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Does anyone else still use one of these?
- Thread starter ReidK
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I've still got one but haven't used it for years.
I keep a similar one in the drawer and use it from time to time for intonation, when doing full bass setup.
But most of the time, Korg Pitchblack pedal on my pedalboard is my main tuner.
BTW I could never get used to those headstock tuners. Went through bunch of them, most work OK but I either loose them, or they look too intrusive so eventually I take them off. I guess if I didn't use pedalboard, I would get used to them...
But most of the time, Korg Pitchblack pedal on my pedalboard is my main tuner.
BTW I could never get used to those headstock tuners. Went through bunch of them, most work OK but I either loose them, or they look too intrusive so eventually I take them off. I guess if I didn't use pedalboard, I would get used to them...
I have two of the chromatic version, AT-2.
One still works 100%, the other was broken by some idiot at a jam session who dropped it on the floor. The needle is RIP, but the LEDs still work.
I should probably toss the broken one because I have a lot of other tuners (so many I’ve given some away), mostly Korgs and Snarks acquired by people leaving them at jam sessions and never coming back looking for them. I have enough to keep one in every gig bag as backup to the clipons (Snark, Korg, D/Addario). Only a couple have needles and playing outdoors in sunlight reading LCDs and LEDs is close to impossible, so the AT-2 still gets to come along a few times a year.
One still works 100%, the other was broken by some idiot at a jam session who dropped it on the floor. The needle is RIP, but the LEDs still work.
I should probably toss the broken one because I have a lot of other tuners (so many I’ve given some away), mostly Korgs and Snarks acquired by people leaving them at jam sessions and never coming back looking for them. I have enough to keep one in every gig bag as backup to the clipons (Snark, Korg, D/Addario). Only a couple have needles and playing outdoors in sunlight reading LCDs and LEDs is close to impossible, so the AT-2 still gets to come along a few times a year.
I use mine every day.
It sits on top of my amp.
It sits on top of my amp.
have one, but i haven't used it in years --- the clip-ons are too convenient: one on every headstock.
I have similar one, but hardly ever use it. I find that my TC Electronic clip-ons are at least as accurate, and more convenient by far.
I have a variety of tuners collected over the years.
A440 Tuning Fork (my earliest - used as a reference pitch tuner)
SNARK Clip-on Tuner - works ok
KORG CA-1 Chromatic Tuner - (my first proper electronic tuner..still use it)
BOSS TU-3 Chromatic Tuner - (great for use on the pedal-board)
TC Electronic Polytune 3 Tuner (used mainly for string changes and intonation settings etc on the work bench)
TC Electronic Unitune Clip-on Tuner (my latest - works well for quick onstage tunings with bright colour display)
I like to be sure lolll
A440 Tuning Fork (my earliest - used as a reference pitch tuner)
SNARK Clip-on Tuner - works ok
KORG CA-1 Chromatic Tuner - (my first proper electronic tuner..still use it)
BOSS TU-3 Chromatic Tuner - (great for use on the pedal-board)
TC Electronic Polytune 3 Tuner (used mainly for string changes and intonation settings etc on the work bench)
TC Electronic Unitune Clip-on Tuner (my latest - works well for quick onstage tunings with bright colour display)
I like to be sure lolll
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I have more than one of the Korgs, though none of mine is old enough to have an actual physical meter, just LCD simulated needles. Also several clip-ons, mostly Snark. I had rather put a tuner on my music stand, like the rectangular Korgs, but of course some times there isn't a music stand.
I still have this perfectly working. I use it less than once a year. For a daily use I prefer clip-on tuners or a dedicated app on my phone (Airyware Tuner, for 4$ a really great tuning app)
The Qantas plane ticket would kill my bank balance lolll
I still use this one. I had an older one, the kind with an actual needle and a switch for each string, but it died after a mere three decades.
I have had bad luck with the clamp-on tuners. They break easily and don’t display well in bright sunlight.
When I got my first acoustic guitar fifty years ago, it came with a A440 tuning fork.
I have had bad luck with the clamp-on tuners. They break easily and don’t display well in bright sunlight.
When I got my first acoustic guitar fifty years ago, it came with a A440 tuning fork.
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My first tuner!
Only mine was silver. And wasn't bass specific. Worked fine for years, until I gave it to my son along with my Yamaha bass as a Christmas gift some years back.
Snark clip on now.
For those of us that still remember pitch pipes, or "give me an A!" , these inexpensive little electronic tuners were the great tech leap forward.
Only mine was silver. And wasn't bass specific. Worked fine for years, until I gave it to my son along with my Yamaha bass as a Christmas gift some years back.
Snark clip on now.
For those of us that still remember pitch pipes, or "give me an A!" , these inexpensive little electronic tuners were the great tech leap forward.
This applies to old tuners (and old bass players);
If it still works, what`s the problem? Use it.
If it still works, what`s the problem? Use it.
I still have the Boss tuner I bought in '91, but I use the Korg to tune when I'm not using my tuner on my board. Since I only play at home I rarely use the board, so the Korg gets the nod for daily use.
Always curious, people spend bucks to shave oz's off the tuners, fight neck dive, so why put a clip on up there? Oh well, to each their own.
Always curious, people spend bucks to shave oz's off the tuners, fight neck dive, so why put a clip on up there? Oh well, to each their own.
