Author Topic: My xmas present (Read 4432 times)

Underground_Player · « **Reply #15 on:** December 20, 2007, 07:30:02 PM »

I got a Peterson 'mk2' floor tuner a few months back and it's very good. I have to say I got it as much for the DI out and ability to run another pedal off its own battery - I mean how useful can one pedal be?!! And as far as I know it's the only tuner that's true bypass!
It is really good for intonation too....problem is when you've got one it's hard not to pay too much attention to it! Put it this way I've not managed to adjust a single string absolutely in tune yet - you can waste so much time trying, it's almost too accurate!

PS I appreciate the Pete Cornish true bypass ethic, it's just that my old Korg floor tuner had another one of the 'bright sounding' buffers that really get to me!

Henk · « **Reply #16 on:** December 20, 2007, 07:37:49 PM »

I allways found my fork to be the most acurate, still searched a bit for the best resonating factor, never though being too exact with 440 hz A tuning payed off.

However since you probably do intonation and such it is a very interesting tool to have.

Underground_Player · « **Reply #17 on:** December 20, 2007, 07:50:26 PM »

I tend to tune the A slightly flat if anything...even perfectly intonated it's slightly sharp around the 5th to 10th on both my guitars. Also it seems to help tuning the top E, A and D to the frets 'in the middle' for me because that's where I play most! (btw can you tell I've got a night off? 3 forum posts in one night, shocker!!)
Tuning to a most-used open chord is useful too without a Buzz'd guitar. And tuning the G slightly flat works for most things. And the low E slightly flat sometimes so you don't 'hit it sharp'. Sh!t I'm in Peterson mode, ha!

WezV · « **Reply #18 on:** December 20, 2007, 08:03:29 PM »

is your floor unit programmable. Not sure its a feature i will use much on the flip but it sounds like you would!!

Underground_Player · « **Reply #19 on:** December 20, 2007, 08:21:51 PM »

Yes it's programmable, although I haven't really used that funnily enough! Prob because being in a function band there's a pretty wide variety of songs and tuning needs if you see what I mean...eg for 'Good Times' I try and tune it to the third chord because that's the one that seems to sound slightly out otherwise - when it's the same four chords for 5 mins that matters! Then Land of 1000 Dances is pretty much two double stops for the whole thing so I tune to one of them!

Or even better, I try not to waste time/stare at my feet at all, ha!

I've heard really great things about the flip ones so I'm sure you'll get on with it whether you use the programming function or not.

badgermark · « **Reply #20 on:** December 20, 2007, 08:26:37 PM »

Pah! I'm not so anal about tuning. As long as it doesn't sound out I'm ok. I always make sure myself and the guitarist and bassist in my band are in tune with each other though. Not enough band's tune to each other, and it shows.

Underground_Player · « **Reply #21 on:** December 20, 2007, 08:43:04 PM »

All that anal-ness though is specifically to avoid sounding out of tune! As I said though I try to tune at gigs as little as possible because it looks very bad! All the above rubbish I've written is only for the '10secs spare and no-one's looking' moments!