They work but IMHO they're annoying. Just one more thing to contribute to neckdive.
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Best tuner in the $100-150 range?
- Thread starter RayO5421
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- Mar 30, 2007
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well for a couple of reasons:
1. Durability - The Turbo Tuner is built like a tank, with metal jacks and solid construction. The strobo Stomp (at least the blue one) uses plastic jacks...and even though I only used the battery once in a while, I broke the lead twice when changing batteries...never done that on any other pedal...
2. Size - The Turbo Tuner is small...actually a little smaller than an MXR Phase 90...so it fits much easier on my board and allows for more real estate.
3. Accuracy - The Turbo Tuner is much more accurate (+/- .02 cents) Vs. the Strobo Stomp (+/- .1 cent). I think someone said it's like 5 times more accurate. This may not be super important in a live situation, but I like being able to get my intonation really tight.
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Korg Pitchblack, it's dirt cheap for what you get. Super fast and accurate tuner with different display modes (I love the #3) and costs around $80 at most. Works as a convenient mute switch as well.
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Korg Pitchblack. It is a great tuner, very accurate and costs less than $100. It will save you a little money to use on other toys.
I bought a Planet Waves tuner from GC on a whim and I like that its really easy to see. Works great and is true-bypass. Did I mention that unlike the TU-2 it can hear the open B string on my 5'er?
Also you cannot go wrong with the StroboStomp but its expensive. I had one and sold it and will buy another when I feel the need.
Also you cannot go wrong with the StroboStomp but its expensive. I had one and sold it and will buy another when I feel the need.
- Jul 8, 2007
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A lot of people choose Turbo Tuner over Strobostomp and I do agree that it tracks better. But the strobe display has some other uses other than being hipnotic, i.e. counting beats. I won't go into the details of the shortcomings of western fretted instrument intonation and tuning, but there are other (and more accurate throughout the fretboard) ways to intonate an instrument. That kind of "tempered" intonation can only be available if you actually see a strobe display. These alternative tunings were commonly used since the 1800s until the introduction of electronic tuners, so I am not talking abour Earvana or Buzz Feiten, per se.
I have a Peterson Stroborack and that was my 2 cents. And no, I do not regret paying over 300 bucks for a tuner
I have a Peterson Stroborack and that was my 2 cents. And no, I do not regret paying over 300 bucks for a tuner
I've owned most of the stomp box tuners. My favorites were the Petersons until I discovered the Turbo Tuner. It is on a whole new level of accuracy and quality compared to the Peterson. Really! The Petersons were very good. But they were bulky and the displays attracted dust under them.
The Turbo Tuner is a true strobe, it is way smaller, it is sealed from dust, it is true bypass, it is made in the USA and it is $125. Did I mention that it is 5 times more accurate than the Peterson?
I can't say enough good things about this tuner. I've had mine since last October.
I just got a Sonic Research ST-200 - believe the hype - it is a really nice tuner. Highly recommended!
I'll stick this over in effects as those guys probably have a
lot more opinions to offer on this.
lot more opinions to offer on this.
More Turbo Tuner love here. I also got a Peterson TP-2 pickup that you can plug into the input jack to use it with instruments that don't have pickups. I'll probably end up getting the table top turbo tuner that has a built in mic eventually, but the pickup works well enough for a cheap solution until then.
