Skactus Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 Hi, I'm a bass player from Portugal, and I'm looking for a reliable and accurate tuner pedal. So... which non-Peterson strobe pedal tuner would you chose? - Turbo Tuner ST-200 - Planet Waves Tru-Strobe Tuner (Ok, not a real pedal, but it fits my needs...) - Other Any advice is greatly appreciated. By the way, sorry for my lame English... PS: I use a 5 string bass... Quote
iamapirate Posted July 16, 2009 Posted July 16, 2009 [quote name='Skactus' post='540913' date='Jul 15 2009, 02:47 AM']Hi, I'm a bass player from Portugal, and I'm looking for a reliable and accurate tuner pedal. So... which non-Peterson strobe pedal tuner would you chose? - Turbo Tuner ST-200 - Planet Waves Tru-Strobe Tuner (Ok, not a real pedal, but it fits my needs...) - Other Any advice is greatly appreciated. By the way, sorry for my lame English... PS: I use a 5 string bass...[/quote] Turbo Tuner - simply the best tuner in the world. Also, refer to the recent tuner thread and use the SEARCH. Quote
iamapirate Posted July 16, 2009 Posted July 16, 2009 yeah, I'd not reccommend the TU-2, though. It's simply not accurate enough. Just today I went into flat tuning using it, played along with someextreme and could immediately tell that i was out of tune. Time to buy a new tuner methinks. I reckon that a pitchblack is the way to go if you don't want to fork out on a turbo tuner Quote
BottomEndian Posted July 16, 2009 Posted July 16, 2009 (edited) Just got a Turbo Tuner, and it's awesome. Incredibly fast tracking and really easy to use and read. This video's been posted several times before, but it just shows you how quick, easy and small the Turbo Tuner is -- much more so than the Peterson, which costs a fair wedge extra: Indeed, the Korg Pitchblack has a "strobe mode", but it's not a true strobe tuner so it's not anywhere near as accurate as a strobe tuner. Behold: Korg Pitchblack accuracy: ± 1 cent Sonic Research Turbo Tuner accuracy: ± 0.02 cents Yes, the TT is 50 times more accurate. Edited July 16, 2009 by BottomEndian Quote
chriswilliams666 Posted July 16, 2009 Posted July 16, 2009 You cant beat a proper Peterson... Not the same as there own digital versions! [quote name='BottomEndian' post='542369' date='Jul 16 2009, 04:18 PM']Just got a Turbo Tuner, and it's awesome. Incredibly fast tracking and really easy to use and read. This video's been posted several times before, but it just shows you how quick, easy and small the Turbo Tuner is -- much more so than the Peterson, which costs a fair wedge extra: Indeed, the Korg Pitchblack has a "strobe mode", but it's not a true strobe tuner so it's not anywhere near as accurate as a strobe tuner. Behold: Korg Pitchblack accuracy: ± 1 cent Sonic Research Turbo Tuner accuracy: ± 0.02 cents Yes, the TT is 50 times more accurate. [/quote] Quote
BottomEndian Posted July 16, 2009 Posted July 16, 2009 [quote name='chriswilliams666' post='542654' date='Jul 16 2009, 09:56 PM']You cant beat a proper Peterson... Not the same as there own digital versions![/quote] Indeed... Tuner GAS? List price US$5k. Quote
chriswilliams666 Posted July 16, 2009 Posted July 16, 2009 I used to tech for tribute acts up and down the country. We always used a Peterson 490 for all the instruments. I now use Korg DTRs. [quote name='BottomEndian' post='542666' date='Jul 16 2009, 10:06 PM']Indeed... Tuner GAS? List price US$5k. [/quote] Quote
BottomEndian Posted July 16, 2009 Posted July 16, 2009 [quote name='chriswilliams666' post='542671' date='Jul 16 2009, 10:11 PM']I used to tech for tribute acts up and down the country. We always used a Peterson 490 for all the instruments. I now use Korg DTRs.[/quote] That must be like going from fresh strawberries to Opal Fruits. Mind you, I'm a bit baffled by the specification claims of these tuners. If the Turbo Tuner is ±0.02 cents, isn't that going to make the Peterson 490 (which claims 0.1 cent accuracy) redundant, along with much of the Peterson line? Quote
chriswilliams666 Posted July 16, 2009 Posted July 16, 2009 Well teching means i can take my time before shows to really tune and setup. During the show while im tuning one guitar the artist is already using another one. I find that in a live situation when i need to tune my own (bass), possibly just in between songs i need to tune quickly. Hence the Korgs. To be honest, the Korg are some of the best ive found, well i always sound in-tune at least! God knows. [quote name='BottomEndian' post='542688' date='Jul 16 2009, 10:25 PM']That must be like going from fresh strawberries to Opal Fruits. Mind you, I'm a bit baffled by the specification claims of these tuners. If the Turbo Tuner is ±0.02 cents, isn't that going to make the Peterson 490 (which claims 0.1 cent accuracy) redundant, along with much of the Peterson line?[/quote] Quote
Skactus Posted July 17, 2009 Author Posted July 17, 2009 [quote name='BottomEndian' post='542369' date='Jul 16 2009, 04:18 PM']Just got a Turbo Tuner, and it's awesome. Incredibly fast tracking and really easy to use and read.[/quote] Where did you bought it? Here in Portugal there isn't any turbo tuner dealer... Quote
BottomEndian Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 [quote name='Skactus' post='543244' date='Jul 17 2009, 02:29 PM']Where did you bought it? Here in Portugal there isn't any turbo tuner dealer...[/quote] Direct from [url="http://www.turbo-tuner.com/"]Sonic Research[/url] themselves. They've got a dedicated [url="https://www.turbo-tuner.com/secure/secureorderform_intl.html"]international order form page[/url]. Got it in a week, and it was about £10 cheaper (including shipping, duty and VAT) than I've seen it in the UK. Quote
Skactus Posted July 17, 2009 Author Posted July 17, 2009 Portuguese duty is not the best in the world.... lol but I'll check it out... thanks Quote
BottomEndian Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 [quote name='Skactus' post='543335' date='Jul 17 2009, 04:12 PM']Portuguese duty is not the best in the world.... lol but I'll check it out... thanks [/quote] It works out to about 110 Euros plus whatever customs stings you for. Quote
iamapirate Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 [quote name='BottomEndian' post='542666' date='Jul 16 2009, 10:06 PM']Indeed... Tuner GAS? List price US$5k. [/quote] why do i feel physically attracted to this?! Quote
BottomEndian Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 [quote name='iamapirate' post='543355' date='Jul 17 2009, 04:25 PM']why do i feel physically attracted to this?![/quote] Because you know it would respond physically to every noise you make. Seriously, if you hummed your way up through an octave glissando and back down again, that thing'd do some sexy dancing. Quote
Skactus Posted July 17, 2009 Author Posted July 17, 2009 I forgot I have another problem... Portugal voltage is 220V, not 110V Quote
Skactus Posted July 17, 2009 Author Posted July 17, 2009 [quote name='BottomEndian' post='543346' date='Jul 17 2009, 04:19 PM']It works out to about 110 Euros plus whatever customs stings you for. [/quote] That's something like 1/3, 40€, £35 ... Quote
BottomEndian Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 [quote name='Skactus' post='543374' date='Jul 17 2009, 04:43 PM']That's something like 1/3, 40€, £35 ...[/quote] Yikes. Over here, it was £22.88, and that includes the extortionate £13.50 "handling charge" that Parcelforce whack on it. Quote
BottomEndian Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Skactus' post='543372' date='Jul 17 2009, 04:40 PM']I forgot I have another problem... Portugal voltage is 220V, not 110V[/quote] That's not a problem. It doesn't take AC from the mains -- it'll run off a standard 9V DC power supply like any Boss pedal (or pretty much [i]any[/i] pedal at all). And it's supplied with a battery. Edited July 17, 2009 by BottomEndian Quote
Skactus Posted July 17, 2009 Author Posted July 17, 2009 i was expecting that it would come with AC... my mistake Quote
Skactus Posted July 27, 2009 Author Posted July 27, 2009 i'll go for the turbo-tuner, thanks to all of you Quote
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