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.

 

[KingsXJJ]

Poly mini noir, works. Buffer sucks ass though. But i keep the tuner outside the pedalboard. Homeplayer behaviors…

Just turn off the buffer.

 

[Eagle]

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.

Not true. I can tune a guitar until it says dead on with many tuners and not be satisfied with the results. The only one that I don’t feel the need to tweak is the TT. Now add intonating your guitar in the first place with that and you get poor results.
A lot of my guitars are capable of holding that for a couple of songs dead on .
It totally depends what you’re playing though and whether the chords you use highlight the intonation issues in the guitar.
For me this is the quickest way to get to the best performance you can get particularly if you intonation is done on all fretted notes ie between the 3rd and 15th frets for example.
This is incredibly important if your guitar is multi scale .
The take away from this is your guitar WILL sound better, sweeter, more harmonious if you use a TT over any other tuner I have tried. Only an old huge Peterson bench tuner equals it.

 

[the swede]

Just turn off the buffer.

I do/did!
Kept it for a while in the tuner jack of my expression pedal also. But in the end the board was to small and the tuner got kicked of the board. I’m a homeplayer so I don’t absolutely need to have the tuner on a pedalboard.

 

[laxu]

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.

I'm with you on this. I think there are plenty of good tuners on the market that will do the job perfectly fine.

That said, the Turbo Tuner is not that expensive, especially for you US folks. So it's not like you are spending big bucks on it. It would be my #1 choice for a pedalboard tuner.

But I've bought a couple of Peterson Strobostomp HD clip-on tuners because sometimes I might just plug into an amp direct, or just can't be bothered to have everything hooked up at home. Then the headstock tuner is so much easier to just slap on the guitar and tune. Works more than well enough, even if Turbo Tuner is faster.

 

[Dave Lewis]

Blind guitar tuners are the best same goes for piano tuners .

 

[metropolis_4]

My ST-300 arrived yesterday and it’s fantastic. Great recommendation!

 

[KingsXJJ]

My ST-300 arrived yesterday and it’s fantastic. Great recommendation!

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Ok, you have my attention!

I have plenty of tuners but is this tuner really really all that? Seriously please!

 

[david57strat]

Yikes, with the internets most sketchy checkout form that looks like there’s about a 80% chance of my credit card info being hacked

I wasn't crazy about the website design, either; but after two flawless purchases (a ST-300 Mini, then the original full-sized version, some months later), I was a believer.

They could definitely use some help with their webpage design, though.

 

[david57strat]

Ok, you have my attention!

I have plenty of tuners but is this tuner really really all that? Seriously please!

I do, too; but the Turbo Tuners remain my #1 choice, hands-down.

Some of the other tuners have some of those fancy schmancy features to them; but for rock solid, blazing fast, deadly accurate operation, I still prefer the Turbo Tuners.

 

[Eagle]

I do, too; but the Turbo Tuners remain my #1 choice, hands-down.

Some of the other tuners have some of those fancy schmancy features to them; but for a rock solid, blazing fast, deadly accurate operation, I still prefer the Turbo Tuners.

Yes head and shoulders better than all the rest.

 

[Eagle]

Ok, you have my attention!

I have plenty of tuners but is this tuner really really all that? Seriously please!

Yes .

 

[KingsXJJ]

OK! Ordered mine. Thanks very much for the quick responses!

I’m in the club. Hell Yes!

 

[KingsXJJ]

I wasn't crazy about the website design, either; but after two flawless purchases (a ST-300 Mini, then the original full-sized version, some months later), I was a believer.

They could definitely use some help with their webpage design, though.

Website is def janky looking. I’d mention something but it might be homegrown and I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings especially if they are cranking out unicorn tuners for us goobers.

Anyhoo, order confirmed!