The Steel Guitar Forum

merry christmas

would like to purchase a reasoable priced tuner and would like some input as to what model and brand to get
i have recently purchased a double 8 fender but don't know what the tuning set up is - all comments and reccomendations are welcome - would like to use my xmas gift certificate for this

I don't know what your budget is for this tuner, but I highly recommend the Peterson "Strobo Flip" if you can afford it. I has "tempered" or "sweetened" tunings, especially for steel guitar in it.

It's s long complicated thing to explain, but it is a known fact, that instruments that cover several octaves, and that are tuned into chords, sound sour if tuned with mathematically correct intervals between the notes. This tuner allows you to select pre-sets for some of the major tunings, that result in sweet sounding chords.

it also comes with a great mounting device, that clips onto the leg of your steel, and allows you to plug through the tuner into your amp, so you are ready to tune at a moments notice.
Gene Warner
repairman

iknow this is about $200 - what are the presets that it has - looking for the roy wiggins tuning -old country -

http://www.petersontuners.com/index.cfm ... =37&sub=21

I like mine.. running it off the power seems to introduce some hum in the chain.. but running on batteries it is silent.

It also has room for putting in your own tunings..