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Post by svart on Jul 25, 2014 8:54:57 GMT -6
So I'm going to be in the market for a studio grade tuner for, well, my studio.
I'm sick to death of all the kids coming in with the various tuners and all being a few cents off from each other.
It's funny how they all "trust" their own tuner and refuse to use ONE tuner amongst them all.. but I digress.
Anyway, I'm looking for suggestions for something good, preferably strobe and preferably somewhat affordable, although I'd consider spending a few hundred on one too. I also assume that they'll all tune instruments with large numbers of strings, like 8 string guitars and 6 string basses and such, right?
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jul 25, 2014 9:41:29 GMT -6
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Post by matt on Jul 25, 2014 10:50:19 GMT -6
Yep, Petersons are very good; the latest guitar pedal style are nice and rugged: StroboStompI also have a Snark and it is surprisingly accurate. |
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Post by svart on Jul 25, 2014 10:56:19 GMT -6
I've read about the strobostomp, but I had heard that it was only emulating a strobe, not doing a real strobe function, can anybody corroborate this?
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jul 25, 2014 11:23:14 GMT -6
I've read about the strobostomp, but I had heard that it was only emulating a strobe, not doing a real strobe function, can anybody corroborate this? I think the strobostomp and the handheld version that I linked above are both emulating a strobe (the same way the more expensive rack versions do as far as I can tell). |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2014 11:47:40 GMT -6
Peterson as well, the on board tuner in the Kemper is also very good, on stage I use a Polytune and that does the trick.
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Post by svart on Jul 25, 2014 12:45:07 GMT -6
A couple forums have folks who rave about the Turbo Tuner ST-200. Anyone know about this one?
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Post by svart on Jul 25, 2014 13:54:50 GMT -6
Well, after reading a large number of websites and forum threads, I've decided to get a Turbo Tuner. I'll let you know how it works.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jul 25, 2014 19:31:29 GMT -6
I bought a vintage Peterson tuner and it's a whole different ballgame. It's so weird. I can swear my acoustic has intonation issues - then I tune it with the Peterson tuner and boom. In tune.
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Post by LesC on Jul 25, 2014 19:53:59 GMT -6
I use the Kemper for electrics, a Snark for acoustics.
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Post by tonycamphd on Jul 25, 2014 20:20:16 GMT -6
I use the Kemper for electrics, a Snark for acoustics. you digging the snark? it gets great reviews for accuracy, and terrible for stability and longevity? I'm thinking for the price, i can put them on my different axes, position the display, and super glue some stabilizer legs in the appropriate positions to reinforce the thing? also, is the click useful? what do you think LesC ? |
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jul 25, 2014 20:26:37 GMT -6
I'm not Les, but own 2. I keep one at home and one at work. How can you go wrong for $13? Super convenient to have around. They track really well both on my basses and guitars. A lot of cats that play at my venue use them too. I imagine that they're not as good as a strobe or Peterson, but I like it better than the Korg rack tuner that I spent $200 on when I was young and dumb(er).
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Post by tonycamphd on Jul 25, 2014 20:44:06 GMT -6
I'm not Les, but own 2. I keep one at home and one at work. How can you go wrong for $13? Super convenient to have around. They track really well both on my basses and guitars. A lot of cats that play at my venue use them too. I imagine that they're not as good as a strobe or Peterson, but I like it better than the Korg rack tuner that I spent $200 on when I was young and dumb(er). thanx J, i'm ordering a pair lol |
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Post by LesC on Jul 25, 2014 20:58:14 GMT -6
I use the Kemper for electrics, a Snark for acoustics. you digging the snark? it gets great reviews for accuracy, and terrible for stability and longevity? I'm thinking for the price, i can put them on my different axes, position the display, and super glue some stabilizer legs in the appropriate positions to reinforce the thing? also, is the click useful? what do you think LesC ? Yes Tony, so far I like the Snark. I've used them for my guitar students for only a few months, so I'm not sure about longevity, but I've had no problems with stability. I don't find the metronome useful, it's visual only, no audio. I like either a loud metronome, or preferably I just create a quick drum track. |
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Post by jimwilliams on Jul 26, 2014 10:31:03 GMT -6
A used strobe tuner is best, if you can read it properly. That shows harmonics and those can vary. A standard tuner filters all but the fundemental so it misses those harmonics.
Once you get one, don't expect miracles from the musician's instruments. Most all are not properly intonated either, so even if you get the open strings in tune, that guitar will never sound in tune.
Usually you will need about 1/2 hour to intonate and set it up before that fancy tuner brings the results you want to hear.
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Post by matt on Jul 26, 2014 10:45:11 GMT -6
Yes, when I first followed the 5/17th fret intonation method described in a Peterson manual, it made a big difference on whether intervals and chords were in-tune both across and up/down the neck. Big difference, I won't record an instrument unless this has been done. Problems with pitch are then on the player, and not the instrument.
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Post by jimwilliams on Jul 27, 2014 10:23:25 GMT -6
This does make the case for the studio having a spare strat and les paul in house. At least that way you can have a properly tuned/intonated instrument if the brought in guitars are all off.
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Post by tonycamphd on Jul 27, 2014 10:35:53 GMT -6
Yes, when I first followed the 5/17th fret intonation method described in a Peterson manual, it made a big difference on whether intervals and chords were in-tune both across and up/down the neck. Big difference, I won't record an instrument unless this has been done. Problems with pitch are then on the player, and not the instrument. Matt, do you have a link to that peterson instruction? thanx |
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Post by matt on Jul 27, 2014 11:38:56 GMT -6
Yes, when I first followed the 5/17th fret intonation method described in a Peterson manual, it made a big difference on whether intervals and chords were in-tune both across and up/down the neck. Big difference, I won't record an instrument unless this has been done. Problems with pitch are then on the player, and not the instrument. Matt, do you have a link to that peterson instruction? thanx It's not a manual, but is a re-print of the section on standard guitar tuning: Standard Guitar Intonation |
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Post by matt on Jul 27, 2014 11:49:29 GMT -6
This does make the case for the studio having a spare strat and les paul in house. At least that way you can have a properly tuned/intonated instrument if the brought in guitars are all off. Yes. I have found that the 5/17th fret intonation method improves the sound of open-chord playing, so even a simple strumming part loses the vague dissonance that almost all players accept as the way a guitar sounds. |
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Post by Guitar on Oct 26, 2014 19:42:14 GMT -6
Peterson, Snark for me. I'd like to try the Turbo Tuner.
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Post by Guitar on Oct 24, 2015 12:39:20 GMT -6
Coming back with a tuner update. I use the iPhone app for the Peterson strobe tuner, it's ridiculously accurate and responsive. I plug in with a DIY iRig you can read about in my blogspot post.
For 1/4" instruments my favorite by far is the Korg Pitchblack. I find it to be incredibly accurate, easy to use, small, reliable, all good things. Best pedal tuner I've tried.
I found the Turbo Tuner kind of hard to read, but I only spent a few minutes with it, which might not be fair.
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