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Your ideal tuner?

#61
Ekulati said:
*As I typed this it occurred to me that IF you are playing a gig with an acoustic (i.e. a real, non-electronic) piano...you really should tune to the piano if your goal is to be truly in tune. Well, unless you know for sure that it's been tuned like within the last couple weeks and is overall still holding 440...just sayin', I know it's an unpopular viewpoint.
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I recall a story here from a while back about a band that did exactly that. The gig had a house piano which was noticeably flat, so everyone tuned to the piano for the whole gig to sound "right" -- except for one guitarist who insisted on sticking to his tuner, and therefore sounded "wrong" despite being the only one technically "in tune".
 
#62
NortyFiner said:
I recall a story here from a while back about a band that did exactly that. The gig had a house piano which was noticeably flat, so everyone tuned to the piano for the whole gig to sound "right" -- except for one guitarist who insisted on sticking to his tuner, and therefore sounded "wrong" despite being the only one technically "in tune".
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I bet that guitarist is a joy to be around :laugh:
 
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#64
I tried this out last night, and it worked well at home!

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Tuned quick, easy to read, worked well down to a low Bb when goofing around with some low tunings.
 
#65
For me, it's all about ease of use. I use clip-on tuners. I own a wide variety, but so far Digitech and Korg clip-ons have worked the best on bass, especially the Korgs (I have Pitchhawk and Sledgehammer).

I've compared clip-ons with fancier pedal and rack units, and the clip-ons competed just fine. That's true even for the Snark, but as noted by others, the Snark doesn't react as quickly on the lowest strings. Korgs do.

I've read that the tc electronic clip-on is very good, but haven't tried it yet.
 
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Fuzzbass said:
For me, it's all about ease of use. I use clip-on tuners. I own a wide variety, but so far Digitech and Korg clip-ons have worked the best on bass, especially the Korgs (I have Pitchhawk and Sledgehammer).

I've compared clip-ons with fancier pedal and rack units, and the clip-ons competed just fine. That's true even for the Snark, but as noted by others, the Snark doesn't react as quickly on the lowest strings. Korgs do.

I've read that the tc electronic clip-on is very good, but haven't tried it yet.
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Yeah the Polytune clip on is fantastic, it works as good as the pedal. My guitarist stole mine when he saw how it worked :rage:




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I just got ST-300 mini earlier today and I love it! I am able to tune very quick and accurately. Even with my 5 string it had no problem reading it whatsoever. The reason I got this pedal is because it is the most accurate tuner on the market and I plan on setting the intonation on my own.
 
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#73
- What features are most important to you in an ideal tuner?
- A large, bright display
- Acceptable accuracy (must be more sensitive than my ears)
- Chromatic (displaying string numbers just confuses me)
- Fast response

- What is your current favourite tuner?
- I like the Korg Pitch Black for its nice display and true bypass.
- For double bass I use the TU-3 as a cheapo preamp between the piezo pickup and the mixer.

- Is there anything about tuners that you don't like?
Easily accessable buttons that change the function of the unit in a way that is confusing to me. (looking at you, mode-button on the TU-3).

- What - if anything - would you like to see in a tuner that doesn't exist yet?
I suppose if I could get a variable HPF built into the TU-3, I'd have all my URB preamp needs solved.
 
#75
I'd love a tuner that you can keep all the way back at the backline (either in a rack or on the amp head), which then has a phantom-powered remote where you can read the note being tuned (while the actual audio stays at the backline). Kinda like what TC does with the Blacksmith, but in an outboard unit.
 

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