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Topic: In-line Tuner Recommend? |
Nate Hofer
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Overland Park, Kansas
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Posted 4 Jan 2010 3:23 pm |
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I'm shopping for an in line tuner.
My vintage National D-8 console has 16 finicky tuners and I've never really been happy with my Boss TU-12 for my pedal steel.
So my priorities are:
• Something that can measure tempered tuning
• Something I can leave plugged in and leave switched on
(On a side note: is the $200 Peterson Strobo tuner really really worth it?)
Recommendations or thoughts?
Thanks,
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 4 Jan 2010 6:27 pm
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Solomon the Peterson tuners are REALLY worth the money ! There is a variety of options, so I'm sure you will find one that suits your needs.
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14'Zumsteel Hybrid D10 9+9
08'Zumsteel Hybrid D10 9+9
94' Franklin Stereo D10 9+8
Telonics, Peterson, Steelers Choice, Benado, Lexicon, Red Dirt Cases. |
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Jeff Hyman
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 4 Jan 2010 6:34 pm
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I 2nd Paddys suggestion. If you're going to buy a new one, might as well get the best. They are hard to beat. It's the sweetened tunings that make it such a good tuner.
This is of course only my $.02 |
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Les Green
From:
Jefferson City, MO, R.I.P.
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Posted 5 Jan 2010 5:34 am
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Here's one more vote for the Peterson. Had mine about a year, couldn't do without it.
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Les Green
73 MSA D10 8&4, 74 MSA S10 3&5, Legrande II 8&9, Fender Squier 6 string, Genesis III, Peavey 1000 |
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Randy Beavers
From:
Lebanon,TN 37090
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Posted 5 Jan 2010 5:55 am
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My vote is for the Peterson. Not only do I think it's the best tuner, but if there is ever a problem they have first rate customer service. I'm not so sure you'd get the same service from anyone else.
Our whole band uses them. There have been some that have got broken. Things happen! John Norris at Peterson has been great to get them serviced for us. |
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Nate Hofer
From:
Overland Park, Kansas
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Posted 5 Jan 2010 6:38 am Okay but...
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| Thanks! Peterson strobes seems to be popular. But why exactly? |
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Randy Beavers
From:
Lebanon,TN 37090
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Posted 5 Jan 2010 7:28 am
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| For me it's not just the accuracy, which I don't think anything is better. The visual on the readout is great. I set mine on the floor and I can see it clearly in everything from direct sunlight to total darkness on stage. I would have a hard time seeing a needle and getting it dead on from that distance, but when you see that virtual strobe rolling it's easy to tell when it's right. |
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Jeff Hyman
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 5 Jan 2010 8:38 am Re: Okay but...
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| Solomon Hofer wrote: |
| Thanks! Peterson strobes seems to be popular. But why exactly? |
It's the sweetened tuning. IOW: You can use the rotation of the strobe to stop on every sweetened note. A tuner with straight 440 does not do this. Not all the strings are going to be accurate at 440. A sweetened tuning allows for variations, and adjusts the spinning-tuning-wheel to stop at the correct note... which may be a little sharp or flat, but is actually the correct tuning.
Another GREAT feature, is the ability to tune (ie: G#) right in the middle of the band playing a loud song. For me, I needed to use harmonics to fine tune certain strings... which requires little or no noise around you. The Peterson eliminates this problem.
Downside: The Peterson has sweet tunings for many instruments (other then PSG). If you inadvertently set the
tuning for (ie) a fiddle or bass, and you fail to reset it back to PSG, you will tune it wrong. This is most common if other players in the band want to sweet tune their instrument as well. Just make it a habit to confirm the PSG setting is active prior to tuning. |
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Nate Hofer
From:
Overland Park, Kansas
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Posted 5 Jan 2010 5:54 pm Cool
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This sounds helpful.
If it does sweet tunings for open E9 can it also do C6? |
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Posted 5 Jan 2010 6:58 pm Re: Cool
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| Solomon Hofer wrote: |
This sounds helpful.
If it does sweet tunings for open E9 can it also do C6? |
It has 2 E9th and 1 C6th sweetened tuning options. The Strobo-Flip is NOT true bypass. So if losing highs bothers you, you'll need to use one of several options to keep it out of the signal path (volume pedal mod, AB box, amp w/ tuner out...). |
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 5 Jan 2010 7:40 pm
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Solomon, the stroborack version also has a sweetener for 12 string uni, as well as the E9th and C6th stuff ...along with every other instrument you could think of.
You can set them to default to E9th when you turn them on - then just scroll to C6th or whatever, when your ready. You won't find a better tuner anywhere.
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14'Zumsteel Hybrid D10 9+9
08'Zumsteel Hybrid D10 9+9
94' Franklin Stereo D10 9+8
Telonics, Peterson, Steelers Choice, Benado, Lexicon, Red Dirt Cases. |
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Jonathan Lam
From:
Brooklyn, NY
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Posted 5 Jan 2010 8:07 pm
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| Korg Pitchblack plus is as accurate as a peterson, and can have diffrerntcustomizable tuning settings. Its a great tuner |
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