What do you like more? Rackmount or pedal tuner?

[Planet Boulder]

Pedal all day long.


I use different rigs and I need the portability.

On my main board, I have a 50 dollar Fender tuner pedal that works great. On my smaller board, I use the tuner on my zoom b2.

 

[FreaqyFrequency]

Pedal.

The Sonic Research Turbo Tuner ST-200 is the best tuner on the marker (in every way: most accurate, true bypass, easy to read, built like a brick), and the convenience of being able to mute at the stomp of a foot is unbeatable.

 

[bassyeah]

I have been using a Korg Pitchblack and have had no problems... trying to downsize to a PT Mini I took off the Pitchblack and put a Korg DTR-1000. I like it but don't like having to mute by hand... my GK does not have a tuner/mute footswitch input.
I did run into the input of my DTR and out to the input of my amp and used the footswitch on the tuner. It made my signal a little hotter so I know that something is going on with the signal???

Anyway... both but right now, rack.

 

[nodestiny]

Do you have other rack-mounted stuff? Do you have the space in your rack (if you have one)?

I have my amp mounted and a few other items, but I have enough room for I think 2U left.

Rackmount. It goes everywhere with my amp, and is always hooked up. That's about as convenient as it gets.

This is one reason I lean toward a rackmount. Its ready to go and incased so its less likely to get damaged from kicking it, dropping, etc. Pedals take a lot of abuse! Plus, no trying to wire up power to a pedal tuner makes me smile... that always seems to be a pain to me for whatever reason (power hookup length and running extension cords is FTL!)

I found that when I played an outdoor gig in sunlight that I could not see my tuner at all when it was racked. Pedals you can cast your own shadow on.

Something I totally did not consider! (Hence the reason for this thread) That sways me to a pedal version some as well!

pedal

I like to step on something quickly without having to look behind me.

If the rackmounted tuner were in front of me I might reconsider

Thats another thing that sways me towards a pedal. Tough decision...

The Korg Pitchblack... is it easy to see standing up? I have good vision and am at about 5' 9" if that helps.

Thanx gang, this really helps! Keep rollin in the comments.

 

[RickenBoogie]

It depends on whether you'll have a rack set up, or a pedal board. Obviously, whichever you use, a tuner of that variety would be best. Most guys here have pedal boards, and thus, pedal tuners.

 

[dannster]

I've used Sabines for YEARS. On my second rackmount version. Love them.
I'm putting together a pedalboard though and have one of those ST-200 Turbo tuners on the way. After reading all the horror stories with the Strobostomp 1&2 QC and this side-by-side comparison I went with the Turbo.

 

[nodestiny]

I've used Sabines for YEARS. On my second rackmount version. Love them.
I'm putting together a pedalboard though and have one of those ST-200 Turbo tuners on the way. After reading all the horror stories with the Strobostomp 1&2 QC and this side-by-side comparison I went with the Turbo.

That turbo is fully spooled! Wow, very fast and responsive. How well does the pitchblack do?

 

[wnelson]

see i just use my little $20 korg tuner....my fusion 550 has the tuner input in the back and the mute footswitch on my pedalboard....its racked in a felt case....so i put velcro (hooks) on the tuner and slap that on the edge of my case....i can silent tune all day and have been doing this on all my amps for years with no worries....its a tuner!!, why spend 100-200 bucks on one if you dont need to
I rather buy something more fun....like a hooker

my .02

 

[playerunk]

not yet purchased but this would be my tuner of chioce

 

[Mudfuzz]

I would love to get a rack tuner as a pedal tuner takes up usable space on the board, but, they are $$$ in less you get a "ringer" which is something I will not do.



Oh and personally I never use the mute function on tuners because if something sounds wrong during the song I want to know if it is me, and it is easy to fix while playing if it is.

 

[John Bigboote]

I have a rack-mounted rig, but use a Turbo Tuner pedal. I just can't understand chewing up space and adding weight for a rack tuner. The Turbo Tuner is inline after my SansAmp Deluxe, so it mutes my rig when I tune -- or when I want to mute (I have no mute otherwise). True bypass. Super-easy to read. Very small and light; fits in a small pocket in my gig bag. I wouldn't change it for anything.

I used to use a little Korg tuner on top of my amp, but it was LCD, and impossible to read in low stage lighting.

-jb

 

[groooooove]

Neither: Korg, the $15 version. I tune once before the gig, then forget about it. My basses stay in tune.

+1000000000000

a tuner is, not neccesarily a waste, but not the best possible usage of pedalboard real estate IMO. a lot of people will disagree with that though. i use the $15 korg tuner too, and ive never encountered a problem...

 

[Hammr]

In my main bass rig I use a rack tuner, Peterson StroboRack. I also use a Peterson StroboFlip. I like Peterson tuners, they are a little pricey, but i feel they are worth it.

 

[Mudfuzz]

Why do you feel this?

 

[dponbass]

Both, TU-2 and DTR-2. I may not always use my pedalboard.

 

[NorCal Dog]

the ST-200 pretty much makes ALL other tuners obsolete

most tuners are set at A-440 standard

the ST-200 is totally adjustable from

A-350.0 to A-999.9

plus can simply set it to droptune half step, whole step, ect

can you set your tuner to A-411.7 ? hahaha

 

[bassyeah]

the ST-200 pretty much makes ALL other tuners obsolete

most tuners are set at A-440 standard

the ST-200 is totally adjustable from

A-350.0 to A-999.9

plus can simply set it to droptune half step, whole step, ect

can you set your tuner to A-411.7 ? hahaha

so it sounds like you are voting pedal tuner???

tuning to a-411.7 must come in handy

 

[Unrepresented]

I have a rackmount tuner. It's a Korg DTR1000.

I'm happy with it, and prefer it over a stompbox for the following reasons:

a) It's racked with my head. If I have my head, I have my tuner. No need to bring a pedal board, or worry about setup if I don't need it.

b) It's not taking up room on my pedal board. That's my most valuable real estate. It means I fit one more pedal on my board.

c) It's not taking up power on my pedal board. Power supplies are extremely valuable on my pedalboard too. It means I can power one more effect pedal.

d) The display is bigger, brighter, and easier to read from on stage than a pedal which is only visible from directly overhead.

This is also my reasoning behind having a rackmounted compressor.

 

[NorCal Dog]

so it sounds like you are voting pedal tuner???

tuning to a-411.7 must come in handy

ya know, it does come in handy at times

i've listened to ALOT of different recordings thru the years, ( like who hasn't right ? ) & i've found that MORE than alot of them aren't recorded in the ( now ) standardized A-440hz tuning

& sometimes when i'm in that mode, i like to find out exactly which pitch that they are tuned to for a reference ( ya, call it kooky, but there's other timewasters that are unproductive as well ( too much time on TB maybe ?) )

the ST-200 allows me to very quickly figure out the exact tuning

 

[bassyeah]

ya know, it does come in handy at times

i've listened to ALOT of different recordings thru the years, ( like who hasn't right ? ) & i've found that MORE than alot of them aren't recorded in the ( now ) standardized A-440hz tuning

& sometimes when i'm in that mode, i like to find out exactly which pitch that they are tuned to for a reference ( ya, call it kooky, but there's other timewasters that are unproductive as well ( too much time on TB maybe ?) )

the ST-200 allows me to very quickly figure out the exact tuning

Thanks for explaining that norcal... now I know I'm on TB too much!