The boring pedal tuner thread

guitarfishbay

Digitech Hardwire Tuner.  The mono one.

It doesn't have a buffer which I prefer as I have buffers elsewhere in my chain and means I can use a tuner with a fuzzface if I want to have a simple chain.  It also has a thru, so I can leave it permanently on.  I usually have a volume pedal further up the chain which I can use to mute the signal if necessary.

EricTheWeary

the new Polytune has a couple of changes one of which is supposed to be an eye searing readout for use in daylight conditions.Some may remember an ancient MR thread about which tuners work best in daylight/outdoors. Fairly sure none of them were brilliant ( Timmyo did the testing IIRC). I was quite interested in the Snark pedal tuner after reading this current discussion although one of the review comments about that is it is hopeless in the sunshine. Although, it does offer a 9v out, the only one to do that apart from Boss as far as I can see.

dindude

I read that about the Snark, but then the Premier Guitar review says that it's readable in bright sunlight so who knows. I think the pitchblack also has 9v out.

frankus

I've a Snark and a Peterson Strobostomp2

Also interested in the Korg DT-4 in spinny mode

EricTheWeary

dindude said:

I read that about the Snark, but then the Premier Guitar review says that it's readable in bright sunlight so who knows. I think the pitchblack also has 9v out.

And probably a solvable problem by sticking a bit of card behind the tuner anyway. Plus outdoor gigs are just not rock'n'roll...maaaan.

ICBM

EricTheWeary said:

Plus outdoor gigs are just not rock'n'roll...maaaan.

Er... are you sure about that... maaaan?

daveyh

dindude said:

I read that about the Snark, but then the Premier Guitar review says that it's readable in bright sunlight so who knows. I think the pitchblack also has 9v out.

I'm looking at one, and it is.

siremoon

Another Pitchblack user here.   Had it over a year and it seems like a solid and reliable bit of kit to me.

siremoon

dindude said:

... I think the pitchblack also has 9v out.

Yes it does

Pyroman

daveyh said:

Son's got the Snark pedal, very sci-fi looking, great big bright display and nicely accurate.

   Exactly why I got mine- I hate having to lean over and squint, and I can see this from across the room.  Works great!

ESBlonde

frankus said:

Also interested in the Korg DT-4 in spinny mode

It's very eye catching and when it locks on the frequency the little red LED triangles top and bottom light to confirm. Sexy as you like but it doesn't look overly butch so can't be kicked about the floor. It also doesn't have a mains/power in or a signal out option. I've used mine for about 10 years without issues.

tbm

I've had a couple of TU-2s for years. No complaints. Also like clip on's recent't, the planet waves one in particular.

I'm about to have a go at a set up for the first time in years - usually just get it done - and I'm planning on using the Polytune app on my iPhone. That'll be ok, right?

Jalapeno

Use both the TU and a Mini Polytune - I really like the TU models, they're just the job..

Anyway what's wrong with a boring Tuner ? I'd rather that than a dramatic one !

Rich

Plus one for the Snark pedal tuner - it's never let me down (yet): www.snarktuners.com/pedal-new

fretfinder

ESBlonde said:

I have a Korg GA30 in the acoustic case. I also have a Korg DT4 for the electrics, never had a tuner pedal or felt the need. I downloaded Gstrings onto the phone too which is handy.

I couldn't gig without one, a tuner pedal with mute is the best thing ever invented - well, nearly. I used to use a strobostomp but it is large and takes up a lot of board space, plus it's so accurate (I mean precise) that it took me ages to tune up between numbers. Which meant the singer would talk... I'm currently using a Polytune and so far so good, although the poly function isn't as accurate (damn, precise!) as individual note tuning for me.

dindude

Well a snark pedal tuner landed today, very nice big bright display, its like going to the cinema compared with watching a film on TV after my polytune mini

EricTheWeary

ESBlonde;25406" said:

I have a Korg GA30 in the acoustic case. I also have a Korg DT4 for the electrics, never had a tuner pedal or felt the need. I downloaded Gstrings onto the phone too which is handy.

struggle to imagine how you would regularly gig without a pedal tuner ( unless you have a roadie). Seen players who have no fx at all but still have a tuner pedal. Or people with no tuner pedal but I want to strangle them.

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Rocker

Peterson StroboStomp with sweetened tuning. No idea how useful it is on an outdoor (daylight) stage, but it sure helps to tune my guitar.

ESBlonde

EricTheWeary said:

ESBlonde;25406" said:

I have a Korg GA30 in the acoustic case. I also have a Korg DT4 for the electrics, never had a tuner pedal or felt the need. I downloaded Gstrings onto the phone too which is handy.

struggle to imagine how you would regularly gig without a pedal tuner ( unless you have a roadie). Seen players who have no fx at all but still have a tuner pedal. Or people with no tuner pedal but I want to strangle them.

One advantage is having more than one guitar on stage ;-) but even so I grew up in the days before digital tuners and learned how to tune a guitar (sometimes during a song !!! ). A hand held tuner check between sets was a matter of course, but having stable guitars without wammy bars might help. :-O

ICBM

ESBlonde said:

EricTheWeary said:

ESBlonde;25406" said:

I have a Korg GA30 in the acoustic case. I also have a Korg DT4 for the electrics, never had a tuner pedal or felt the need. I downloaded Gstrings onto the phone too which is handy.

struggle to imagine how you would regularly gig without a pedal tuner ( unless you have a roadie). Seen players who have no fx at all but still have a tuner pedal. Or people with no tuner pedal but I want to strangle them.

One advantage is having more than one guitar on stage ;-) but even so I grew up in the days before digital tuners and learned how to tune a guitar (sometimes during a song !!! ). A hand held tuner check between sets was a matter of course, but having stable guitars without wammy bars might help. :-O

I'm old enough to have learned to do it by turning the guitar down to just above zero and crouching down right next to the amp so you can't hear it out front. I agree tuners do make it easier but I don't think they're as essential as today's generation think.

I almost never take more than one guitar either! For what it's worth probably the most tuning-stable guitar I ever gigged with was my 1965 Fender Jaguar - I used the trem too. I actually think it can help, if the guitar is really well set up - the trem movement helps to release any friction at the nut.