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Pedal Tuner vs

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RASHOSS

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Jan 21, 2011
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#1
I currently have this pedal tuner http://www.amazon.com/Boss-TU-3-Chromatic-Pedal-Tuner/dp/B002ZH9JQC

I've recently seen an explosion of "headstock tuners". Headstock Tuner

Are there any serious gigging musicians that are using headstock tuners, or are these more for home use or rehearsal? I'd love to be able to minimize the gear that I haul to gigs if this is a feasible option to the foot pedal tuner. If not, then no big deal.

Thank you.
 
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#4
I just can't imagine how something could be easier than a pedal tuner. Maybe rackmount ones are more accurate....?

I bought a Pewaves JPT-10. It's basically a Korg Pitchblack with a smaller display but half the price. True Bypass. Love it as much as one can love a tuner.

(EDIT: Ha....my mind read "rackmount" instead of "headstock".)
 
#8
rob_thebassman said:
TC electronic polytune is a good tuner :) but i've also been thinking of buying that planet waves headstock tuner as it seems quicker for band practice and less hassle setting up
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I have the TCE polytune and I love it to pieces.

I also have a Snark headstock tuner, which I also love.

I'd never even think of using the Snark at a gig, or even a full band rehearsal. I need something that I can use quickly and efficiently. Here's the steps I take when using the pedal:

1. Stomp the button

2. Tune

3. Stomp the button

Here's the steps I'd need to take to use the headstock tuner:

1. Twist my volume knob to mute my rig

2. Turn on the Snark

3. Tune

4. Turn off the Snark

5. Turn my volume back up

And that's presuming that I keep the Snark on my headstock all the time! The steps get a lot longer if you have to turn around, reach for the unit, clamp it on, etc.

As far as it possibly being more accurate--nonsense.

Having said all that... I won't' be getting rid of my Snark any time soon. It's handy as heck in my living room where you can pass it around from instrument to instrument--including your acoustic ones.

But at a gig? Never.
 
#9
scottfeldstein said:
I have the TCE polytune and I love it to pieces.

I also have a Snark headstock tuner, which I also love.

I'd never even think of using the Snark at a gig, or even a full band rehearsal. I need something that I can use quickly and efficiently. Here's the steps I take when using the pedal:

1. Stomp the button

2. Tune

3. Stomp the button

Here's the steps I'd need to take to use the headstock tuner:

1. Twist my volume knob to mute my rig

2. Turn on the Snark

3. Tune

4. Turn off the Snark

5. Turn my volume back up

And that's presuming that I keep the Snark on my headstock all the time! The steps get a lot longer if you have to turn around, reach for the unit, clamp it on, etc.

As far as it possibly being more accurate--nonsense.

Having said all that... I won't' be getting rid of my Snark any time soon. It's handy as heck in my living room where you can pass it around from instrument to instrument--including your acoustic ones.

But at a gig? Never.
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I'd never use a clip on for a gig, I'm talking about when I'm practicing at home or having band practice where I have to power the tuner with power adapters which take time to set up
 
#10
For me, I always use my pedals when I play electric bass. Whether it's a gig or its a band rehearsal--even when I'm learning music at home in my headphones. I have a pedal board where all my effects live. Running through it is just as simple as can be, especially since all four pedals are powered off one plug. I think that makes a huge difference.

My headstock tuner is really for acoustic instruments in my living room, or swapping tuners back and forth between various instruments in a casual way at home.

My pedal board--with its compressor, overdrive and envelope filter--it is my sound. It isn't optional for me. If I just had the one pedal, the tuner, I could see where I might be tempted to go without it at rehearsal. But since the board is an indispensable part of my sound... no can do.
 
#11
Got my head stock tuner (Planet Waves Mini) in. Worked amazing at home.

Sucked *** on stage. Couldn't get it to read a single note with the club music going as we were setting up. It was divine intervention that I still put my Pewaves pedal tuner into the chain and didn't just trust on this thing or I would have been screwed.
 
#12
MSUsousaphone said:
Got my head stock tuner (Planet Waves Mini) in. Worked amazing at home.

Sucked *** on stage. Couldn't get it to read a single note with the club music going as we were setting up. It was divine intervention that I still put my Pewaves pedal tuner into the chain and didn't just trust on this thing or I would have been screwed.
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BING! ^^^this^^^

Always a pedal tuner for gigs.

In one of the other clip-on tuner threads, people are saying they can use their cilp-ons while in a noisy environment – good for them, but it doesn't work for me and I've tried a half-dozen or so of clip-ons and non can compete with the DJ, House Music, Guitarists' noodling.
 

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