Tuners

[J-75]

Excuse me, if this is not the appropriate forum,

Any recommendations? Chromatic type preferred. Negative comments?
Seiko, Yamaha, Boss, Korg, ...?

 

[Brendan]

I think a standard tuner will suit most people, but most standard tuners (say, a Korg GC-20 or some such) work fine. Most will tune a 6 string (B-C), but if you're getting into the 7 string + game, then you'll probably want a chromatic.

I hear the Boss floor pedal, TU-1.2933223 or some such, is pretty snazzy.

 

[matt326]

I use a Sabine RT7100 and love it.

 

[GSPLBASSDC]

I have 2...one's in my BOSS VF-1 effects unit and the other's in my Tascam CDBTMKII trainer....both are chromatic.

 

[firstbassman]

I have the Boss TU-2. Serves me quite well. I have the rest of my effects daisied off it through a One Spot power supply, so it serves a dual purpose: I get to stay in tune AND avoid the 9-volt nightmare.

Plus, it's chromatic, and can handle more than just 4 or 5 strings if that's an issue.

 

[The Golden Boy]

I've got a Boss TU-12H that's served me well for around 12 years or so. I've had a Boss TU-2 that I really like as well.

I have a Korg rack tuner (the 1000 model) that I don't like other than it's a rack unit. It's too accurate. It takes a long time to get balanced onto "on" when you audibly can't hear a difference if it's slightly "off."

 

[Aaron Saunders]

I've got a Boss TU-12H that's served me well for around 12 years or so. I've had a Boss TU-2 that I really like as well.

I have a Korg rack tuner (the 1000 model) that I don't like other than it's a rack unit. It's too accurate. It takes a long time to get balanced onto "on" when you audibly can't hear a difference if it's slightly "off."

I have a Korg CA-30 and don't have this problem, but I hate using my friend's Traynor tuner because it's REALLY finicky like that. A total pain.

I love the CA-30 -- very compact, accurate, chromatic, and inexpensive.

 

[Mottlefeeder]

I have a Korg CA-30 and don't have this problem, but I hate using my friend's Traynor tuner because it's REALLY finicky like that. A total pain.

I love the CA-30 -- very compact, accurate, chromatic, and inexpensive.

+1

Something else you might like to think about is where you will be using it. On a dark stage, you need something with LEDs so that you can see when it is tuned. At an outdoor event, you need an LCD display, because LEDs disappear in sunlight. I would also suggest that you should be able to mute your backline or PA feed while you check your tuning.

My tuner is not a 'thru' design, so I run it from one of my amp fx sends, and connect a mute switch between the pre and power amps.

 

[Deleted member 5551]

I use the Korg CA30. I have the current model and have owned the model/version before it. In fact-the only reason why i bought the one i have now is because it fell out of my pocket while i was plugging a cable in and the screen busted.

That's all