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Tuners tuners tuners
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The TU-12 is a bit of a pain to use because of the needle, but it seemed accurate enough to me when I owned one. There are better choices in terms of operation, though.
A list of popular and stage-worthy accurate tuner pedals:
Boss TU-2
Planet Waves CT-04 (I own this one!)
Korg DT-10
Peterson Strobostomp
The first three pedals are usually under $100, and are comparably accurate. The Peterson Strobostomp is close to $200, but is touted for its high accuracy.
...unnecessarily high for a stage pedal, IMHO.
I'm pretty happy with my Boss TU-2.
And I seem to get better results by using it in chromatic 'stream' mode instead of the regular note mode.
And I seem to get better results by using it in chromatic 'stream' mode instead of the regular note mode.
I use a rack tuner myself, But I tried the Planet Waves one & walked away more impressed with that than with any other pedal tuner. No I haven't tried the Strobo stomp yet.
For a performance setup, the TU-2 works just fine for me...and thousands of working musicians around the world. For more accurate tuning, I'd recommend the Peterson.
I'm using one on a multi-effects unit. I just sold my TU-2 here on TB a week or so ago...
I plan on getting a rackmount when I can.
I plan on getting a rackmount when I can.
I've been looking at this one, as I already have a Korg rack tuner. How's the accuracy? Easy to read?
My brother in law has a Planet Waves, and while it works great, it was a bit hard for me to read. The letters just didn't look right
Not planning on it, but I'll let you know if I do
I just want something that I can grab and go, without the rack.
while i don't own one of these, i do want one.
i tried the DT10 out at work for a while (before we stopped carrying them
... though i can still order one 
) and it worked very well! very responsive and accurate, and easiest to read out of all of them, in my opinion. it's a little bigger than the TU2, but it's not crazy huge or anything.
I've been looking at this one, as I already have a Korg rack tuner. How's the accuracy? Easy to read?
My brother in law has a Planet Waves, and while it works great, it was a bit hard for me to read. The letters just didn't look right
I have both the Korg rack tuner as well as a DT-10. Ditto jetpack's comment. It is accurate, easy to read, and very durable. I use my regularly.
+1 on the stream. It seem to me to be a lot eaiser to use in this mode.
Worst tuner, I've ever used. The one in a Bass V-amp.
I really like my Planet waves CT-4. The letters do not bother me at all. The Petersons have a bit of a learning curve and are $$$. Try finding one used if you are interested in the Petersons.
