Tuner Recommendations?

[Dave Hopping]

I've been using Boss TU-12 tuners time out of mind, and one of my two has bitten the dust. TU-12s have been out of production for a very long time, and although I don't like change I'm going to have to source something else that reads in hz and preferably isn't a stompbox. Recommendations?

[Ian Rae]

Free phone app called Cleartune

[Erv Niehaus]

Peterson Strobe Plus HD with the tempered tunings.
Erv

[Doug Taylor]

I just bought a used tu12 not long ago from guitar center I think

Here is 1 listed there and if you do a search should find more

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/BOSS/ ... m8QAvD_BwE

[Dennis Detweiler]

Sonic Research Turbo St-200, most accurate, programmable and a rotating light.

[Ivan Posa]

Peterson StroboStomp HD. I use the SE9 setting. works perfectly.

[J D Sauser]

I've been using the "KEY TUNER" App on my iPhone now for about 3 years.
I've never had such a precise interface.
And it's free and doesn't bother me with advertisements.

... J-D.

[Dale Rottacker]

I've been using the "KEY TUNER" App on my iPhone now for about 3 years.
I've never had such a precise interface.
And it's free and doesn't bother me with advertisements.

... J-D.

JD, what settings are you using with this... I just downloaded to try it out

[J D Sauser]

I've been using the "KEY TUNER" App on my iPhone now for about 3 years.
I've never had such a precise interface.
And it's free and doesn't bother me with advertisements.

... J-D.

JD, what settings are you using with this... I just downloaded to try it out

I got it set A=440 and Equal Temperament.

I must say that since I don’t have E9th anymore, I tune my PSG C6th up “straight” first and the ever so slightly adjust some strings, typically raising my C’s almost 5 cents and lowering my E’s as little as possible. I seek to get an similar speed of acceptable beats going as fast as you could say “whua-whia-whua-whua…”

IF I were to play non pedal or E9th, I would still keep my tuner ET/440 since I know the cents-spread I would need for minor 3rds and Major 3rds.

But to each it’s own.
Besides using it, I haven’t fiddled with rhe settings but I doubt you could make it learn Jeff’s tuning chart.

Put your phone on it’s side (wide screen) and if the tilt-screen function on your phone s enabled, it’ll make readind the cents on the top “micro-meter”-scale even easier.

Keep in mind that tuners “look” for overtones, to show a more precise reading, so don’t over-pluck and give each note the time to be analized to a stable finding.


Fun, huh?… JD.

[Tommy Mc]

Unless you tune every string straight up, a tuner that has the offsets programmed in is the way to go. Peterson StroboPlus HD does this and more.

There are a few phone apps that let you program custom offsets. I use gStrings as a backup to my Peterson. It's very simple to set up a customized tuning. If your phone has a headphone/mic jack, Peterson makes an inexpensive clip-on adapter, allowing you to use your phone app in noisy environments. If your new phone doesn't have a jack, it's an opportunity to repurpose an old one.

[Dave Hopping]

Well, I unearthed my 1979 Korg WT-10 and it(amazingly!)still works, so I'll use it at home until I can find out for sure if I can navigate the learning curve on the Strobostomp. My other TU-12 still works fine, so it'll do for the gig.

Many thanks for all the ideas and opinions!

[David Wisson]

Hi All I use a Korg LCA120. I have all of the strings & pedal settings programmed in so I just tune straight up Zero for them all. Saying that I only use it when I re string the guitar. My Guitar lives in the music room so tweak the odd string once in a blue moon Dave

[Larry Hopkins]

Hi Dave ,sent you a pm
Larry

[Dave Hopping]

hi Larry-
Got it and responded

[Samuel Phillippe]

Peterson StroboStomp HD. I use the SE9 setting. works perfectly.

have to agree.....best tuner I have owned. Use it for all my guitars on the respective settings.

Sam