Stage Tuners

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Any suggestions on a stage tuner? And is there a stage tuner that has different settings... I know the cheap Dan-o-lectro doesn't let you change anything.
 
the boss tu-2 is a great tuner but I think the Korg stage tuner is more accurate. + peterson is now making a pedal tuner as well. I have all thre but I use my korg most often.
 
TU-2 here. Plus it can power up to five other pedals if you buy the power supply and the other daisychain cable. Flawless tuner for sure!!!!
 
Boss.

The TU-2 is awesome.. but make sure you get the power supply. The thing eats batteries like no joke.
 
i use a boss as tu-2 aswell the only draw back is that it sucks a tiny bit of tone when in bypass. I you have a true bypass looper like I have. You can get rid of that problem. The tuners functionality is awesome.
 
gcapel said:
i use a boss as tu-2 aswell the only draw back is that it sucks a tiny bit of tone when in bypass. I you have a true bypass looper like I have. You can get rid of that problem. The tuners functionality is awesome.
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I put it first in the chain so, what you hear is what you get. I've never encountered this problem before. I'll pay closer attention and post what I find out.
 
The stobostomp is one kick@ss tuner. Way more accurate than a TU-2 and it is true bypass as well.....plus it looks really cool on your pedal board too!
 
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krimson said:
The stobostomp is one kick@ss tuner. Way more accurate than a TU-2 and it is true bypass as well.....plus it looks really cool on your pedal board too!
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This maight sound really stupid but... what is true bypassing?
 
krimson said:
The stobostomp is one kick@ss tuner. Way more accurate than a TU-2 and it is true bypass as well.....plus it looks really cool on your pedal board too!
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Hard to believe you can get more accurate than a440, The boss is the boss
 
killthepixel said:
This maight sound really stupid but... what is true bypassing?
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When it is off, the signal passes through no circuitry, leaving no more sonic imprint than a patch cable. For some reason (I think to avoid pops during switching) the majority of pedals have a little buffer or some such that the signal always passes through, usually with a signature that can be detected by the discerning ear.
 
krimson said:
The stobostomp is one kick@ss tuner. Way more accurate than a TU-2 and it is true bypass as well.....plus it looks really cool on your pedal board too!
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I use the strobostomp. Great tuner.
 
ermghoti said:
When it is off, the signal passes through no circuitry, leaving no more sonic imprint than a patch cable. For some reason (I think to avoid pops during switching) the majority of pedals have a little buffer or some such that the signal always passes through, usually with a signature that can be detected by the discerning ear.
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I believe the buffer is a cheaper bypass circuit for the manufacture. DPDT or 3PDT pushbutton switches are more expensive and take up realistate in the pedal enclosure.
 
ermghoti said:
When it is off, the signal passes through no circuitry, leaving no more sonic imprint than a patch cable...usually with a signature that can be detected by the discerning ear.
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Well, the TU-2 isn't THAT noticable or I would've noticed it. Boss is a stompbpx staple and if you can't be happy with a TU-2, you're a wicked gear snob. :D
 
Yup, TU2. Great tuner. The best part is that it works. None of this skipping around can't detect the note crap you get with cheapo tuners.
 
I chose the Boss over the Korg simply because it took up less pedalboard real estate in my BCB-60, but they're both excellent pieces of kit. They seem pricey at first, but you only have to gig with one once to realise that every penny's been well-spent.

Still want a Strobostomp, though...
 
Phildo said:
They seem pricey at first, but you only have to gig with one once to realise that every penny's been well-spent.
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Amen. I think some of my first guitar gigs I played I was using some crappy handheld tuner... I was always out of tune, and it was such a hassle to use. I think I bought some lame-o Danelectro tuner to "fix" the situation, and that might have even been worse. I broke down and paid the 85 bucks for the TU-2 and it's been nothing but awesome.

Now I'm considering an ampless setup, running everything through the Line6 Pod with a Floorboard...maybe. I probably would just use the Pod's tuner at that point... it would be hard for me to sell the TU2 though.
 
Big Kenny said:
Hard to believe you can get more accurate than a440, The boss is the boss
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Oh yes,BIG TIME. The boss TU-2 accuracy at best is +/- 3 cents, the Strobostomp accuracy is +/- 0.1 cent. Try doing a setup with the Boss then do a setup with the Petersen, the differences will be very apparent. I used to use a needle tuner and could never quite get in tune on stage which really bummed me out, now with the Strobostomp I'm in very good tuning, no problems.
 
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