Tuner Question

Turtle71

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Mods: if this is in the wrong place please feel free to move the thread.

OK, so my nephew put a "pedal tuner" on his christmas list (he's a new bass player ). I don't want to break the bank, but I don't want a crap tuner for him either.

I currently use a Boss TU2 (and I love it), but $99 is a little higher than I want to spend, especially since I don't know if he's going to stick with playing long term.

I was looking online at the Behringer TU300, it's a fair price, and has had some decent reviews, but I thought I'd ask some guys/girls who actually play bass & have maybe tried this tuner, what do you guys think?

Is there a better alternative in the $30-50 range?

 

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Nerotic

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Get him a Pitchblack. Cheaper than the Boss and well worth the extra cash.

 

nad

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Pitchblack has a rebate going right now, if you combine it with one of the many 10% to 20% discounts from all the online retailers coming in daily, that $90 tuner can get as cheap as $62.

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If he doesn't need a pedal, the Korg GA-30 is still the best tuner around as far as I'm concerned. $20 and works great.

 

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donut

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Fender PT-100?

$45 at MF.

 

dune2k

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I use a Ibanez LU 20. It's not True Bypass, but only about 40€ (~60$).
Works like a charm.

 

Pitbull Growl

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Dec 19, 2009

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+1 on the PitchBlack.

Assuming your nephew doesn't have some sorta powerbrick or something... the PB will power up forever on a Duracell 9v battery. Plus they're easy to read and very accurate... and they look kewl too, so it'll earn you extra kewl Uncle points.

 

dmrogers

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Although not a "pedal tuner", I have been using the Sabine STX1100 Chromatic AutoTuner For years now.

IME they work great. Never had a problem with them. I have two. One is probably around 15 years old and still going strong.

Plus, the price is hard to beat.

 

Kano2864212

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Modtone's new pedal tuner looks pretty solid and it's affordable.

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OxJohnson

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Nerotic said:

Get him a Pitchblack. Cheaper than the Boss and well worth the extra cash.

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+100... keep it if he doesn't want to play.

Ox.

 

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pitchblack hands down! I just ordered mine, hope it will come here on Chridtmas!

 

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AndrewTaran said:

pitchblack hands down! I just ordered mine, hope it will come here on Chridtmas!

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Makes two of us

 

Turtle71

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Thanks for the suggestions guys!

I actually went w/ the Pitchblack, and gave it to him yesterday......Epic Success!! He was so happy!

After dinner we opened it up & tried it out on one of my basses, worked great, then he showed me a new lesson he was working on...... For only playing 4 months or so, this kid has some chops....look out uncle...(I better go practice RIGHT NOW!)