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[Muppet]

Mr Bassman, on Jun 9 2007, 12:10 AM, said:

I just got a Korg DTR 2000 last week and I'm very pleased with it.

The downlight is still crap!

(I own one too )

[Delberthot]

I've been using one of the Fender rack ones for the last year and am very impressed. Tunes very quickly and have used it with 4, 5, 6 & 8 string basses with no problems. Its also cool as the leds do a Knight Rider sweep from left to right when you are not playing and a big blue Fender 'F' lights up when you are in tune.

[jacko]

I bought the behringer and found it so bad with both B and E strings I sent it back and shelled out the extra for a korg dtr2000. The only thing 'better' about the behringer was it having 3 lights instead of the korgs 1. As it happens, I have an Eden navigator that lights up like christmas so I never use the tuner racklight anyway.

[GremlinAndy]

My Peterson Stroborack arrived a couple of weeks ago. Well what can I say. It's fast, accurate and does a whole load of "sweeteners" and the like, which are a bit beyond my needs, and is much more accurate yet stable/usable. It also has a neat programmable scrolling message function, which has no reason to exist on a tuner, other than it's a cool effect. It's *the* most fantastic piece of kit, but very expensive, so unless you have money to burn, I'd stick with my previous rack tuner, the Korg dtr2000 which I keep in my studio rack now.

Overview:
Looks: 9/10
Build Quality: 9/10
Ease of use: 10/10 (basic use) 5/10 (extended use)
Price/Value for money: 5/10 (so expensive and just does the same job as a *much* cheaper unit)
Overall: 7/10 (low only because of price)

Andy

Edited by GremlinAndy, 21 December 2007 - 09:09 PM.

[EBS_freak]

GremlinAndy, on Dec 21 2007, 09:06 PM, said:

My Peterson Stroborack arrived a couple of weeks ago. Well what can I say. It's fast, accurate and does a whole load of "sweeteners" and the like, which are a bit beyond my needs, and is much more accurate yet stable/usable. It also has a neat programmable scrolling message function, which has no reason to exist on a tuner, other than it's a cool effect. It's *the* most fantastic piece of kit, but very expensive, so unless you have money to burn, I'd stick with my previous rack tuner, the Korg dtr2000 which I keep in my studio rack now.

Overview:
Looks: 9/10
Build Quality: 9/10
Ease of use: 10/10 (basic use) 5/10 (extended use)
Price/Value for money: 5/10 (so expensive and just does the same job as a *much* cheaper unit)
Overall: 7/10 (low only because of price)

Andy

Some of you guys may have remembered that I ordered a Stroborack back in September last year. Well, it's still not here.

I have however, had a slip through my door saying that I have a parcel that was attempted to be delivered and it would be held at the depot. Not knowing what it was, I entered the tracing figure and saw that the parcel had originated from the distributor I had bought the Peterson Stroborack off. I had no idea when the Peterson tuner was being shipped (I don't know if you guys know, the demand in the states is such that it's way outstripping the supply and as for Europe getting a look in.... anyway....) and so this was a nice surprise.

I got up uber early this morning to get to the depot before work and when I got there you can guess what had happened. Yup. Despite the card saying that it would be available at the depot, it has been reloaded onto the trucks and out it went. I apparently missed it by 5 minutes. Typical.

So it's somewhere out on the road. I seen they have already had a failed delivery at my house. I'm only hoping that it gets back to the depot pretty soon so I can pick it up before the collection points close tonight. I need my new toy!

It's interesting to read GremlinAndy's review above. Give the fact that I paid roughly the same as what a DTR2000 would cost me, I wonder if his overall review figure would change...

[Johngh]

Dan_Nailed, on Jun 8 2007, 10:02 AM, said:

I use a Korg DTR-1 which I got for about £60 second hand from the States and it's almost too good. I can never get my basses to go completely in the green, even when tuning with the harmonics. When I get them as close as possible and check the tuning by ear they sound perfectly in, and the tuner is telling me they're still out. It's that precise!

+1, mines the same, it drives you nuts !

[99ster]

GremlinAndy, on Dec 21 2007, 09:06 PM, said:

My Peterson Stroborack arrived a couple of weeks ago. Well what can I say. It's fast, accurate and does a whole load of "sweeteners" and the like, which are a bit beyond my needs, and is much more accurate yet stable/usable. It also has a neat programmable scrolling message function, which has no reason to exist on a tuner, other than it's a cool effect. It's *the* most fantastic piece of kit, but very expensive, so unless you have money to burn, I'd stick with my previous rack tuner, the Korg dtr2000 which I keep in my studio rack now.

Overview:
Looks: 9/10
Build Quality: 9/10
Ease of use: 10/10 (basic use) 5/10 (extended use)
Price/Value for money: 5/10 (so expensive and just does the same job as a *much* cheaper unit)
Overall: 7/10 (low only because of price)

Andy

Can I ask where you got yours from please Andy?
I already have a DTR2000 in my rack - then I got a Peterson VS-1 for set-ups (2nd hand on eBay from Roger Sadowsky of all people!) - but it's so good that I'm VERY tempted to replace the Korg with a Strobrack.

[Bassman7]

99ster, on Jan 4 2008, 05:35 PM, said:

Can I ask where you got yours from please Andy?
I already have a DTR2000 in my rack - then I got a Peterson VS-1 for set-ups (2nd hand on eBay from Roger Sadowsky of all people!) - but it's so good that I'm VERY tempted to replace the Korg with a Strobrack.

Caption: "We know you have the best equipment for the job at Moonbase so we've come to ask if we can borrow your Peterson StrobRacks for our band rehearsal at our base..."

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[EBS_freak]

OK - so the Stroborack is here.

It certainly lives up to expectations... given the deal (roughly the same as the Korg DTR2000) that I got on it, I am more than happy and it really is a killer piece of kit! I loves it!!

It simply is the best tuner I have ever had. Bar none.

Went out and got a latched pedal for it. Silent tuning on stage - yay! And with the nifty screen saver, I can keep people entertained when the band decides to play something slow and boring...

Edited by EBS_freak, 05 January 2008 - 07:37 PM.

[SMART]

99ster, on Jan 4 2008, 05:35 PM, said:

Can I ask where you got yours from please Andy?
I already have a DTR2000 in my rack - then I got a Peterson VS-1 for set-ups (2nd hand on eBay from Roger Sadowsky of all people!) - but it's so good that I'm VERY tempted to replace the Korg with a Strobrack.

Guys

We only sell the best tuners available period and that's Peterson. Any pro tech worth his salt and wanting to be taken seriously won't turn up for the tour without a Peterson unit - it's the de facto standard in the pro realm simply because they are the most accurate tuners in the world and tuning is sometwhat fundamental to our 'fav' occupation of making sounds that hopefully the audience will appreciate!

We're going to place another order on Peterson in the not too distant future so if anyone of you 'real and genuine' Basschaters are interested we could perhaps put together a special price and deal for you. Obviously, the more of you that join in the better the price we could offer you. Let's us know what you are looking (Peterson product) for asap.

Just some thoughts....

Ciao

Ian

Edited by SMART, 05 January 2008 - 07:33 PM.

[EBS_freak]

PS - the sweetners sound fantastic. My guitars are sounding better than ever, especially my acoustic.

[SMART]

EBS_freak, on Jan 5 2008, 08:05 PM, said:

PS - the sweetners sound fantastic. My guitars are sounding better than ever, especially my acoustic.

EBS Freak is absolutely on the button. After your instrument, strings and amplification (and a good back!), a Peterson tuner is the best investment in your music gear you can make for any instrument you own and Peterson's own sweetened tuning are simply brill!!.

Just some thoughts...

Ciao

Ian

Edited by SMART, 05 January 2008 - 08:46 PM.

[Muppet]

SMART, on Jan 5 2008, 07:31 PM, said:

We only sell the best tuners..

We're going to place another order.....

Who's 'we' ? Are you a store? Have I missed something?

[EBS_freak]

Muppet, on Jan 5 2008, 09:35 PM, said:

Who's 'we' ? Are you a store? Have I missed something?

http://www.smart-distribution.co.uk/

[BigRedX]

SMART, on Jan 5 2008, 07:31 PM, said:

We're going to place another order on Peterson in the not too distant future so if anyone of you 'real and genuine' Basschaters are interested we could perhaps put together a special price and deal for you. Obviously, the more of you that join in the better the price we could offer you. Let's us know what you are looking (Peterson product) for asap.

Just some thoughts....

Ciao

Ian

I am definitely interested in the Stroborack especially if you can do a special "Basschat deal"
Keep us all informed please!

[ped]

I may be up for a slice of that action ;0)

P.s what's this 'sweetening' business??

[99ster]

BigRedX, on Jan 6 2008, 05:45 PM, said:

I am definitely interested in the Stroborack especially if you can do a special "Basschat deal"
Keep us all informed please!

+1.

[99ster]

BigRedX, on Jan 6 2008, 05:45 PM, said:

I am definitely interested in the Stroborack especially if you can do a special "Basschat deal"
Keep us all informed please!

+1.

[EBS_freak]

ped, on Jan 6 2008, 06:00 PM, said:

I may be up for a slice of that action ;0)

P.s what's this 'sweetening' business??

Dude, read about temperament and pure tuning and you'll get the idea.

[EBS_freak]

http://www.petersont...a...y=85&sub=59
http://www.petersont...a...y=14&sub=90
http://www.petersont...a...y=85&sub=58

I sent these links to Ped for explaining the "sweetned" tunings...

Anyway, I've had this tuner for a good few days and done a couple of gigs with it now. I have to say, I believe this is one of the best bits of gear ever. It's great because not only is the tuning process dead simple but because people are commenting on the "screensaver" - I think I am going to have to write random messages for each gig... well, until I get bored anyway.