I need a new tuner

[FuzzyAce]

Yep, and they still pale in comparison to one that is excellent.

If you seta PolyTune, a StroboStomp, and a TT in front of me, I am reaching for the TT because it is simply a better tool with a better user experience. Why settle?

Use what works for you.
As I mentioned in my first post, try and manage to get your guitar tuning machine ratio and strings to accommodate super duper dead accurate tuning calibration, and then stay that way during and after 5 minutes of playing. Different guitars intonate differently too. Close is often enough. And most modern tuners are pretty darn good.

 

[Chocol8]

Use what works for you.
As I mentioned in my first post, try and manage to get your guitar tuning machine ratio and strings to accommodate super duper dead accurate tuning calibration, and then stay that way during and after 5 minutes of playing. Different guitars intonate differently too. Close is often enough. And most modern tuners are pretty darn good.

As I said, try one and you will see why it is better. Clearly you haven’t and you don’t understand yet.

 

[FuzzyAce]

As I said, try one and you will see why it is better. Clearly you haven’t and you don’t understand yet.

I haven't felt the need to try one yet. Prove to me it works better in the context of a musical passage or in an ensemble. Tuner A vs. a TT.
Not trying to be snarky, but that's the only context that matters imo.

 

[Chocol8]

I haven't felt the need to try one yet. Prove to me it works better in the context of a musical passage or in an ensemble. Tuner A vs. a TT.
Not trying to be snarky, but that's the only context that matters imo.

It works better because it is easier and quicker to use in practice, on stage, or before recording. It also makes setting intonation easier and quicker. You seem hung up on whether the guitar ends up more in tune, which simply illustrates that you don't get it. Fine by me.

 

[FuzzyAce]

You seem hung up on whether the guitar ends up more in tune, which simply illustrates that you don't get it. Fine by me.

That's not the point I was making. My point was most modern tuners are sufficient because of all the many variables that come along with fretted instrument behaviors/hardware/etc., and playing along with other instruments in a musical context. I get that.

 

[Chocol8]

That's not the point I was making. My point was most modern tuners are sufficient because of all the many variables that come along with fretted instrument behaviors/hardware/etc., and playing along with other instruments in a musical context. I get that.

Yep, and a tuning fork or an electric tuner from the 70's will get you in tune just as well as any modern tuner if that is the only thing you care about. But there is more to tuning than the end result. You can triple or quadruple down on the same silliness, but it doesn't make it any less silly.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Yep, and a tuning fork or an electric tuner from the 70's will get you in tune just as well as any modern tuner if that is the only thing you care about. But there is more to tuning than the end result. You can triple or quadruple down on the same silliness, but it doesn't make it any less silly.

I don't consider what I wrote as silly, as it's based on my experiences. Thanks for your opinion though.