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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Ian Price on March 21, 2008, 08:49:40 AM

Title: Peterson Strobostomp Tuners
Post by: Ian Price on March 21, 2008, 08:49:40 AM: Very simple question(s) on the strobostomps as I am looking at getting a decent quality tuner. Firstly does anyone own one? If so do they make tuning noticeably more accurate than a Boss tuner (or other equivalent) and are they worth the money? I know they have loads of options for different tuning - I'm not too interested in this feature as I play mostly in standard and occasionally drop D.

Cheers!
Title: Peterson Strobostomp Tuners
Post by: Johnny Mac on March 21, 2008, 08:58:06 AM: I would have thought if you wanted a very accurate tuner like this then you would need a guitar with a very good tuning stability to take advantage of it. Plus a compensated nut like Earvana. 8)
Title: Peterson Strobostomp Tuners
Post by: opprobrium_9 on March 21, 2008, 11:51:41 AM: message WezV or wait for him to wander on this topic as i believe he got one some time back, i remember seeing a post about an X-mas present he got himself.
Title: Peterson Strobostomp Tuners
Post by: PhilKing on March 21, 2008, 12:28:57 PM: Many luthiers use the Strobe tuner because you can set up most tunings on it and it is very accurate. I have the regular version of this, and it is great for setting up guitars, but for gigs it is very fiddly. You have to stop 4 sets of 'wheels' to have the string in tune. I use a Korg for regular tuning (or a tuning fork at times!).
Title: Peterson Strobostomp Tuners
Post by: Crazy_Joe on March 21, 2008, 01:46:44 PM: Just slap some Sperzel locking tuners on there and you won't need a tuner!
Title: Peterson Strobostomp Tuners
Post by: kluson on March 21, 2008, 01:52:38 PM: I have the mark 1 and it really is great to use. I have it on the pedal board, works great and is easy to use
Title: Peterson Strobostomp Tuners
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on March 21, 2008, 03:52:37 PM: I don't have one but it is a great bit of kit - I do use an old Conn Stobotune relic from the 1970s - just like Dave Gilmour
The pedal version has a hardwire bypass which is good news and the whole thing seems well thought out - think it has a DI built in too
The website is cool as well

http://www.strobostomp.com/
Title: Strobostomp
Post by: ToonLP on March 21, 2008, 08:24:28 PM: I replaced Boss tuner with a Peterson Strobostomp about 18 months ago and have never looked back. It is amazingly accurate and has 100% bypass. Expensive but worth it IMHO.
Title: Peterson Strobostomp Tuners
Post by: WezV on March 23, 2008, 03:49:41 PM: i have the stroboflip and have been really happy with it so far, definately good to have if you havethe spare cash. But I would say its definately overkill unless you are doing your own set-ups and stuff. If you are playing live you dont want to worry about being as in tune as it will get you because you will never finish a set :wink:
Title: Peterson Strobostomp Tuners
Post by: Vision pedalboards on March 24, 2008, 12:02:47 PM: Ive used these on some Custom boards ive built, i found them very accurate but not as easy as a Boss TU-2 to use.

The new Korg Pitch Black tuners look great!

Mark
Title: Peterson Strobostomp Tuners
Post by: froglord on March 24, 2008, 09:56:22 PM: I've got one of these and it's excellent:

http://turbo-tuner.com/

Not a stomp-box, though.
Title: Peterson Strobostomp Tuners
Post by: gwEm on March 26, 2008, 01:46:11 PM: that korg pitch black tuner looks well tasty... i'll be interested to try it when it comes out over here.
Title: Peterson Strobostomp Tuners
Post by: Pete24v on June 11, 2008, 12:29:41 PM: +1 for the Peterson, the sweetened modes sound great, and having the Buzz Feiten offsets is great if you have a guitar with that installed.
Title: Peterson Strobostomp Tuners
Post by: broken cord on June 11, 2008, 05:39:25 PM: +++ for the Stroboflip model. I attach mine to the guitar stand with the included stand mounting unit and it couldn't be easier. a great piece of gear.

Life is too short for bad tone.
Title: Peterson Strobostomp Tuners
Post by: Philly Q on June 11, 2008, 06:20:07 PM: Quote from: Vision pedalboards
The new Korg Pitch Black tuners look great!

Yeah, I'm tempted by that one too, depending on cost.
Title: Peterson Strobostomp Tuners
Post by: Niall on June 11, 2008, 07:23:23 PM: I moved from the Boss TU-2 to the Strobostomp a couple of years ago, gave my TU-2 to someone since then. The Strobo is a lot more accurate and, once you've used it a couple of times, an absolute doddle to use. I'd recommend getting one to try out, should you not much prefer it (which I very much doubt) you won't lose much at all if you decide to sell it on pretty quickly. Great units!