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NSTPD (strobe tuner pedal day)
« on: April 23, 2012, 02:37:47 PM »
NEW STROBE TUNER DAY!

I used to have an old Conn Strobotune ST11 - like this one below
I had it over 22 years , and it gave great service , but I retired it eventually  as it tended to be a little temperamental now and then (although I did upgrade the neon strobe light just before retiring it.
I ended up selling it to a customer who knew it's foibles and i got myself one of the Peterson rack-mounted strobes.


Didn't think too much more about it , although I always had a couple of tuner pedals around as they are handy
Then Peterson released this and I just had to have it:



I have to confess I love it to death  - the look is so similar to the old CONN , but it is loaded with extra features .
It has lots of sweetened tunings, Buzz Feiten settings and alternate instrument tunings too
It can be set to read lowered tunings as well which will be fun.
It does have a DI box feature built in which may come in useful at some stage , but I am enjoying it just as a tuner

Here is a family shot of the tuner pedals I use:
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Re: NSTD
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2012, 02:50:23 PM »
Very cool.
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Re: NSTD
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2012, 03:01:49 PM »
The LCD screen is backlit with quite a bright LED and the note letter glows quite vividly, but because my studio flash is so strong it kind of obscures that light.
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Re: NSTD
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2012, 04:30:41 PM »
Nice tuner ballpark you got there. The mini version of the polytune is really small. Is it good?

I know nothing about strobe tuners, but hopefully you're pleased with the new team member.
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Re: NSTD
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2012, 04:36:17 PM »
Nice one. I'd also be interested in what you think of the Polytunes.
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Re: NSTD
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2012, 04:37:29 PM »
Quote from: Mr. Air on April 23, 2012, 04:30:41 PM
Nice tuner ballpark you got there. The mini version of the polytune is really small. Is it good?

I know nothing about strobe tuners, but hopefully you're pleased with the new team member.

I really like the TC Polytune and the mini is just as good - but it needs a 9v power supply as it is too small to have a battery  in it. Great for pedalboards where space is tight.

Strobe tuners are easy to use - you just tune till the pattern stops moving and you are in tune.
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Re: NSTD
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2012, 08:04:46 PM »
Strobe Tuner Day ? That's a relief. I was a bit worried to see you posting about a new STD.
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Re: NSTD
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2012, 08:10:04 PM »
 
Quote from: richard on April 23, 2012, 08:04:46 PM
Strobe Tuner Day ? That's a relief. I was a bit worried to see you posting about a new STD.

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Re: NSTPD (strobe tuner pedal day)
« Reply #8 on: April 23, 2012, 09:53:21 PM »
I've only seen one other old strobe tuner like that. It was operated on valves and I wanted it very much when I saw it in action. That Peterson strobostomp seems to be a good replacement. Much less to worry about.
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Re: NSTPD (strobe tuner pedal day)
« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2012, 11:22:09 AM »
That is indeed interresting, congrats!

I once had a little Strobo Tuner that was intregrated into a pick. Nice to work with and precise as nothing else. Unfortunentally the build quality was shitee and it broke. Still miss that precision though.

If this stomp was not so expensive I would get it right away to have another strobo tuner. Well, maybe another time...but I eventually will get one!
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Re: NSTPD (strobe tuner pedal day)
« Reply #10 on: April 24, 2012, 02:02:27 PM »
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Re: NSTPD (strobe tuner pedal day)
« Reply #11 on: April 24, 2012, 02:13:17 PM »
love the styling of your new pedal Jonathan!
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Re: NSTPD (strobe tuner pedal day)
« Reply #12 on: April 24, 2012, 07:24:59 PM »
I will keep an eye on that, but since I am in Germany I doubt that it will work out. WeŽll see though. Anyway thanks for the link!

I would spring for the clip on version, but the Feline Headless would give me trouble with that decision.^^
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Re: NSTD
« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2012, 04:35:46 PM »
Quote from: 38thBeatle on April 23, 2012, 04:36:17 PM
Nice one. I'd also be interested in what you think of the Polytunes.
Not sure whether you're after other opinions, but I'm going to stick my oar in anyway. Got a polytune mini the other day and I'm loving the poly mode for quick, between-song checks, and the fact it's so tiny. Not so keen on the positioning of the power jack – given that the tuner sits at the far right of my board, it'd be better if that weren't on the right of the pedal. But that's a relatively minor/specific to my setup gripe. Still not sure if it falls into the "this is pretty decent" or "love it to bits" camp, but I've only used it in a couple of practices so far.
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Re: NSTPD (strobe tuner pedal day)
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2012, 07:05:56 PM »
All opinions welcome so thanks Richard. I like the idea of being able to check tuning across all strings. I wondered if, in practice, it worked well and from what you say, it does. Thanks.
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