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)?
They won’t snap from tuning. They will snap because of wear. Playing it will make far more wear and tear than tuning them to the correct pitch will ever do. If you are also a beginner of music in general, keeping it in tune will help you to train your ears. You may think it sounds decent, but that doesn’t mean it sounds decent for other people. As a musician, you want to control the sensory experience of others. And for that your ears must be accustomed to detecting when you are not producing the sound you hands think they should be making. You are the bridge within action and sound. If your instrument is out of tune, you’re just throwing it all away.