Tuner pedals - what you guys using?

[david57strat]

This was the very first tuner I ever owned (and still do, for nostalgia's sake)

Using a tuning fork requires a guitarist to really fine-tune his sense of relative pitch, in order to obtain a decently in-tune instrument- which I did .

Went through numerous BOSS TU-12 and TU12H tuners over the years. They were alright, but tuning tech has improved vastly over the years. I always managed to destroy the connectors ( which, I believe, were surface mount, rather than any kind of solid, point-to-point connection. They just didn't last me).

I also later picked up a TU-12EX - which I still have, but never use any more, since purchasing the pedal tuners. Oddly that one can run on a pair of AAA batteries (as opposed to a 9-volt).

Not sure if the jacks on the TU-12EX are constructed any better than those of the TU-12s. Still works perfectly, to this day, though. I kind of keep that one around for nostalgic reasons, too. I doubt I'll ever use it again, in this lifetime.

I know - these aren't tuner pedals, per se, but they're part of my tuner history.

I had a BOSS TU-50 - also not a pedal LOL (sorry, no pictures of that one) half-space rack unit) in my rack, back in the early 90s (?), but realized the TU-12 was actually more accurate, although the TU-50 looked cooler and was easier to read from a distance :|.

I sold off the TU-50 straight away and never looked back.

Now, I have these five tuners, ordinarily spread out on different boards.

Left to Right:

1. tc electronic polytune2 Noir
2. Sonic Research Turbo Tuner Mini
3. Sonic Research Turbo Tuner full-sized
4. Walrus Audio Canvas, and
5. Peterson StroboStomp HD.

The polytune2 Noir was the very first pedal tuner I ever purchased, back in 2018, as I recall. It was worlds better than the TU needle tuners I used previously. Night and day.

The most recent tuner purchase was the Walrus Audio Canvas.

They're all decent tuners, and naturally I have opinions about all of them; but the bottom line is the Sonic Research Turbo Tuners are the most deadly accurate tuners I own, and they track a note faster than anything I've ever used before or since. I'm very pleased with the read-out, as well (although I can never capture it clearly in a decent picture).

They are, by far, my #1 choice for a solid pedal tuner. Wouldn't dream of buying anything else, for a new board. The StroboStomp HD and Canvas tuners are both pretty nifty, but for just plain old speedy, deadly accurate tuning, the Turbo Tuners win out, every time.

Horrible pictures - amazing tuner.

 

[david57strat]

Old school tuning "pedal"

Damn - those look serious. Who's the manufacturer?

 

[saxxamafone]

This was the very first tuner I ever owned (and still do, for nostalgia's sake)

Using a tuning fork requires a guitarist to really fine-tune his sense of relative pitch, in order to obtain a decently in-tune instrument- which I did .

Went through numerous BOSS TU-12 and TU12H tuners over the years. They were alright, but tuning tech has improved vastly over the years. I always managed to destroy the connectors ( which, I believe, were surface mount, rather than any kind of solid, point-to-point connection. They just didn't last me).

I also later picked up a TU-12EX - which I still have, but never use any more, since purchasing the pedal tuners. Oddly that one can run on a pair of AAA batteries (as opposed to a 9-volt).

Not sure if the jacks on the TU-12EX are constructed any better than those of the TU-12s. Still works perfectly, to this day, though. I kind of keep that one around for nostalgic reasons, too. I doubt I'll ever use it again, in this lifetime.

I know - these aren't tuner pedals, per se, but they're part of my tuner history.

I had a BOSS TU-50 - also not a pedal LOL (sorry, no pictures of that one) half-space rack unit) in my rack, back in the early 90s (?), but realized the TU-12 was actually more accurate, although the TU-50 looked cooler and was easier to read from a distance :|.

I sold off the TU-50 straight away and never looked back.

Now, I have these five tuners, ordinarily spread out on different boards.

Left to Right:

1. tc electronic polytune2 Noir
2. Sonic Research Turbo Tuner
3. Sonic Research Turbo Tuner Mini
4. Walrus Audio Canvas, and
5. Peterson StroboStomp HD.

The polytune2 Noir was the very first pedal tuner I ever purchased, back in 2018, as I recall. It was worlds better than the TU needle tuners I used previously. Night and day.

The most recent tuner purchase was the Walrus Audio Canvas.

They're all decent tuners, and naturally I have opinions about all of them; but the bottom line is the Sonic Research Turbo Tuners are the most deadly accurate tuners I own, and they track a note faster than anything I've ever used before or since. I'm very pleased with the read-out, as well (although I can never capture it clearly in a decent picture).

They are, by far, my #1 choice for a solid pedal tuner. Wouldn't dream of buying anything else, for a new board. The StroboStomp HD and Canvas tuners are both pretty nifty, but for just plain old speedy, deadly accurate tuning, the Turbo Tuners win out, every time.

Horrible pictures - amazing tuner.

Awesome info mate. I’ve tried strobe tuners a couple of times and just can’t bond with them and that tuning mode

The canvas tuner looks interesting

 

[Longo]

I'd like to try a turbo tuner, but it's impossible to find here in the EU.
Not even their website seems to work...