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WezV

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« on: December 19, 2007, 08:14:44 PM »
.... to myself!!!

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tuners/Electronic_tuners/Peterson_VS-F_StroboFlip.html


seem to be doing more and more set-up work for people so i have been eyeing these up for a while..  

 Well i got payed today from the day job and my bank balance looked healthy.  That may be because i was payed a week earlier than usual but i am ignoring that for now.  Also ignoring that its 6 weeks till my next pay :(

at least i will be in tune when i am begging on the streets!!
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sambo

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« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2007, 08:17:15 PM »
Wow it looks like it's from the future....  :o
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« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2007, 08:27:21 PM »
Awesome!

i want one :D
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Mr Ed

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« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2007, 08:29:19 PM »
I want a Robostomp so badly.
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« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2007, 11:53:06 AM »
It looks like something from Star Trek.
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WezV

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« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2007, 12:14:14 PM »
It should be good, apparently 30 times more accurate than a normal tuner and also offers 'sweetened' tunings - be interested to see how they sound.

the main advantage will be theoretically being able to set intonation to 1/1000th of a semitone.  As well as being able to tune bagpipes - that ones going to come in really handy  :wink:

i was tempted by the strobostomp but this makes more sense for my use,
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« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2007, 01:25:12 PM »
Phil King has a Peterson of some variety, I forget which one; I've used it several times. It's a wonderful tuner, and an essential piece of kit for setups!!
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« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2007, 01:36:45 PM »
looks like that'll be a cool present, you'll also be able to do indian tunings, with quarter tones! seems like the best tuner ever made.
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« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2007, 01:48:13 PM »
That looks very nice.

I'm a tuning freak. My mate gets quite annoyed with the time I spend hearing a string 'out' by just a fraction.

I could be tempted to get one of these ... or a new Gibson LP Robot guitar  :)
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« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2007, 02:44:33 PM »
Looks snazzy, but can the human ear distinguish 1/1000th of a semitone, or a machinehead be turned by such a small degree?

I doubt it. I doubt it lots.
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« Reply #10 on: December 20, 2007, 03:10:20 PM »
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I could be tempted to get one of these ... or a new Gibson LP Robot guitar  :)

But the Gibson tunes itself - as a tuning freak, would you be prepared to relinquish control?  Could you trust it?
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« Reply #11 on: December 20, 2007, 03:24:02 PM »
i think one of the problems guitarist had with the gibson guitar is that it didn't have the sweetened tunings they were used to from a tuner like this.


It may be overkill having a tuner this accurate but what the hell!!
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« Reply #12 on: December 20, 2007, 06:25:44 PM »
Quote from: Ratrod
It looks like something from Star Trek.


Yeah - The Next Generation!

My old Conn Stobotuner look more like something off the old B&W Flash Gordon Episodes.

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« Reply #13 on: December 20, 2007, 06:31:37 PM »
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Looks snazzy, but can the human ear distinguish 1/1000th of a semitone, or a machinehead be turned by such a small degree?

I doubt it. I doubt it lots.


I share your many lots of doubting....

BUT IT HAS SO MANY LEDs WHO CARES?!
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« Reply #14 on: December 20, 2007, 07:02:04 PM »
wow - that old one looks so cool!!

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Looks snazzy, but can the human ear distinguish 1/1000th of a semitone, or a machinehead be turned by such a small degree?

I doubt it. I doubt it lots.


you may be right, who knows!!  the proof will be in the playing.  If the guitars i set up sound that little bit sweeter and more musical people will notice.

I should emphasize that i want it for getting intonation spot on. rather than being anal about being perfectly in tune at all times.  I do it with an ordinary tuner at the moment but i also use my ears and i didnt realise how much i relied on my ears till i got an infection the other week.  

i feel that guitars i set-up should be intonated as accurately as humanly possible, unfortunately the human ear is letting me down at the moment so the robot has to come in
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