guitar tuner

HillgrassBluebillyFTW · Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:40 am

can yall recommend a decent cheap tuner... i need to purchase one.

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:47 am

your fingers and your ears.

Silencio · Post by **Silencio** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:52 am

The_Dude wrote:your fingers and your ears.

Sure, if you don't mind spending half your time tuning and the rest of the time playing out of tune.

For cheap, I like the Korgs. Here's one that works real well for $20.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/ ... sku=210527

HillgrassBluebillyFTW · Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:54 am

Silencio wrote:
The_Dude wrote:your fingers and your ears.
Sure, if you don't mind spending half your time tuning and the rest of the time playing out of tune.

For cheap, I like the Korgs. Here's one that works real well for $20.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/ ... sku=210527

Can I find that somewhere in town?

deek · Post by **deek** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 12:04 pm

Yup, I have that exact model...I think I grabbed it at the music shop north of Georgetown Square, right on Maplecrest. Is that Conser Music, maybe?

Silencio · Post by **Silencio** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 12:40 pm

Yep, that's Conser Music. If they have it, that'd be a swell place to buy it (non-GC).

If not, well... they've got 'em at GC.

lbanks · Post by **lbanks** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 2:25 pm

Hey, I've got one of those sitting around on the table. I'll let you have it for 10 bucks.

I use a Peterson Strobostomp, on my pedalboard, and never use the Korg anymore. Also got a Sabine rack tuner I'll give up cheap. Its accurate, but a bit slow. Plus, there's a gray version of that Korg, that's less flexible but I've always found it to be quicker that the black model.

HillgrassBluebillyFTW · Wed Jan 09, 2008 2:30 pm

lbanks wrote:Hey, I've got one of those sitting around on the table. I'll let you have it for 10 bucks. I use a Peterson Strobostomp, on my pedalboard, and never use the Korg anymore. Also got a Sabine rack tuner I'll give up cheap. Its accurate, but a bit slow. Plus, there's a gray version of that Korg, that's less flexible but I've always found it to be quicker that the black model.

Sold, and you have a Sifl & Ollie avatar... AWESOME.

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:02 pm

jschall84 · Post by **jschall84** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:37 pm

i like the boss tu-80. $30 for an accurate tuner and a metronome.. deal

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:39 pm

I love the Boss TU-2, but that's $100. Best pedal tuner available though and as a bonus you can power a bunch of other pedals from it.

echosauce1 · Post by **echosauce1** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:30 am

I second the TU-2. Best pedal I EVER invested in. I know I should rely more on my ears but onstage with crowd noise between songs or house music it's really hard for me to hear sometimes (at least accurately). That in turn makes me a bit nervous which throws any good performance out the window. The ability to see the leds on a dark stage while the singer was blabbing to the crowd between songs and having it cut out the signal while I was tuning with the kick of a foot made everything so much easier and made me feel much more relaxed and focused on just playing.

Also, Boss pedals are built like friggin tanks.