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Whats your fav onstage tuner?

#21
I've been using one of these...

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$30. Red if you're off. Green when it's in tune. Clip to the headstock. No need to have the bass volume on.
 
#25
Verminaard said:
These work fairly well, and don't waste space on your pedal board, $42.00

http://store.planetwaves.com/category/152540/Headstock_Tuner
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Yerf Dog said:
I've been using one of these...

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$30. Red if you're off. Green when it's in tune. Clip to the headstock. No need to have the bass volume on.
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These clipons, IMO, are NOT good 'on stage' tuners. I have an Intellitouch and it is useless once my bass starts vibrating from the pre-show DJ pumping crappy dance music or the guitarist warming up his tubes and fingers. Which is why I've been researching and searching for a pedal tuner for quite some time. I've been reading reviews here, other forums, on YouTube and magazines and testing them out in stores whenever I can find them.

Given MY needs, I've narrowed down my search to (in ascending order of preference) the TC Electronics' Polytune, Peterson Strobostomp 2, and the Turbo Tuner ST200.

Peterson is coming out with a new one this fall, the Stomp Classic. If it can match the speed and accuracy of the Turbo Tuner, I will buy it. If it does not, I'll get the Turbo Tuner even though I've yet to check it out in person.

I am on a budget, but I'm willing to scrimp and save to get the gear that works for me, especially a tuner -- I see it as a no compromise kind of necessity.

FYI: The Planet Waves was in the running, 'til I picked it up. Great canoe anchor, wouldn't want to weigh down my pedal board with it. The Strobostomp 2 is quite light.
Guitar Buyer had a regurgitation of tuner press releases in its June 2010 issue:
Planet Waves Tru-Strobe
Boss TU-3
Sonic Research ST-200 Turbo Tuner
Korg Pitchblack+
TC Electronic Polytune
Peterson Strobostomp 2
Morley AC-1 Accu-Tuner
Digitech Hardwire HT-2 Chromatic Tuner
 
#27
Sonic Research Turbo Tuner ST-200.......if you find that too rich for your present budget, save your money, and then pick one up. You won't need any other tuner.
I use both the ST-200 and a Peterson 490, if that helps place the quality of the ST-200 in perspective.
 
#29
one thing i started testing since this post is the ability of a tuner to track a direct signal vs microphone. cheap ones seem to do better using their mics and actually can perform worse with direct inputs, go figure.
On higher quality units hopefully one does not need to choose, but for me fast tracking onstage is more important than super accuracy given that one often has 20 seconds or so before the lead guitarist decides to launch into something and in such case 1 cent vs 1/5 may not be the biggest concern:bassist:
 
#38
I love my pitchblack so far. I can't say it's 'better' than the others, as I haven't tried many of them, but it does everything I need it to...my only gripe is that I wish it showed tuning while playing, instead of only while in bypass, I assume to save batteries...

-JV
 
#40
blastjv said:
I love my pitchblack so far. I can't say it's 'better' than the others, as I haven't tried many of them, but it does everything I need it to...my only gripe is that I wish it showed tuning while playing, instead of only while in bypass, I assume to save batteries...

-JV
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Actually, it is to save your tone. When you aren't using the tuner, it bypasses it completely so that your signal is unaffected. The Turbo Tuner does the same thing.
 

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