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Dane Carlson


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Bay Area, California
Post  Posted 24 Aug 2016 10:35 am    
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Hi guys,

My reso has a Fishman Nashville pickup, and I will be playing with a band plugged in using a pedal board that will have the Fishman Jerry Douglas Aura imaging pedal on it.

I'm looking to add a tuning pedal to the board, and I like this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006ZLZO72/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2O1A8NNN5Y1TU

My reso is tuned in DADF#AD, but I can't tell whether the Polytune will work with that tuning. Does the pedal automatically detect the pitches? Or do you have to select a specific mode that contains that tuning? The reviews I've seen don't address this issue.

If this pedal won't work for me, I'm open to suggestions...thanks!
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Lane Gray


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Topeka, KS
Post  Posted 24 Aug 2016 10:47 am    
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Looks like it automatically detects
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Dane Carlson


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Bay Area, California
Post  Posted 24 Aug 2016 12:00 pm    
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The guy from Sweetwater just called me back...it doesn't work with any tunings other than standard spanish guitar tuning and "Drop D."

Looks like I'll just go with a plain jane chromatic tuner like Boss or Korg.
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Dale Foreman

 

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Crowley Louisiana, USA
Post  Posted 24 Aug 2016 12:06 pm     Tuner
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I've been using clamp on and it works fine!!
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Allan Haley

 

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British Columbia, Canada
Post  Posted 24 Aug 2016 5:29 pm    
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I use it mando, dobro, reso, and 6-string. It works great.
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Paddy Long


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Christchurch, New Zealand
Post  Posted 24 Aug 2016 5:47 pm    
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I use the Peterson Stomp classic in my dobro pedal board - it has the Dobro sweeteners in it and works perfectly.

http://www.petersontuners.com/products/stompclassic/
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David Spires


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Millersport, OH
Post  Posted 25 Aug 2016 3:58 am    
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I agree with Paddy, and use the Peterson StroboStomp Classic, after the Fishman JD Aura, and it serves nicely as a DI (XLR out) if you are taking it straight to the console, and 1/4" if you aren't.

Best of luck,

David Spires
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Steve Lipsey


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Portland, Oregon, USA
Post  Posted 25 Aug 2016 7:43 pm    
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I just have a Boss TU-3 on the board right after the JD aura (actually, in the effects loop of a Baggs DI I use for EQ when needed and to equalize the output of the banjo I plug into it through an input switch)...works great..
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James Holland


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Alabama, USA
Post  Posted 27 Aug 2016 5:24 am    
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Pedal tuners are very liberating. Look for a "chromatic" tuner to detect and meter all 12 pitches. Boss, Korg, everybody makes them. I've got a Hardwire. Fine except for battery mode. It eats batteries.
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 27 Aug 2016 7:58 am    
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I really like the Peterson tuners as they don't affect the tone when placed in line. I like the old Boss TU-12 tuner, also, but not in line as it does affect the tone.
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Michael Hartz

 

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Decorah, Iowa, USA
Post  Posted 2 Sep 2016 10:30 am    
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I've had several Peterson tuners in the the past but I just put a Sonic Research ST300 turbo mini strobe tuner on my six string pedal board and love it, even more than the Peterson's. Check them out on youtube.
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