Tuner pedals - what you guys using?

[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...

 

[D-Rock]

Polytune 3 but only in chromatic mode, not polyphonic.

If you are ever without a tuner, the free Fender tuner app is great.

 

[Code001]

I have the Turbo Tuner, StroboStomp (old and new), PolyTune, and have owned many others. Peterson stuff remains my favorite, especially their latest mini version with the top jacks. Ultimate space savings there. Turbo Tuner is technically faster, but it's a pain trying to do the buzz feiten offsets. And even when you do program it, it's kinda janky compared to the way the StroboStomp does their built-in offsets across every possible note. Not to mention the Turbo Tuner's custom offsets for extended range tuning is also a bit funky. Turbo Tuner lacks a buffer, too.

 

[vultures]

2 Peterson StroboPlus HD's - 1 at work - 1 in workshop
2 Peterson StroboStomp HD - 1 for my rigs 1 backup floating around somewhere.

They're crazy accurate, but more importantly they're extremely easy to read.

 

[rsm]

these days usually use a clip on tuner unless the gear I'm using has a tuner built in.

No, I don't leave it on the guitar mostly because I'm concerned there may be a chemical reaction that damages the finish.

 

[anomaly]

Just a boss tu-2 that I've had forever.

 

[7704A]

Right now just a Peterson Stroboclip HD, no pedal. I leave it clipped onto the head stock because of the spirtual presence it lends to the mids.

 

[david57strat]

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...

Not sure why it didn't work earlier, but the Turbo Tuner website seems to be up and running now .

Sorry to hear it's not readily available on your side of the pond. It really is a nice tuner.

 

[david57strat]

2 Peterson StroboPlus HD's - 1 at work - 1 in workshop
2 Peterson StroboStomp HD - 1 for my rigs 1 backup floating around somewhere.

They're crazy accurate, but more importantly they're extremely easy to read.

I hadn't yet heard of the StroboPLUS HDC until this posting.

Evidently, it also has a built-in microphone and a metronome on-board.

Doesn't look very pedalboard-friendly (size/weight-wise), but maybe that's not the target market - although it has a built-in lithium ion battery and supports 5 Volt USB operation (Which could be handy for someone using s CIOKS DC7, or similar pedal power supply).

Interesting. This may be the first tuner I've ever seen that sports that combination of features (in addition to the sweetened tunings).

If I was in the market for a new tuner, I might consider this one, just to play around with it, to see if I liked it any more than the StrobosStomp (which I didn't like as much as either of my Turbo Tuners), but I'm not, at this time.

Still, it's good to know what's out there.

Thanks for posting!

 

[* velcro-fly *]

Used a Petersen Strobo for a long time until I just mounted my Shure wireless unit and now just use the strobe on that. I will say I had a few total WTF moments on a couple of gigs when somehow the sweetner switch got hit and the Strobo went to a different instrument preset and caused all sorts of tuning fuckery before I figured it out, plus remembering how to get into the edit function on the spot was comedy

 

[saxxamafone]

Polytune 3 but only in chromatic mode, not polyphonic.

If you are ever without a tuner, the free Fender tuner app is great.

Is it possible to turn polyphonic off all together?

Drives me nuts how it flicks between modes

 

[jb44]

Tuning fork?

I tune to the frequency of a tuning fart.

 

[Bash_Man]

Polytune Mini 3 is always ON connected via the 2nd Output of my Fractal FX8.. and my built-in Fractal FX8 for when Silent tuning.

 

[Floyd Eye]

When last I used one ( about a decade ago I dismembered my band) I used a TU-2 for stage and a Strobo Stomp for set ups.

 

[Omnipotent1]

use your ears… lol jk I’ve never had a tuner pedal but I will say that my ghetto work around of the GuitarTuna app has yielded more precise results down to single HZ & I’ve never looked back. lol Now if you’re playing out that’s not going to fly. For home jamming I’d say try your pedals then double check their accuracy with the app- you may be surprised.

 

[BDC]

Boss Waza craft pedal

 

[Marshall Freak]

Turbo tuner and tc polytune. Mostly the turbo tuner.

 

[dave74]

Waza is my first, only, and last tuner pedal in the 37yrs I've been playing. Before that I just used a Korg desktop tuner for doing setups/intonation adjustments.
The waza was pricey but to me it was well worth it.