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Topic: Tuning advice for GFI Ultra and Peterson Stroboflip |
Chris Garner
From:
Alabama, USA
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Posted 15 Jul 2014 9:21 pm |
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Dear Group:
I've got a GFI Ultra SD-10. I use a Peterson Stroboflip tuner. I've tried all of the presets (sweetened, tempered, equal, etc.), and while they sound great while playing alone, I haven't found one to fit when playing in a band setting with guitar and keyboard.
Has anyone found a preset for the Stroboflip that works for them in a band setting, or come up with a tuning tweak that helps them? Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Chris |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 15 Jul 2014 10:57 pm
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Try using the standard ET. Or my hint of a compromise: Set your tuner to ET, tune almost every note straight up, except G#, F, C# and D# you point the needle to 4 cents flat.
It won't sound as good on its own, but it will fit in.
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 16 Jul 2014 2:33 am
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I use the Newman programs at 442.5Hz on my wife's GFI S-10 Expo and it works fine - alone or with a band.
I also use this on my D-10 Franklin. When I first tried it with my Franklin, I didn't like it and it sounded bad. I went back to my customized Newman settings at 440. When I got a new Peterson Strobe-O-Flip, I tried the Newman settings at 442.5 again and they sounded good and I've been using them ever since. Why they sounded bad at first and then OK later ???? |
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Scott Duckworth
From:
Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 16 Jul 2014 2:51 am
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I have a GFI Student, and I use Buddy Emmons tuning.
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Ray Thomas
From:
Goldsboro North Carolina
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Posted 16 Jul 2014 5:44 am Tuning
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Newman presets have always worked for me
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 16 Jul 2014 5:47 am
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If I assume you're new at this, it's also possible that your bar wanders a bit at home, and you don't notice it as it happens. In which case you don't need to adjust the tuner, but practice.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Ken Campbell
From:
Ferndale, Montana
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Posted 16 Jul 2014 6:02 am
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Chris,
Another option, to add to the selection is to use Sid Hudsons offsets, available from Peterson, and then flat your c#s just a teentsy. Works for me in my band.
Your mileage may vary..... |
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