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Frank De Vincenzo
From:
The Garden State
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Posted 17 Jul 2014 1:24 pm |
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What are the electronic tuners you folks are using at home and on the job? Is it a different tuner than what is used on a six string electric or acoustic guitar? Thanks in advance.
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Ken Pippus
From:
Langford, BC, Canada
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 17 Jul 2014 4:38 pm
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Any chromatic tuner will work.
If you run a smartphone, there are many tuner apps out there: some free and some not. I use the $3.00 Cleartune.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Kevin Raymer
From:
Chalybeate, Kentucky, USA
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Posted 17 Jul 2014 6:37 pm
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Lane,
Do you use any sort of cable to line into your smartphone or just use the mic ??
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Kevin Raymer
Zum / Knaggs / Breedlove
Fractal Audio |
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Stephen Cowell
From:
Round Rock, Texas, USA
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Posted 17 Jul 2014 9:11 pm
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Lane,
Do you use any sort of cable to line into your smartphone or just use the mic ?? |
I have a plain iPhone 4 and use the Peterson app... I've tried both the Peterson cable and the Tascam battery-powered interface. If you use the cable you'll still need a buffer of some kind if you plan on leaving it in-line during performance... I plugged it straight into my Fender volume pedal's Tuner output and it sounded horrible, loaded it right down. No problems with the Tascam IX-Z... takes two AA batteries.
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 18 Jul 2014 1:23 am
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Peterson sells a cable that costs $13. It works with any phone. That's what I use when I have to be quiet.
I don't believe in leaving a tuner inline.
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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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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 18 Jul 2014 2:26 am
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I had the Peterson app on my iPhone5. But it was inaccurate, compared to my Peterson StrobeoplusHD.
I worked with a Peterson rep on this for a while and sent him a lot of documentation and audio files that he asked for. I never heard from him after that.
The Cleartune is a better tuner app and is accurate and compares with the Strobe tuners. However, I just keep it as a backup, but have never had to use it.
My StrobeoplusHD is what I carry in my steel seat. I have a custom set (Newman) for E9/C6 that only requires one program for each (except for one change on each neck) instead of one for opens and another for the pedals, like Peterson provides. |
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Steve Collins
From:
Alaska, USA
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Posted 18 Jul 2014 1:33 pm
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| After using many tuners of all types (stomp box, rack, clip-on, smart phone app, etc) both for PSG and six-string, I have settled on my favorite, the Peterson stomp classic. Great visibility, easy to use presets, capo tunings, dead silent switching and muting, can be tapped as a DI, and it is indestructible. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 18 Jul 2014 2:02 pm
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| My best tuner is my ancient tube Conn Strobe tuner. It's just great! |
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Tim Marcus
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 18 Jul 2014 3:56 pm
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Polytune - $5 app on the phone, $99 pedal. Runs off a standard pedal PSU - or battery - done and done.
I have a Peterson Stroboflip as well, but its sitting in a pile of dust because its one big expensive disappointment. I use it when I set up a steel and thats about it.
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Josh Yenne
From:
Sonoma California
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Posted 22 Jul 2014 10:42 pm
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I swear by the Peterson Stomp classic.
I can save my individual steels in it (an annoying process but is nice to have done)
It is true bypass and I am compeltey on the other side of Lane. I LOVE having a tuner in line... often I set up in the sun then it goes to shade and my tuning changes a ton.... or AC kicks on or something... I love being able to just tap the tuner and tune silently.. I don't tune the steel as often as a guitar during a set but I tune it pretty often.. it CANT hurt.
Plus the pedal is a great tool... it doubles as a great DI if you need it for another use.
And it is built like a tank. |
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