The Steel Guitar Forum

Just got my Peterson tuner from Chuck Campbell. What a great guy to deal with.
He has the lowest price around, 199.00.
THANKS CHUCK! His ph# is 703-753-7551.
Now about the tuner, this just may be the best thing for steel guitar in years.
I like the fact that you can store your own presets and and edit them to your liking.
I found that I tune my E to F# on the C pedal somewhat flatter than the Newman preset, but I do this to get a better tune between the 4&5 strings for the minor chords with B&C pedals.
I'm use to tuning 440 or 441 and this tuner makes it easy to try different tunings.
It takes a little getting use to after using a needle tuner for 20 yrs, but it far exceeds in accuracy.This is a great product.
If anyone has been thinking of changing tuners, try one of these, they are worth it!
Keep on picken.
Jerry.

I talked to Chuck today, and ordered the VS II for $199 plus $10 for priority mail shipping. Best price I could find on the internet was $219. I went ahead and ordered with the optional leg clamp accessory for a grand total with shipping of $236 for both.

Plus he asked me if I was a forum member, as he makes a donation for each one sold. So let him know if you you picked up his name through the forum. Also, he said he was at the Kannapolis jam so some of you may have delt with him in person. Because he plays steel also, he welcomes any calls you may have on using the tuner.

Well guys,
You definitely`have it correct about the Peterson VS-II tuner being great. Also, Chuck and his wife Shirley are some really nice people! I always look forward to seeing them at our Mid-Atlantic Steel Guitar Association Jams when the jams are held in my area.

Hi, I was just wondering if the Tuner was easy to use, I am planning on getting one. thanks. Larry Burdette

Larry, Yes it is easy to use. There is a quick start page as well as the manual. If you like the Newman temperment it is the best and easiest, IMO. No more tuning charts, needles to look at and guesswork. Or you can set up your own temperment. If you play with others there is a guitar and bass mode, Everyone plays in tune. It will be money well spent no matter what kind of deal you get on it.

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Keep pickin', Larry

Hands down the easiest tuner to use if you like the Newman presets,and still pretty easy to use if you want to add your own!
As one Larry to another"Im sure you will like it"

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Sho-Bud ProII, Pro III custom,
Nash 400,Hilton pedal,Tut Taylor "Virginian" reso"There's been an awful murder, down on music row"

Does anyone know if the only difference bewteen the VS-II and V-SAM tuner is the metronome and tone generator on the V-SAM? I'm thinking about getting a Peterson tuner at some point and I'd like to know if I'd be missing any other features by getting the less expensive VS-II.
And which one are more steel players going with?

Bill M-The answer to your question is that by far more steel players are going with the VS-II The VS-II Has a line out which allows the tuner to remain in line of your signal when playing through it-The V-SAM has a line in and a headphone out-Apparently many steel players want the signal through capability of the VS-II I myself have the V-SAM I don't mind having to unplug once in awhile to check my tuning-If you have a second line out on your volume pedal you can connect to the V-SAM that way

Thanks Paul, that's very helpful. I'd go with the VS-II in that case...I'm used to my boss TU-12H which has a line out and I'd want that feature for sure.

I just want to jump in here and agree with all of the great comments about the VS2. I got mine a week ago, and it's the best investment I've made this year. I used to use Boss tuners, and had problems getting the needle to stand still when trying to tune over loud club DJ systems. The VS2 is much easier to read, it takes all the guess work out of tuning in a loud enviornment. It's also easy to program. All steel players should check this tuner out, it's definitely worth the money.

http://www.petersontuners.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=187 http://www.petersontuners.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=627

Add my name to the list of satisfied owners of the new VS-II.
Special thanks to Chuck Campbell for his fine service.

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Allen Harry
Zum SD10
Nashville 1000

I don't have one of these tuners but i have a question . Do you have to program all the different settings that you like for each string or are they somehow preset ? I borrowed a new one from my friend and all it did was tune everything to 440 . As i said i don't know anything about this tuner but i have heard great things about them . ''Help needed in Ohio '' . G.P.

Hey Gary

You have to read the directions!! Ha Well I just got my new VS-11 the other day and tuned my Zum U-12 and it has never sounded that good since I have owned it. After I read a few of the directions I found to get to the pre sets, after turning it on, push the lower left button 3 times and them turn the center knob 3 clicks counter clockwise to get to the C6th pre-set and 4 for E9th. For the Universal players the pre-sets are listed in the DIRECTIONS. Then just feed them in. I still need to read the directions on how to isolate the tuner and turn the speaker off so to tune among other players. Anybody??

Regards
Will

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Mullen D-10 HWP 8&5, Zum U-12 7&5 Transtube Fex, Nashville 400

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Just like to say that a frien brought his Peterson over the other day(he just got it) and we tuned my Emmons and Sho-Bud with the Newman settings. The difference is unreal. It seems evertime I turn around I need to buy something and as bad as I hate to spend the money for another tuner, I've got to have one.

Gary,
If you go to petersontuners.com they have a forum about the tuner, and a peterson rep will help you with any questions.They can explain it's use better than I can.There is a post that has the exact offsets that Newman used. It was posted on 8-20-04 by Ques Gibbs. I don't work for the co. I'm just a satisfied customer. I haven't had mine very long but my steel has never sounded so good. What a great product!
Good luck,
Jerry.

Well as i said at the begining of my reply ''I'' borrowed the Peterson tuner from my friend and the ''Dirrections'' were not with it . I did'nt ask for the dirrections as i was under the impression that all you had to do was plug it in and tune and you were in the best tune of your lifetime !!! G.P. <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Gary Preston on 28 November 2004 at 12:37 PM.]</p></FONT>

Gary P-It a little more complicated than that After you turn the unit press the menu up button three times to get to the temperament menu-then using the dial turn counterclockwise three notches for the C6th temperament and four notches for the E9th-It's that simple and can be done in a few seconds

Thanks Paul . Is the Newman settings the same as his 442.5 tuning chart ? If so they don't work for me . If they work for everone else then go with it . Thanks again ,best regards,,,Gary .

Will,
I also play a U-12.....How many different tunings do they have for the U-12 ?......I will be recording with my U-12 and will be playing with keyboards that are set up to A440 .... Does it have a setup for that ?...
Thanks a lot ....Sincerely, Jim

Hi, I just bought a Peterson tuner off of Chuck Campbell, wow, its a great tuner and Chuck is a nice guy to deal with, so if any of you guys are planning on getting a Peterson tuner, call chuck. thanks.

I am playing an Emmons Legrande 2, 8 and 5, using two Evans Amps and a Hilton Pedal and RV3.

I also just got a Peterson from Chuck. The price was right and Chuck was great to deal with. There was a defect on the leg bracket I received and when I alerted Mr. Campbell to the problem, he sent me another one out the very next day, allowing the two to "cross in the mail." He even put it together for me. Definately a class act!

I love mine, great for PSG, setting up guitars and the buzz feiten tuning system that my new Garrison G-4 Acoustic came equipped with.

Chuck is A-1 with customer service and price. And it's a great tuner, too!