recommendation: Peterson Stroboclip or TC Electronic Polytune

[moorewr]

Hi,

Please give me feedback/advice on purchase of either the Peterson Stroboclip or the TC Electronic Polytune. I am leaning toward the Peterson for several reasons. Price and convenience.

Thanks in advance,

Bill, aka moorewr

[RickenBoogie]

Korg pitchBlack will do the job- the PolyTune seems like a great idea, but not sure how it would work strumming 4 big strings.

[rpsands]

I've got a Polytune and it's an excellent single string tuner as well. Bright, super fast and very accurate.

I got my Polytune for 85 after price match. Can't imagine it not being worth the extra 15 bucks over a stroboclip to be in pedal form and daisy chain to other pedals for power

[silky smoove]

Sonic Research Turbotuner. More accurate and faster note "lock-on" than the Peterson model. Cheaper too!

[BurningSkies]

Just ordered a PolyTune myself. 79 plus six bucks shipping. A quick look at the PDF manual shows it works for both guitar and bass, and the manual shows both 5 and 6 string basses.

This should be a time saver on stage, since both my guitar players use my tuner (I tune for our lead singer's guitar as well). I've always been a Korg rack tuner guy, but these days I don't carry a rack and have been using my Pandora as a portable.

[TheNightLife]

i say polytune. ive owned one for a lil while now and its awesome. i got it for alot less then retail. and i would actually pay retail for it lol. the fact that its a true bypass is worth 100 bucks on its own.

[depalm]

Originally Posted by silky smoove

Sonic Research Turbotuner. More accurate and faster note "lock-on" than the Peterson model. Cheaper too!

this!

[deaf pea]

the Peterson Stroboclip hasn't recieved ANY support in this thread, so I thought I'd be the 1st to reccommend it over the TC Electronic Polytune . . .

the Peterson Stroboclip doesn't HAVE to be in-line . . . in fact, it CAN'T be in-line . . . it works acoustically, clipped to the headstock of the bass . . .

you can only turn it on when you want to check your tuning, and then turn it off again right away, saving battery life . . . . . .

[babebambi]

This +2

Originally Posted by silky smoove

Sonic Research Turbotuner. More accurate and faster note "lock-on" than the Peterson model. Cheaper too!

[deaf pea]

Originally Posted by silky smoove

Sonic Research Turbotuner. More accurate and faster note "lock-on" than the Peterson model. Cheaper too!

But the Sonic Research Turbotuner DOESN'T clip onto the headstock like the Peterson does . . .

[Plstrns]

Originally Posted by silky smoove

Sonic Research Turbotuner. More accurate and faster note "lock-on" than the Peterson model. Cheaper too!

+1 eeer I think it's 4 now! It even tunes my E0 no problem.

Best. tuner.

[bongomania]

Aside from the clip-on option of that one Strobo model, the SR Turbo Tuner is the best.

[rpsands]

Originally Posted by bongomania

Aside from the clip-on option of that one Strobo model, the SR Turbo Tuner is the best.

I don't necessarily agree with this. I went with the Polytune after a lot of reading on the subject.

From what I can tell, the turbo tuner:
-does not allow daisy chaining power (not sure on this one, just from the manual)

-doesn't tune'em all at the same time

-costs more


It does seem to be easier to adjust to different tunings but I have never really felt a need for that.

[Plstrns]

Originally Posted by rpsands

I don't necessarily agree with this. I went with the Polytune after a lot of reading on the subject.

From what I can tell, the turbo tuner:
-does not allow daisy chaining power (not sure on this one, just from the manual)

-doesn't tune'em all at the same time

-costs more


It does seem to be easier to adjust to different tunings but I have never really felt a need for that.

No problem with daisey chained power- that I know of

Tuning them all at the same time is really cool, but after decades of not having that option, I don't miss it.

Cost more...ummm yeah but I'm a value guy, the Turbo tuner is a great value at it's price.

The Polytune was my second option. I really liked it and love the concept, but took advice from TB'ers and went with the turbo. The Turbo is fast!, and fast enough that multistring tuning isn't so much of an issue. Plus, it's a great chromatic/ intonation tuner.

Thinking- The no daisey chain power deal probably has to do with their extreme accuracy claims.

[BurningSkies]

I've never really worried about the speed of the tracking on my Korg tuner, and that's from 1992.

The polytune function seems like a time saver. You can only tune the strings that need it, not going through all of the strings individually. It will be a time saver for when our singer hands me his guitar before soundcheck and time is at a premium.

[KJung]

Originally Posted by bongomania

Aside from the clip-on option of that one Strobo model, the SR Turbo Tuner is the best.

+1 Best tuner ever made IMO... true strobe accuracy, ridiculously fast tracking (even with the open B), true bypass, very small, rugged construction.

[Billy K]

Apple phone people an app of Pederson strobe is available for 10 bucks now that beats the hell out of all the boxes we talkin about here.

[KJung]

Originally Posted by Billy K

Apple phone people an app of Pederson strobe is available for 10 bucks now that beats the hell out of all the boxes we talkin about here.

From what I understand, you would have to tune 'live' with that app (i.e., the audience would hear you tuning). That would be a big no no on the types of gigs I do. However, if that is no problem, and you don't want to run your tuner in-line and have a pedal mute when tuning, that is a nice option.

[scowboy]

I have got a Peterson Strobostomp and I love it. In fact it's my second one because in a moment of stupidity I sold the first one. It's my primary onstage tuner. It like the Stroboclip option and I could see where that might be pretty cool.

I also have the iPhone app for both the Peterson (and the cable) and TC Electronic Polytune. I prefer the Polytune and I'd like to buy the pedal. The strumming thing is neat but bottom line it's also an excellent "single string at a time" tuner.

In a perfect world I think I would have a Polytune for gigs and have a Stroboflip at home for benchtop work and setups. Never tried the Turbo or the Pitchblack but those are the other tuners everybody here on TB rave about.

[KJung]

Originally Posted by scowboy

I have got a Peterson Strobostomp and I love it. In fact it's my second one because in a moment of stupidity I sold the first one. It's my primary onstage tuner. It like the Stroboclip option and I could see where that might be pretty cool.

I also have the iPhone app for both the Peterson (and the cable) and TC Electronic Polytune. I prefer the Polytune and I'd like to buy the pedal. The strumming thing is neat but bottom line it's also an excellent "single string at a time" tuner.

In a perfect world I think I would have a Polytune for gigs and have a Stroboflip at home for benchtop work and setups. Never tried the Turbo or the Pitchblack but those are the other tuners everybody here on TB rave about.

Just FYI (from a former Strobostomp user), the Sonic is half the size, lower price, MUCH faster tracking (instantly grabs an open B string), and even more accurate (more than accurate enough for setting intonation). It is also more rugged, and the true bypass is REALLY true bypass... zero impact on the top end of even a passive instrument.

I finally got to try the Polytune... pretty nice, but I agree with the Bass Player review that the 'multistring' mode works much better on guitar than bass guitar, and of course, it does not even approach strobe accuracy (which for 'on the gig tuning' isn't that big of a deal).