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Stomp98
Bronze Member
Australia
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 Posted - 01/29/2007 : 06:15:19
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yeah i haven't had any issues with tone sucking on mine. 1 problem i have encountered is tuning different guitars and getting different results? If i tune 1 of my guitars to standard tuning and play the top 'E' string, i'll get a different note to the top 'E' string on my other guitar, both tuned with the same TU-2. the 2 guitars do have very different gauge strings, so im guessing this may be impacting them?
i noticed you can change the "standard pitch" on these tuners. Would that assist in getting a more consistant result out of my tuner? do thicker (or thinner) guage strings require a different standard pitch? |
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ronster
Gold Member
Australia
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Posted - 01/30/2007 : 02:39:39
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Some great information here everyone! 
I wonder if using a mic'ed tuner (like a TU-12 or 15) is more accurate than plugging the guitar in (like the TU-2, which doesn't have a mic for tuning non-pickup accoustics)? Any thoughts people???
As for standard tuning, I think a standard A should be 440hz, which is meant to be the frequency of the sound made. So I guess that having difference gauge strings should not effect the frequency of the note being played. It could be that thicker or thinner guage strings can be struck harder or softer and therefore it could make it sound a bit different. I sometimes have this problem when I change from one guitar to another as all my guitars have different guage strings and different actions.
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Slow_Gear
Copper Member
USA
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Posted - 01/30/2007 : 03:57:32
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| The best pedal tuner, hands down, is the peterson strobostomp. True bypass, accurate to +/- 1/10 cent (1 millionth of a semitone). It has several settings, can have basically any concert pitch, and has a Buzz Feiten setting as well. It's easier to use than the new planet waves tuner in strobe mode. It's expensive, but it's worth it. |
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Stomp98
Bronze Member
Australia
50 Posts |
Posted - 01/30/2007 : 13:41:34
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well guys i dropped the standard pitch down from 440Hz to 438Hz and this seems to have solved my problem, the tuner is now more accurate and consistant than it ever was before and it now also seems to be inline with the piano we have here. its possible the piano is slightly out of tune though...... |
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ronster
Gold Member
Australia
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Posted - 02/01/2007 : 04:05:17
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Don't forget that the heat in Oz can effect guitars and painos. I used to hate it when my piano would go out of tune on really hot days and then when the weather got better the paino was fine!
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