which tuner are you using?

Ron Shalita · Post by **Ron Shalita** » 24 Sep 2015 4:12 pm

I am trying up grade my pedal board and would like to get rid of my old tuner, it just takes up too much real estate, anyone have any ideas what would be small and also be ok with the pedal steel?

Billy Murdoch · Post by **Billy Murdoch** » 24 Sep 2015 11:46 pm

Have a look at Peterson tuners.
They do a "stomp box" and also have models which will clip to the leg of Your pedal steel.
The strobo flip is probably the most popular model.They have pre sets for pedal steel and can also be programmed to Your own settings.
Good luck.
Billy

Michael J Pfeifer · Post by **Michael J Pfeifer** » 25 Sep 2015 2:33 am

Snark.

Malcolm McMaster · Post by **Malcolm McMaster** » 25 Sep 2015 6:55 am

Peterson, great product and superb customer service.

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 25 Sep 2015 7:26 am

I have a Boss TU-12 attached to the leg of my steel and I get along quite well with that. I also have a fancy Peterson tuner but don't use it.

Malcolm McMaster · Post by **Malcolm McMaster** » 25 Sep 2015 7:28 am

There's the solution Erv, sell Peterson to Ron.

Bob Knight · Post by **Bob Knight** » 25 Sep 2015 7:41 am

John Swain · Post by **John Swain** » 25 Sep 2015 10:00 am

Snark, ET tuning, clipped to C6 peghead.

Bob Hoffnar · Post by **Bob Hoffnar** » 25 Sep 2015 10:24 am

Sonic research "turbo tuner"

Fred Justice · Post by **Fred Justice** » 25 Sep 2015 10:42 am

The best tuner ever made.

Darrel Roberts · Post by **Darrel Roberts** » 25 Sep 2015 11:17 am

Agree with Fred.

Bob Simons · Post by **Bob Simons** » 25 Sep 2015 11:53 am

Peterson is great! If you are on a budget, get the the app (I have it on Iphone) for about $10. Works great also.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 25 Sep 2015 1:59 pm

I use a Petersen Stroboflip, but I would trade it in any day for a pretty woman to tune it for me.

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 25 Sep 2015 2:28 pm

I'll bet she could tune you up alright!

Lane Gray · Post by **Lane Gray** » 25 Sep 2015 3:38 pm

I use a Peterson adapter cable and Cleartune app on my phone.

Ken Metcalf · Post by **Ken Metcalf** » 25 Sep 2015 4:17 pm

ET now $1000 down the drain ... Oh well

Looking for a used snark

Justin Griffith · Post by **Justin Griffith** » 25 Sep 2015 4:52 pm

I have a Peterson Strobo+HD. It works well and is not as expensive as the older models. It's especially good around noise.

Most of the time I just use a tuning fork.

Asa Brosius · Post by **Asa Brosius** » 26 Sep 2015 5:09 am

I like the strobo hd a lot. Usb charged, excellent battery life, great for other instruments as well. I agree with the 'by ear' argument, unless you plan to ever perform with others.

Jerry Kippola · Post by **Jerry Kippola** » 26 Sep 2015 7:06 pm

Peterson App from Itunes---$10, for iphone or ipad.

Steve Schmidt · Post by **Steve Schmidt** » 27 Sep 2015 7:02 am

Like Bob said, I like the Sonic Research ST-200. Has 5 preprogram banks, same size as a standard foot pedal. I also have a Peterson flip that I like too but the St200 stays on my pedal board. I have standard Emmons volume pedals and I have put a second output like Randy Beavers suggested. I believe the now replaced it with a St-300 that is smaller yet.

Fred, of course your right on tuning by ear, but most situations I'm in, the drummer and bass player won't give you time to tune by ear. At home in my practice room I have a Korg DT-1 that I just get an E or C note on and tune the rest by ear.

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 27 Sep 2015 1:42 pm

I have owned and used many tuners. I started with the TU-12 many years ago via Jeff Newman and still use it. However, lately I have been using a tuner from guitarfetish.com that has a huge read readout and is very stable. It sells for $45.00 and is true bypass.

Dan Beller-McKenna · Post by **Dan Beller-McKenna** » 28 Sep 2015 2:10 am

Cleartune app on my phone. Program-able and cheap. Apparently the newer android version doesn't allow fro programming; my iPhone 5s version still does, though.

In a pinch I can get an E or an A from the tuner on my Zoom MS50g.