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Tuner Rant

#61
I use a Peterson Stobostomp. I have a TU-2 as a spare (one of the outs is dodgy).

I also have a tuner on my Eventide H9.

Usually, I stay in tune pretty well. Get a good set up so your intonation is good and you won't find yourself messing with the tuning as much.

Also, my Steinberger is just about always in tune. I don't even have to tune it at every gig. It's usually dead on.

The others (Fender and Wal) need to be tuned at the start (I usually de-tune these when I put them away). But they stay in tune through the gig.

My geetar is another story.
 
#62
Used to use a Korg Pitchblack for a few years. Then late last year, I was in Osaka and I saw the TC Polytune really cheap, and I always wanted one, so I asked the salesperson for a Polytune Mini. He asked if I wanted the Polytune Mini1 or Mini2.... welp, I didn't even know there was a Mini 2. So I went with that and haven't looked back since.
 
#64
I have a Boss TU-3 that works great for me and has for several years. Eventually I'll buy a snark for quick home tuning/small 'coffee shop' type gigs, but I'm pretty happy with the Boss.

If I were to replace it, I'd get a TC Polytune, just for the sake of trying something different. They seem to get a lot of love from the bass playing community!
 
#67
I've got one of these too - works great!

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#68
Used to use cheap small ones but then finally got a Korg Pitchblack. Works great on dark stages. Responds quickly to the low B too.
I have a tuner out on my GK 2001RB so use that. Probably change the 9 volt maybe once or twice a year for preventive maintenance
 
#69
I used to be like the OP - cheap on tuners and such... but I thought to myself - "why would I skimp out on something as important as keeping my instrument in tune?"

I ended up with a used Boss TU-3 which I absolutely LOVE. Folks on TB seem to really like their TC Polytuners too, but I haven't had a chance to try one yet. Tuners are important!
 
#70
I have a couple Boss hand-held's from the 80's and 90's and not that long ago bought the Boss TU-3 pedal. While they all work great, no real issues with them actually. It's my eyes
that are the problem! :) To use the TU-3, I have to throw the eyeglasses on use it, not so much for the display but for the buttons for switching modes and drop tuning.
Especially inconvenient onstage. When the Korg Pitchblack Pro rack mount tuner came out I bought one and haven't regretted it a minute. MY G&K amp has a tuner jack so I patch cabled
it into the Pitchblack and can see and tune from anywhere on stage without glasses, drop tuning and re-tuning is quick and easy. BIG letters are easily seen and the strobe tuner is large, colorful and easy to see as well.
Totally happy with it.
 
#73
Since I picked it up, I've been using a Zoom B1ON as a tuner, works great, tracks nicely, I can read it without problem. It also happens to be my backup pre-amp, my headphone amp for practice at home, and at my last gig someone pointed out it even has a few usable effects;), although I'm not using any of them.
 
#75
I've had all sorts of tuners over the years.
currently, it's a Fender pedal tuner on the board, and I have a 1/2 dozen clip on tuners scattered about my studios, gig bags, home, office, etc.
Those things are just damn handy.

One of my guitards was tuning way too loud with harmonics the other day at rehearsal, I grabbed one of my clip on's, threw it at his head.
He got all upset, but he was like, "what is this?"
once I showed him how to use it, it was like the light shown upon him and I just said, "Hey, keep it, but USE it!!!!"
 

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