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06-13-2006, 08:58 AM
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OK, I'm going to be touring with a band that tunes low. My E string, at it's lowest, will have to go to A#. Needless to say, my 15 dollar piece of crap tuner isn't cutting it. I'd also like a stop box model.
Can the Boss tu-2 handle low A#? Is there any better/cheaper options. My only requirements, can handle A# (I suppose I could tune to the 12th fret harmonic... but still) and is a stomp box and won't kill my tone. I want to be able to tune silent, without unplugging.
Is the Boss tu-2 the best option? Both guitarist from the band have it, and they sometimes tune midsong (during bass breaks) which is kinda nice, the lower you tune, the quicker you go out of tune.
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06-13-2006, 08:59 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | | DAMMIT! I just saw the sticky that this is now a Misc issue... makes sense. Ahhhh poop, feel free to move it mods... sorry.
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06-13-2006, 10:56 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wolfsberg/Austria | | | not to go off topic, but your band's songs on myspace sound totally great! I'm just starting a traditional doom band in the style of Pentagram or Reverend Bizarre, but we have a hard time finding the right singer...
big respect!
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06-13-2006, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt Till DAMMIT! I just saw the sticky that this is now a Misc issue... makes sense. Ahhhh poop, feel free to move it mods... sorry. | No prob. Moved.
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06-13-2006, 03:32 PM
| | | | You might wanna check out the Korg DT-10. I hear excellent things about that tuner, especially dealing with low tunings. It's also about fifteen bucks cheaper than the Boss unit.
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06-13-2006, 03:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: FL Panhandle | | | i'd go with a peterson tuner. the strobostomp has a true bypass, so it shouldn't suck your tone. i have only used the vs-2, and plug it into my tuner out and set it on my rack. the display is plenty bright, and will handle a# for sure.
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06-13-2006, 07:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | | Sweet, I'll explore some of these options. Thanks.
And thank you Terrorstorm for the listen. Finding a singer who can do the traditional doom style is rough, good luck.
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06-13-2006, 08:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO, U.S. | | | Have you restrung your bass with heavier strings? If you're just tuning a standard gauge string down that could account for a lot of your tuning trouble. I'm not one to discourage you from getting a better tuner too, but I'm not sure it will make the problem go away.
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06-13-2006, 09:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | | Well, I've moved to Medium Gauge... I can't find Heavy around here. I'd like heavy strings, I'll look into it. Tuning isn't a problem. I stay in tune through a whole set... but when we tune, it's out loud/annoying (well, I'm out loud) and we go from C to A# once per set.
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06-13-2006, 09:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan | | Check out the review of the Planet Waves CT-04 tuner.
It's here in the review section.
DarkHarted says it goes down to A. |
06-14-2006, 06:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Western PA | | | A#?? As in the same as a 'B'? Get a five-string!
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06-14-2006, 07:51 AM
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06-14-2006, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by timmy tucker make everyone get tuner pedals and the tuning will be silent |
Everyone else has a silent tuner... I'm the loud one.
Diggler: A# would be fine, but I'd have to put extra tension on the neck when we played in C. The other strings would constantly be tuned up as well, when we tune to A#, it's like "Dropped D" tuning." We tune down 2 steps, then during half the songs, the C goes down to an A#.
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06-14-2006, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Diggler A#?? As in the same as a 'B'? | Well, close, anyway! 
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06-14-2006, 04:21 PM
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06-14-2006, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt Till Bb | doh that's what I meant... I wasn't thinking. My 5 string is tuned to B flat because we play tuned down a half step from standard thus the brain fart I just had.
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06-15-2006, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by KeithBMI Check out the review of the Planet Waves CT-04 tuner.
It's here in the review section.
DarkHarted says it goes down to A. | And reacts quick too! I now have my bass tuned AEAD for the most part now. I use the bottom 4 of a D'addario 160-5 set. the low A is a 0.135" string. |
06-15-2006, 04:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Boston/NJ | | | You might consider the Korg rackmount tuners. They can do anything.
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06-16-2006, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Don't_Fret You might consider the Korg rackmount tuners. They can do anything. |
I don't know if I'm ready to go rack just yet... in the future though.
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06-16-2006, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by KeithBMI Check out the review of the Planet Waves CT-04 tuner.
It's here in the review section.
DarkHarted says it goes down to A. |
That looks really sweet actually, I like how it's not big/bulky either. I'm leaning to the Planet Waves now...
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