How do you tune your basses (AT GIGS) with low E/B?

[grimjim]

A standard or drop C. Rack mount Korg.

 

[Drucifer]

Sonic Research Turbo Tuner ST-300. Reliable and accurate (handles the low B just fine). Fits in your case/gig bag.

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These are the best. Get the Mini. When I don't bring a pedalboard I put it on top of my amp, use the tuner out, and leave it always on. It's fast enough to check tuning while you're playing on longer notes.

 

[eJake]

Re: Obsessed with weight..

Oh, your going to love this, I have a rack mount tuner in my 75 pound rack. Works great. When I take my Eden WT-800, I carry a boss pedal tuner, that rides in my 35 lbs gig bag...

Sounds like you are compromising your intunation for the sake of your obsession. My pedal tuner weighs maybe 1/3 of a pound, and you can’t deal with that? Really?

Why am I compromising my tuning? My little Korg tuner works fine

 

[okcrum]

I'm in a bar with a small stage and house music playing through the PA while we set up every Friday night. I tried using a headstock tuner there once. The screen started blinking "yeah right"... truthfully I didn't even know it could do that...?

I'm not buying the cause and effect relationship here. I tune with a Peterson Stroboclip under the same conditions at times with no issues. It works with my DB too, which my Pitchblack pedal did not.

 

[skortch]

Korg CA-30 plugged into the amp's tuner out - mute and check tuning between songs while singer/guitarist is tuning. Tracks low B just fine, but I've also been using the 12th fret harmonics lately.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

Why am I compromising my tuning? My little Korg tuner works fine

If you like it, you would not me sniffing around here for ideas. Btw, I have one of those Korg tuners. Heaven help you if the is anything around making a note.

 

[Michael Eisenman]

So....question. If you already have the tuner out and plugged in, why not just tune all the strings?

The OP said he his tuner had trouble picking up his B string. He can tune it based on other in-tune strings.

 

[Josh Kneisel]

I use a Korg Pitch Black pedal and it tracks my low E just fine on my electric and my upright.

 

[MYLOWFREQ]

Tuner pedal/kill switch

 

[Kmonk]

I use a Korg rack mounted tuner at gigs.

 

[MD]

I tune before I leave the house, then a quick check with the piano at the gig - open A.

 

[guy n. cognito]

The OP said he his tuner had trouble picking up his B string. He can tune it based on other in-tune strings.

Cool!! Although, my question was directed at the member I quoted, and not at the OP.

 

[ll Rip ll]

I don't tune with a tuner. I'm not knocking those who do, but if I'm playing fretless, I should at least be able to tune by ear. 'No tuner' should be on the ballot.

 

[GMC]

I use the tuner on one of my Eventide H9's

 

[PWRL]

TC Electronics Polytune pedal thingy.

 

[eJake]

I'm not buying the cause and effect relationship here. I tune with a Peterson Stroboclip under the same conditions at times with no issues. It works with my DB too, which my Pitchblack pedal did not.

Apparently your mileage varies

 

[astrah]

Peterson Strobe iPhone app at the beginning of each set, and a Polytune on the pedal board mid sets. It is important to note that the human ear can detect pitch variations as small as 2 cents. And if you read the specs on almost any tuner, they state variance of +/- 2 cents. So if you and a guitar player tune to your own tuners, and one is off by +2 cents, and the other off by -2 cents, there will be an audible difference. Not to say the any guitar or bass will be accurate to that degree at any given point on the neck, because it won't be. But if you both tune to the same tuner at the beginning of each set, it is not a bad starting point to know you are both in tune to the same tuning source.

 

[_One//Man//Mutiny_]

Snark pedal tuner, the silver one! Cheap and does absolutely everything the boss can do. It also has a regular switch not the boss style which I like better. I own 2 of them and they cost me less than one boss. Never had an issue with it whatsoever

 

[guy n. cognito]

It is important to note that the human ear can detect pitch variations as small as 2 cents.

Uh....source?

 

[astrah]

Generally 5-6 cents is the average pitch variation that can be detected, but varying in degrees between individuals. Some are much more sensitive, certainly than I. Played solo, it is not normally noticed, however juxtaxposed against another tone it becomes apparent. Check out James Taylor's site and his tuning video. It is fascinating just how imprecise a guitar really is when it comes to tuning. Granted his bridge is not that precise, but until I put a strobe on my instruments, I didn't really realize how imprecise they were as well.