What's a good tuner for intonation?

mezzio13 · Post by **mezzio13** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:05 pm

I have some old Korg that's accurate to +/- 5 cents. It's literally 20 years old, so I'm in the market as it were. Since I do more fine work than I used to, I figured I'd see what everyone uses.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:09 pm

P I T C H B L A CK

Cheaper and better (imo) than a TU-2

Post by **Mike** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:11 pm

Or a Korg DT-10.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:15 pm

good question mezz, i'm looking for something a little better than my boss TU-2.

in a shootout mike, which would you go for DT-10 or pitchblack (seeing as you have both)

nomorebridge · Post by **nomorebridge** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:15 pm

Any half decent modern Korg as mentioned

Post by **Mike** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:15 pm

Small board? Pitchblack
Lots of TB pedals? DT-10

The DT-10 has a great buffer, if you have a few pedals, you need one in your chain.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:17 pm

I should really buy a pedal tuner. I've been using a Boss TU-80 for three years now.

DT-10 has a buffer you say? Hmmm. I may have to check prices.

Post by **Doog** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:56 pm

I'd imagine the Boss has a buffer too, I think all their pedals do.

A strobe tuner would be the most accurate, but few see the price worth that extra bit of accuracy.

http://www.petersontuners.com/index.cfm?category=123 < Has samples of a guitar tuned with a Strobostomp vs a standard tuner. You wonder how much this has been "sweetened", but it's supposed to be 0.1 cent accurate.

The guitar's setup can totally throw a guitar's intonation out (too big a neck bow, and you end up making the frets around the middle of the neck sharp), so that'd be one of the first things to think aboot really.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:58 pm

Reece wrote:I should really buy a pedal tuner. I've been using a Boss TU-80 for three years now.

DT-10 has a buffer you say? Hmmm. I may have to check prices.

Boss TU-2 and Korg DT-10 both have buffers.

The Pitchblack & Strobostomp are TB.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:01 pm

so, say like me. i have a dirt pedal and some form of delay pedal. the pitchblack would be ok?

Post by **Doog** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:03 pm

I should coco.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:05 pm

As long as you have a buffer in there do pitchblack, if you're all True Bypass already I would not recommend. Seriously you have no idea how shit my board sounded without a buffer.

Post by **Doog** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:06 pm

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The Sonic Research Turbo Tuner seems pretty damn good too, dead quick note recognition at 1:06. But again- very pricey.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:07 pm

at the moment, i've got the reel echo back on the board until i get sorted with what i'm gonna get to replace it. i dano is buffered and it sounds ok.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:08 pm

$129.99 is a bit pricey but not too bad.
I see loads of them on people on HCFX and TGP's boards which makes me hate them already.

Post by **Doog** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:12 pm

I'd consider it if was a biiiiit more than the DT10, but that's a lot of money. One for professionals or "bedroom professionals" I think. Would totally like to size one up next to a DT-10 though.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:14 pm

hah I love the way the Peterson just goes "fuck off" when he starts playing the scale fast hahah

Post by **Doog** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:15 pm

Hahaha.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I SWEAR IT'S STILL AAAAAAAAAAAA"

chisa · Post by **chisa** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:22 pm

For intonation you really need a strobe tuner. Otherwise all the pedal ones are pretty similar with the exception of bypass as has been stated

Post by **Mike** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:25 pm

chisa wrote:For intonation you really need a strobe tuner. Otherwise all the pedal ones are pretty similar with the exception of bypass as has been stated

Not true. Any decent tuner is fine for intonating a guitar.