Stone/Doom Bassists Thread Part 39: Flip Flops & Zubaz!

[Lazarus.Bird]

Originally Posted by ampegfuzz

I intimate with my tu-2 done so for years. Works just fine in strobe mode.

You should really be more careful about where you stick your penis.

[Road Bull]

Originally Posted by Corey Y

Sonic Research Turbo Tuner is the best I've used. The TU-2 isn't very accurate. Sorta kind ok if you never need to adjust intonation with it. I have a Polytune on the way, for my guitar board, just to try something else from the new hot tuners out there.

+1 or 2 for the Sonic Research Turbo Tuner. This thing is built well and is easy and accurate to use.

[Ancient Tone]

Originally Posted by Ron Now

Funny, polytune has been my least favorite tuner that I've tried. I had the regular and the mini (mostly because the mini is so damn tiny). I always have had problems with the polytune switching to poly mode when I don't want it to, can't get it to switch back over to chromatic mode.

Mine does that when I'm not hitting a note and just muting the strings but when i hit a note it goes right back to normal mode. I haven't tried it much on bass except when setting them up and it always performed way faster than the Korg. Who knows with mass production of electronic components in thousands upon thousands of units, there has to be some slight variance, and there's always a rate of failure.

[Jason Hall]

Originally Posted by Ron Now

Funny, polytune has been my least favorite tuner that I've tried. I had the regular and the mini (mostly because the mini is so damn tiny). I always have had problems with the polytune switching to poly mode when I don't want it to, can't get it to switch back over to chromatic mode.

Yeah it seems like the issue comes in with drop tuning. If the string's flopping around a bit it seems to have an issue figuring out if you're playing more than 1 string. Had more problems with it with my old bass than my p bass or sterling ray. I do wish I could just disable the poly all together because I almost never use it... still doesn't bother me enough to want anything else. I'm betting the korg pb poly has similar issues.

In the end it's all about ease of use vs. accuracy imo. That and if you want true bypass or a buffer. They're all good in the end if it works for you .

[Corey Y]

Originally Posted by Lazarus.Bird

Pedal tuners shouldn't really be used for calibrating intonation anyways.

I'm Ron's parrot today, but you can use the Turbo Tuner. It's got the tightest calibration of any pedal tuner I've seen based on published specs, +/- .02c, compared to +/- 3c for the TU-2 and typically +/- 1c for most of the newer tuners I've seen or +/- .1c for the really good ones. It's also an actual strobe tuner, not just a strobe style readout. I've used mine for intonation several times and it did the trick perfectly, though it's true that there's a bit of a learning curve for learning how to use it. I got it in a few minutes, but all my band mates stopped asking to use my tuner every practice.

[Lazarus.Bird]

Ok, I stand corrected then!

[The_Janitor]

Originally Posted by mc_muench

Yup, crazy Russian guy from Russia made it, love it. I use a 70's Acoustic mono power amp, 200 watts at 2 ohms. 800 watts sounds a lot better.

I forgot that you're at 2 ohms. Make sure that power amp can handle it. A lot of them can't. Also don't plan on running anything in bridged mode @ 2 ohms. You'll most likely have to get all of your power from one channel of whatever power amp you end up getting.

If you already know all of this, never mind my know-it-all-ism.

[mc_muench]

You know, my guitarist and me have been having some intonation problems, maybe its my good 'ol TU-2 creating the problem...

[Ancient Tone]

Originally Posted by mc_muench

You know, my guitarist and me have been having some intonation problems, maybe its my good 'ol TU-2 creating the problem...

Did you use it to set your intonation? Cause it very well could be.

[mc_muench]

Originally Posted by The_Janitor

I forgot that you're at 2 ohms. Make sure that power amp can handle it. A lot of them can't. Also don't plan on running anything in bridged mode @ 2 ohms. You'll most likely have to get all of your power from one channel of whatever power amp you end up getting.

If you already know all of this, never mind my know-it-all-ism.

The Peavey's each channels run down to 2 ohms's, but I think I'll just run each 2x15 on its own channel for 4 ohms. Or once I have my 4x12+1x18 or 2x18 cab built, I'll run 4x15's on one channel and the other cab on the 2nd.

[mc_muench]

Originally Posted by Ancient Tone

Did you use it to set your intonation? Cause it very well could be.

This is probably most likely the problem, my ric is quite mojo'd and by "mojo'd" I mean rough...Frets? What frets? The truss rod is immovable, and the bridge was put on by a stupid person. The bridge is fixed and I have it as intonated as I can get it. Some day, my ric will get a full restoration.

[ampegfuzz]

Originally Posted by Lazarus.Bird

You should really be more careful about where you stick your penis.

I'd rather rub my member on a tuner then touch myself during that video you posted a while back. Which I imagine you do.

[Toastfuzz]

Originally Posted by ampegfuzz

Word to the wise. Everyone in the band should use the same tuner.

Why? Is this just for accuracy and consistency between tuners?

Originally Posted by Lazarus.Bird

Pedal tuners shouldn't really be used for calibrating intonation anyways.

Again... why? Whats the alternative / proper method?

---

The TU-2 works for me. Hasn't even given me a reason to consider upgrading, but for the sake of spending more $$$, please enlighten me

[ampegfuzz]

Originally Posted by Toastfuzz

Why? Is this just for accuracy and consistency between tuners?

Again... why? Whats the alternative / proper method?

---

The TU-2 works for me. Hasn't even given me a reason to consider upgrading, but for the sake of spending more $$$, please enlighten me

Consistency

[LOCOPELAND]

Originally Posted by ampegfuzz

I intimate with my tu-2 done so for years. Works just fine in strobe mode.

:O

[Lazarus.Bird]

Well I don't really buy into everyone in the band using the same tuner. I've never done that and I've never run into issues. I think as long as people aren't using broke tuners and try to stay in tune, everything will be fine.

But you really shouldn't use a pedal like a TU-2 to do intonation. It just isn't accurate enough. But apparently that Sonic Research one is much more accurate, so it would be appropriate. Most respectable techs will use a actual high end strobe tuner to intonate.

[Toastfuzz]

So are you saying that I should be using the lightshow mode of my TU-2?

Because I never have and have no idea what it does other than entertaining small children. I think I've only ever used Chromatic mode, or whichever one tells you the note you're playing.

[Lazarus.Bird]

No, the TU-2 just has a "strobe" mode. It is still a chromatic tuner.

[HydrasBreath]

I use the TU-3. It's +/- 1c which is close enough for me.

And that guy in the classifieds wouldn't ship the Iron Pig to Canada so I was out of luck there.

[LOCOPELAND]

Originally Posted by HydrasBreath

I use the TU-3. It's +/- 1c which is close enough for me.

And that guy in the classifieds wouldn't ship the Iron Pig to Canada so I was out of luck there.

There's been some real dicks in the classifieds lately.

Luckily everyone I've dealt with has been pretty great, but I've seen a couple threads where I just wonder if these guys realize that people read them and remember how they treat their customers. There's a couple guys I'd never buy anything from based I their attitude. Not even if their sh*t was incredibly priced.