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Topic: do I need a peterson tuner? |
Billy Murdoch
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Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
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Posted 21 Nov 2004 2:34 pm |
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Hi All,
For discussion purposes lets not mention ET or JI..........ok.
I have 2 steels,when I tune I know exactly where the needle should be on my Boss tuner,whether it be 440 or 338 for whatever string I am tweaking and my giutars are shall we say not out of tune.
I doubt if anyone can tell if a string is out by as little as 1/000th of a cent.so what are the advantages of buying an expensive replacement for my trusty Boss tuner?
looking forward to any replies .
Best regards
Billy |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 21 Nov 2004 2:38 pm
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| Billy, if you're happy with your present tuning, then you don't need a new tuner! Don't fall into the trap of having to buy one just cuz it's the latest thing. Save your money and make a small donation to the Forum or your favorite charity instead, and enjoy your guitar. |
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Eric West
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 21 Nov 2004 2:55 pm
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I'm with Jim. Korg makes the best little chromatic I've found. WAY under a hundred bucks. I go thru one about every ten years.
If you don't tune "straight up" like me, you can easily remember how much "out of tune" you set each string and change.
{muffled laughter...}
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 21 Nov 2004 3:09 pm
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Yes. You must buy one.
(that is to give you the excuse you sound like you are looking for to have to go and buy one.)
They sound like they are very cool and I'd love to have one but there's many many things I could do with that money and I too use a little Korg---a CA-20. I've got two @ $20 and I keep losing one and it keeps coming back so I guess we're bonded. It does the job. |
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Michael Johnstone
From:
Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 21 Nov 2004 3:14 pm
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| I switched from a Boss to a Peterson and the biggest difference it made to me was this: No matter how well I thought I could judge the offset of the needle on the Boss,I always had to fine tune things by ear.Plus I could never remember all the offsets! With the Peterson,all that can be programed in so the offsets read as "zero" on the tuner scale.I can tune silently and with complete confidance. Like all tuners tho,the Peterson darkens the tone slightly if it's kept in the curcuit as a loop through - it's not supposed to but it does. In other words it doesn't have a true bypass. So I built a small A-B box about 1" x 2" with a mini-toggle switch and 2 input jacks that plugs directly into the end of my steel like an old Bosstone and routs the steel to either my volume pedal or thru a 6" GeoL cable to the Peterson which mounts on the right front guitar leg. It's a small inconvenience however in the big picture. I'd say if you have the money and want the most sophisticated tuner available - go for it. If you feel you're doing ok w/out it, Jim's right - but like a true gearhead I always say "If it ain't broke - break it!" BTW,I still use a cheap Korg for my Stringmasters,mandolin and 6 strings cause they don't have the complexities of a loaded U-12. -MJ- |
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Jennings Ward
From:
Edgewater, Florida, R.I.P.
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Posted 21 Nov 2004 3:30 pm
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Could someone , or would someone, Give us a dissortation on the use of the peterson and the advantage of the V SAM as opposed to the other models? Thank you in advance....Jennings.........
WE PLAY STEEL FOR THE BEAUTIFULL ANGELIC SOUND.
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EMMONS D10 10-10 profex 2 deltafex ne1000 pv1000, pv 31 bd eq, +
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 21 Nov 2004 4:19 pm
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Moved to 'Electronics' section, where the subject is less likely to drift into the JI vs ET war zone.  |
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