Always on tuner

[Burns-bass]

I’m sure this has been asked before (I did check), but is there any tuner pedal (not a multi FX) that can operate while playing? (I.e. not muting the signal!)

 

It’ll be useful for my intonation while playing DB, so any help appreciated!

Edited February 28, 2023 by Burns-bass

[jrixn1]

Boss TU-2 and TU-3 have a bypass output which is never muted.

[Burns-bass]

There we go, job done!

[Burns-bass]

I’ll add it to my order when I get the Stanley Clarke pre!

[jrixn1]

17 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

I’ll add it to my order when I get the Stanley Clarke pre!

 

Ah, well in that case see this post - https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/443383-ebs-stanley-clarke-acoustic-preamp/?do=findComment&comment=4909149

The tuner out can (undocumentedly) be on permanently, so you could use any tuner of your choice.

[PaulThePlug]

Pedaltrain SST...

[moley6knipe]

If you want the nuclear option, Peterson StroboStomp. Always on, or bypass it, with or without buffer. Massive overkill really but (for electric, I have no idea about db!) when setting intonation after a restring and setup it’s indispensable 

[Ander87]

polytune 3 / mini has an option for that too if you're squeezed up on space.

 

[Jack]

As do the Korg pedal tuners. There's the pedaltrain one as well, which is very small.

[pete.young]

On 28/02/2023 at 18:58, Burns-bass said:

 

 

It’ll be useful for my intonation while playing DB, so any help appreciated!

This is not a good idea. Better to develop the tuner between your ears.

[Jakester]

On 28/02/2023 at 20:21, PaulThePlug said:

Pedaltrain SST...

I would agree, except the one I had was really inaccurate and struggled to pick up bass notes. 
 

I’ve just got a Swiff mini tuner which I run from the tuner output of my preamp - works really well for just double checking intonation. 

[Waddo Soqable]

I remember going to a gig many years ago and the bass player (Pete Way I think) had a rig that included a brightly illuminated tuner, up on the stack somewhere, which was going throughout the set as he played, really big and clear that you could "read" from the audience / mosh pit/ whatever. 

Funnily enough it is the thing that sticks in my mind about the gig,  no idea what make or model it was, but v. handy I thought 😁

[Jack]

8 hours ago, Waddo Soqable said:

I remember going to a gig many years ago and the bass player (Pete Way I think) had a rig that included a brightly illuminated tuner, up on the stack somewhere, which was going throughout the set as he played, really big and clear that you could "read" from the audience / mosh pit/ whatever. 

Funnily enough it is the thing that sticks in my mind about the gig,  no idea what make or model it was, but v. handy I thought 😁

Rack tuners are some of the most fun you can have with bass gear for £100 or so. I had a Korg that was brilliant, sat in a rack with my Helix.

[KingBollock]

44 minutes ago, Jack said:

Rack tuners are some of the most fun you can have with bass gear for £100 or so. I had a Korg that was brilliant, sat in a rack with my Helix.

I always wanted one of the Korg DTRs but they were always a bit too pricey for me, even used. Then the Korg PB05 came out, and it only cost me £55 brand new. It looks incredibly cool! It’s not so good at picking up an open low B string, but I tend to use the 12th fret harmonics anyway, I just find it more accurate, on everything, that way.

 

Unfortunately, they’re discontinued now and go for a lot more than I paid for mine. There’s a used one on EBay at the moment, asking for nearly £200! And then they want £23 postage, which is ridiculous because, while it is 19” long, the other dimensions are tiny, and it weighs practically nothing.

 

Around 1989/1990 I worked in a guitar shop. Rack gear was all the rage. It took me a long time to actually get my own, but I do think a big ol’ rack, full of different coloured gear and lots of knobs and glowing LEDs, is a wonderful sight to behold.

I currently have an 8 unit rack, with both my bass and guitar gear in it. But there are a few other bits I want to add, so I am going to build (from scratch) myself a floor standing, studio rack.

[Jack]

Ooof, I bought mine for about £60 new as well, and sold it for like £25 iirc. 

[Jakester]

2 hours ago, KingBollock said:

Ibut I do think a big ol’ rack, full of different coloured gear and lots of knobs and glowing LEDs, is a wonderful sight to behold.

I

I really fancy (for no good reason!) having something like this in a rack behind me:

 

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/5929558943747217

[Burns-bass]

On 02/03/2023 at 12:21, pete.young said:

This is not a good idea. Better to develop the tuner between your ears.

 

Cheers Pete, I get all that (and if you've followed my posts on the DB section, it's something I work on each day).

 

But sometimes needs must – especially when I'm playing with an amplified blues band. The purpose is to ensure I'm starting each song in the right position... 

 

It's like training wheels. I'll use it for a bit, then when I've got the confidence it'll come off and happy days. 

Edited March 3, 2023 by Burns-bass