuning machine post. This will save you some tuning
frustration down the road. Just grab the string in the middle, lightly tug it up and down to remove slack, and then retune.
There are a couple of dierent methods for tuning a guitar, depending on whether your guitar is acoustic, or an acoustic
with a pickup and onboard tuner. If your guitar does not have an onboard tuner and you don’t own an electronic
chromatic tuner with a reference tone, you may want to purchase one. It will dramatically simplify tuning your acoustic
or electric guitar.
Always tune from below pitch, up to the correct pitch instead of down from a higher pitch. This will help eliminate string
slack from the tuning machine and decrease the possibility of slippage and tuning changes as you play.
If using the onboard tuner on your guitar, simply plug in, activate the tuner, turn the volume up and starting from the
thickest (bottom) string to the thinnest (top), tune the strings to: E, A, D, G, B, E.
If you do not have an onboard or an electronic tuner, use a guitar pitch pipe, an A-440 tuning fork or some other
pitch reference, and begin by:
• Tuning the second string, “A” to pitch.
• Then, depress the second, or “A” string at the 5th fret, to produce a “D”, and tune the “D” string to that same pitch.
• Next, depress the “D” string at the 5th fret, to produce a “G”, and tune the “G” string until the pitches match.
• Next, depress the “G” string at the 4th fret, to produce a “B”, and tune the “B” string until the pitches match.
• Next, depress the “B” string at the 5th fret, to produce an “E” and tune the thinnest string to a matching “E”.
• Finally, go back and play the thickest “E” string and tune it until the pitch at the 5th fret, an “A”, matches the “A” on the
adjacent string.
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