Built in bass tuner

[Kevin Dean]

If they make basses with built in LEDs why don't they do them with built in tuners ?

[Cato]

I think it's quite common on electro acoustic basses, even the budget Harley Benton model has one.

I would guess that its harder to fit an inconspicuous integrated tuner into a solid body & manufacturers know that the majority of bass players will already own some sort of tuning device?

Having said that I'm sure some manufacturer somewhere will have done it at some point.

Edited December 19, 2015 by Cato

[visog]

Yep - Goodfellow basses.... http://www.gbguitars.co.uk/gb_00s_innovations.asp#gb_spot

[Annoying Twit]

The built in one on my HB acoustic-electric bass seems to work fine. I use it to check my fretless intonation, and I think it is more accurate than my ear is.

[Owen]

The logical thing to do would be to install one using side LED dots on a neck. Octave dots = in tune. Either side sharp or flat. It all sounds so easy.

[alyctes]

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1450646920' post='2934618']
The logical thing to do would be to install one using side LED dots on a neck. Octave dots = in tune. Either side sharp or flat. It all sounds so easy.
[/quote]

Brilliant!

Someone really ought to do this.

Edited December 20, 2015 by alyctes

[R.I.P.]

[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1450651416' post='2934672']


Brilliant!

Someone really ought to do this.
[/quote]
Agreed.....I got to say though, after 30 years of playing I never even bought my 1st tuner until a few years ago

[BigRedX]

[url=http://wittmanspinscom.ipage.com/?page_id=4]Whittman Spins[/url] do a tuner that can be fitted into the bass. Also Bass Surgery basses came fitted with a similar integral tuner.

[Owen]

I am on a roll here. Surely someone could make a tuner which would fit into a volume pot.

[EssentialTension]

I've had a few basses with built in tuners but never really used them except at home. At a gig it's always TU2.

[neepheid]

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1450690028' post='2934815']
I am on a roll here. Surely someone could make a tuner which would fit into a volume pot.
[/quote]

That already exists, look for N-Tune. No specific bass version, so dunno if it's bass suitable (and I couldn't find an official website on cursory search)

[Owen]

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1450691668' post='2934835']
That already exists, look for N-Tune. No specific bass version, so dunno if it's bass suitable (and I couldn't find an official website on cursory search)
[/quote]

There goes my retirement fund

[Kevin Dean]

Just a nice simple display on the top of the body or the edge of the head stock as you're looking at the machine heads .

[neepheid]

Also see the Epiphone E-Tuner - built into the pickup ring. Again, a guitar specific application (I could probably fit it to my Epi LP bass though )

http://www.epiphone.com/News/Features/2015/Epiphone-Innovations-E-Tuner.aspx

[Stylon Pilson]

And of course, who can forget the Gibson Robot self-tuning guitars?

S.P.

[Owen]

How about one you could retro fit so that it screwed in with the backplate of a machine head? Always there but invisible from the front.

[ped]

I use a TC Polytune clip from which I removed the clip and attached to the back of my headstock. Works a treat!

I like having gadgets built into my bass

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[Musashimonkey]

Never mind the tuner... Who are those little guys on the pegs?...!

[BigRedX]

Ped - how do you see that? I've just tried looking at the back of the headstock on a couple of my basses when they are on the strap and it's impossible without holding them at a very weird angle...

[ped]

[quote name='Musashimonkey' timestamp='1450733346' post='2935402']
Never mind the tuner... Who are those little guys on the pegs?...!
[/quote]

Those are my 'Tuner Friends' - they are employed to maintain my required tunings.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/dsvcWd][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/dsvcWd]Vigier Passion GK[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/chiscocks/]Christopher Hiscocks[/url], on Flickr

[ped]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1450734966' post='2935417']
Ped - how do you see that? I've just tried looking at the back of the headstock on a couple of my basses when they are on the strap and it's impossible without holding them at a very weird angle...
[/quote]

Easy - perhaps it's because the headstock is raked back a little bit but I can just lean the bass forward a bit and see it clearly - oh and as a teacher I have eyes in the back of my head, too ;p

TBH the bass rarely needs tuning but it's good to know it's there.

[R.I.P.]

[quote name='ped' timestamp='1450735553' post='2935420']


Those are my 'Tuner Friends' - they are employed to maintain my required tunings.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/dsvcWd][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/dsvcWd]Vigier Passion GK[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/chiscocks/]Christopher Hiscocks[/url], on Flickr
[/quote]

Nice!!....I need to hire some to help me play better

Edited December 22, 2015 by R.I.P.

[Kevin Dean]

I'm going to get one of those little monkeys to sit on the head stock & do the tuning for me , I better get it some ear defenders & i suppose I better get Jon Shuker to adjust the balance of the bass .

[neepheid]

Boo, did some digging and the E-Tuner (actually a Shadow product) doesn't go low enough for bass - bottom frequency response is 66Hz according to docs. No built in cleverness for me then

[yorks5stringer]

I use a clip-on tuner spun around so it is displayed behind the headstock and virtually invisible to those looking from in front.