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11-26-2004, 01:58 AM
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I did a quick search and didn't find what i was looking for...
Can you guys advice me a good, cheap tuner? I'm looking for a pedal or a rack tuner and it chould be muteable.
Please consider that it has to be available in europe...
Thanks a lot!
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11-26-2004, 07:27 AM
|  | Administrator Forum Administrator | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lower Westchester, NY | | Define what 'cheap' is to you? It's a different figure to every person, and especially when you're in Europe and most people here are in the US.
Lots of people, including myself, like the Boss TU-2. But there are other good tuners at same price level or lower.
And how quick a search was it? I searched for 'pedal' and 'tuner' and on the first page of results I got this thread: bass pedal tuner?
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11-26-2004, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by davidmwilson Define what 'cheap' is to you? It's a different figure to every person, and especially when you're in Europe and most people here are in the US.
Lots of people, including myself, like the Boss TU-2. But there are other good tuners at same price level or lower.
And how quick a search was it? I searched for 'pedal' and 'tuner' and on the first page of results I got this thread: bass pedal tuner? |
My search was very quick. I'm at work (I don't have internet at home), so I can't use to much time surfing the net...
And by cheap I mean: as cheap as possible...the TU-2 costs about 120 euro's, so that isn't very cheap....
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11-26-2004, 08:40 AM
| | Administrator Forum Administrator | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lower Westchester, NY | | | Right, yet you asked about rack tuners - which implies not so cheap. The cheapest rack tuner I know of is about $130 - more than 50% more than the price of a TU-2.
That's why I ask what 'cheap' is to you. Compared to a rack tuner, the TU-2 IS cheap.
If you mean REALLY cheap, yet functional, I've never had any problems with any of the Boss tuners - TU-6, TU-8, TU-12 are all perfectly functional tuners. |
11-26-2004, 10:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: new brunswick,canada | | | I once had a really good DOD"tuna" pedal...I bought if new for $75!
Too bad it was stolen! |
11-26-2004, 11:01 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC, CANADA | | | Yes the TU-2 might not be the cheapest tuner but I think it might be the best. It's simple to use, easy to read on every stage I've been on (outdoor included) and it just makes so much sense - step on it, tune in silence, and you're ready to go. It makes every musician/band sound 200% more professional (hey dude, give me an A).
Money well spent on a unit that will last a lifetime. |
11-29-2004, 07:16 AM
|  | Player Characters fear me... Moderator | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Middletown CT, USA | | | one more vote for the tu-2
i couldnt be happier with mine |
11-29-2004, 09:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Libertyville, IL | | | I personally use a really cheap 15 dollar Korg hand-held chromatic tuner. It works fine for me.
I do plan on getting a rack tuner eventually tho.. |
11-29-2004, 12:50 PM
| | no. | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Englandish | | | Am using a Korg dtr-1, don't recall what I paid, but it is now an outdated model... so you might find one cheap cheap on the used. I like it for visibility from afar... and it is fairly accurate. |
11-29-2004, 02:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: USA, Oklahoma | | | try a peterson strobostomp. expensive... but strobe tuners are best
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11-29-2004, 03:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: New York, NY | | | Expensive or not, the Boss TU-2 is a life-saver on stage and the only pedal I regularly use. It's fast, bright, rugged, and doesn't color my signal to any noticeable degree.
I note that Korg has a decent-looking pedal tuner. I personally haven't tried it, but it should be a little cheaper than the TU-2.
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11-29-2004, 03:24 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Madison, NJ | | I've used three different and they all have thier advantages:
BOSS TU-2, small size, battery power, can be seen on stage
Korg CA-30, Very small size, battery power, very inexpensive
Korg DTR-2, rack mountable, very accurate, seen on stage, makes your rack look like R2D2
Buuuut, new policy in Effects: tuners now go to misc. 
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11-29-2004, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by bassist4ever try a peterson strobostomp. expensive... but strobe tuners are best | If you're doing guitar setups for a living, cool. Unless your ears are more sensitive than 90+% of the population, a strobe is overkill.
Another vote for the TU-2. The Arion Stage Tuner is probably more in the price range you're talking about. I'd recommend against it, it's slow and not excessively accurate- 10 year old technology. (OTOH the Boss TU-12 is timeless) I've also heard the Danelectro tuner pedal is pretty good- especially for the price.
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