Quick and accurate tuner for 5 string!!

[sebastian]

Any suggestions, advice can be rack mount or stomp?

Search was not very fruitful..

Thanks

 

[scotch]

I've gone through many tuners over the years. The low B can be a challenge for many tuners.

I swear by the BOSS TU-15. It doesn't hesitate on my basses' low B on up to tuning my mandolin. A great, accurate needle-type tuner.

Expensive strobe tuners (like the big ol' Peterson 490) work great as well, but I'm not sure I would call them "quick". While a strobe is more accurate (potentially), they do take more time to tune each string.

 

[RickenBoogie]

There are a few good stomp box tuners. I use the Boss TU-2. Also, there's the new Korg Pitch Black, and Petersen Strobo Stomp. Any decent tuner will be accurate to the low B.

 

[Mytola]

Peterson Strobostomp would be what I would recommend. Super-accurate, easy to use, and handles low notes very well. The display is nice and readable in bright sunlight as well, which is good if you play outdoor gigs.

 

[rustynuts]

My Korg DTR-1000 rack tuner has no problem with a five string....

 

[bongomania]

I'm not sure how the search could not have been fruitful... maybe there were too many tuner threads?

That said, I disagree with those who say "any decent tuner will do", because I have definitely had problems with the slow speed and poor accuracy of the majority of tuners I've tried when tuning the low B. Now, I realize I'm one of those people who has gear complaints no-one else has, but regardless, I have found a few tuners that snag the low B perfectly. The Strobostomp is one popular one, but the Turbo Tuner (search both here and in the "Misc." forum on the word "turbo" for links and reviews) is my personal favorite. It is cheaper than the Strobo and works at least as well- maybe even better. They have a non-stomp version out now, and a stomp version coming soon.

 

[grace & groove]

My Korg DTR-1000 rack tuner has no problem with a five string....

Ditto.

 

[smogg]

I have been using a Boss TU-70 for years and it handles the low B nicely. I assume the TU-15 is it's replacement as i don't think the TU-70 is still in production.

 

[thehangingmist]

any views on the fender stompbox tuner? i saw one in a shop pretty cheap here... does it quickly track and tune a low B or heck if needed a low A

 

[olaff421]

I use a Boss TU-2 and it tunes the low B fine. It even tunes to low A pretty quickly. One of the guitar players in my band uses the new Korg rackmount, and it has more trouble tuning than the TU-2 does. It jumps all over the place when he's trying to tune, so that doesn't make me feel good about it with bass.

 

[BobXboB]

IME any tuner ever made will tune a low B perfectly & quickly if you hit the harmonic on the 12th or 5th fret.

 

[sebastian]

I'm not sure how the search could not have been fruitful... maybe there were too many tuner threads?

That said, I disagree with those who say "any decent tuner will do", because I have definitely had problems with the slow speed and poor accuracy of the majority of tuners I've tried when tuning the low B. Now, I realize I'm one of those people who has gear complaints no-one else has, but regardless, I have found a few tuners that snag the low B perfectly. The Strobostomp is one popular one, but the Turbo Tuner (search both here and in the "Misc." forum on the word "turbo" for links and reviews) is my personal favorite. It is cheaper than the Strobo and works at least as well- maybe even better. They have a non-stomp version out now, and a stomp version coming soon.

That turbo-tuner is the shizzle. What does one of those run$$.

 

[Steve]

I've have a korg DTR 2 and a DTR 1000 rack tuner and they work fine on the B

 

[MultiScaleMale]

I'd recommend the Korg PitchBlack. Good price, compact and tracks a low B well. I like my StroboStomp also, but it's maybe too precise. I find myself tuning closer and closer, oops a little over, now back it up, a little more, too far. You get the point. Great for setups when you want absolute precision, but maybe a little too precise for quick tuning.

 

[CraigG]

I have a cheap little Korg GA40 that has been rock solid in detecting notes on my 7 string. The tuner in my Zoom B2.1u also is very quick.

 

[David1234]

Does anyone have experience with the Planet Waves pedal tuner?

Say to compare to the Boss pedal?

 

[bongomania]

That turbo-tuner is the shizzle. What does one of those run$$.

$130.

 

[bigchiefbc]

any views on the fender stompbox tuner? i saw one in a shop pretty cheap here... does it quickly track and tune a low B or heck if needed a low A

I use a fender PT-100 and have a five-string that is usally tuned ADADG, and it picks the low A up every time. It might wander every once in a while for a second or two, but it never takes longer than that to pick up the A.

 

[thehangingmist]

I use a fender PT-100 and have a five-string that is usally tuned ADADG, and it picks the low A up every time. It might wander every once in a while for a second or two, but it never takes longer than that to pick up the A.

thanks!

 

[nemo]

I always tune all strings by harmonic on 12th fret.
As was said above, any tuner can handle it and it is as accurate as tuning the open strings.