Question Tuner recommendations

[jamminjim]

Hey Spud - I know they're pricey, but check out the Peterson tuners. Best there is IMHO.

This is the one I'd really like to have. For a guitar tech or luthier it's the one..
Peterson Strobe Tuners

sorry a bit off-topic

 

[colinboy]

i bought a planet waves tuner from ebay recently spud and it does exactly what it says on the tin!

 

[RocketRalf]

DON'T buy the Boss TU-80under any circumstances.

 

[catdaddy]

Spud, I know it's $30 too much but Korg Pitchblack is great. It has a big display, it's accurate and, most of all, it's quick to use. I also have a Peterson StroboStomp which is super accurate, but I used to spend too much time on stage dithering around with it trying to get perfectly tuned. Those bars going up and down are mesmerizing, particularly after a few ales. I use it to set intonation now. The Korg is very sturdily constructed with an aluminum case, but it's lightweight and needs to be velcroed down.

Dig this demo: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnosoyhQaHs"]YouTube - Korg PitchBlack Chromatic Tuner Pedal *DEMO*[/ame]

 

[blackspy]

I've been wanting one of these.

Korg pitchblack Chromatic Pedal Tuner and more Tuners and Metronomes at GuitarCenter.com.

Totally can recommend the Pitchblack. I bought the standard and the plus model, sold my Peterson. Very impressed, and it looks cool too.

 

[morsecode]

If you can spare a little more cash, I have to recommend the PitchBlack as well. Great tuner and great value. You will not be disappointed.

 

[zombi]

I actually run a korg dt10 and have had no problems thus far. If it broke, I'd get the pitchblack. Well, actually I'd probably get the pitchblack+ but mainly because it looks cooler to me. Anyway, I know when the dt10 was discontinued many folks were disappointed. The other guitar player in my old band had the planet waves one. Traded it in on a pitchblack. The planet waves tuner is still sitting in the used section for, ironically, $59.95.

 

[Jim_F]

I didn't know the Korg DT10 had been discontinued , shame, as I've been very happy with mine for both my bass and 6-string guitars.
Korg Pitchblack looks like a good alternative

 

[Nik_Left_RG]

Totally out of the box : Download One for free Online , If you are at home most of the time with the guitar hooked up to the comp and stuff.. Just a thought, I am not trying to be a ***** .. Atleast , thats what I do.. And, most mfx have tuners in them.. never really needed to buy one..

PS : I dont gig much these days.. Make that NOT AT all ..

 

[Spudmurphy]

Planet Waves one has a large screen and is pedal based.

J

Hey JD funnily enough I was working in Swansea today and as I often do, I checked out the local music shops (like you used to do in Karama !! ).

The salesperson was a huge fan of EB basses and he said that he had just sold the last he had in stock of the planet Waves tuner. He showed me a photo and it looked pretty good!!

 

[Spudmurphy]

Totally out of the box : Download One for free Online , If you are at home most of the time with the guitar hooked up to the comp and stuff.. Just a thought, I am not trying to be a ***** .. Atleast , thats what I do.. And, most mfx have tuners in them.. never really needed to buy one..

PS : I dont gig much these days.. Make that NOT AT all ..

I often tell "my people" to think out of the box so any suggestion is a good one now the $60 buck limited has gone south!

I have used an online metronome but never the tuner.

I have a tuner built into my Pod XT but I don't need to use the XT at gigs.

I'm liking the Korg pitchblack at the mo especially the programmable one that stores alternate tunings.

 

[fbecir]

The Behringer TU300 just costs 29€ ...
It's made in China, made in plastic ... but it works.
Personally, I use a TU100 (the previous model from Behringer). It is connected to the tuner output of my EB volume pedal, thus it is not in my signal chain.

 

[Spudmurphy]

oh well!! so much for the $60 limit!!

I ended up getting this one
http://www.korg.co.uk/products/tuners/pitchblackplus/tu_pbp.asp

Hope to have it early next week.

 

[ShaneV]

oh well!! so much for the $60 limit!!

I ended up getting this one
KORG Tuners : PitchBlack+ Digital Floor Tuner

Hope to have it early next week.

Heard nothing but good things about those, I'm sure it will not disappoint.

 

[jamminjim]

Sir Spud - can we get a report in the not-to-distant future concerning how you're gettin' on with it?

Would be preciated.

 

[agt]

IMHO, the quest for a compact portable tuner begins and ends with one of the Peterson virtual strobes. YMMV.

 

[morsecode]

Spud...you will be very happy with that purchase...money very well spent.

 

[Spudmurphy]

IMHO, the quest for a compact portable tuner begins and ends with one of the Peterson virtual strobes. YMMV.

Yes they are very good - however catdaddy made a valid point when he said ... ...

I also have a Peterson StroboStomp which is super accurate, but I used to spend too much time on stage dithering around with it trying to get perfectly tuned. Those bars going up and down are mesmerizing, particularly after a few ales. I use it to set intonation now.

With that in mind I tried one out and it was a bit "busy".
Having seen the Korg and nobody has a bad thing to say about it, it ticked all the right boxes and more!!!

It's floor mounted ( I don't use a rack)
It's got a large display - at my age I need it !!
It's accurate (as accurate as the Peterson apparently?)

Plus I use some alternate tunings that I can programme in.

and for sure I'll do a video clip of it in action and post it on the Tube.

I'm quite looking forward to getting it.

 

[jamminjim]

It's floor mounted ( I don't use a rack)
It's got a large display - at my age I need it !!
It's accurate (as accurate as the Peterson apparently?)

very good points.
and it didn't cost an arm and a leg.

 

[Spudmurphy]

. YMMV.

Had to look that one up.

Good one