| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] what tuner do you use? | | Date: | Friday, January 27, 2006 13:51:53 (-0800) | | From: | Charlie Campbell <campbell @...edu>
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>The Peterson can even be pre-set to allow for the correct
>flattening on the 2nd string. Best tuner I hqve ever owned
>since my old Conn Strobe (which are still great tuners
>today!)
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>Unc
I'm with Unc here. I have a VS-1 and it is great. As they advertise,
it is easier for the eye to detect small movements of the strobe
bars, than the position of a needle and much-much more accurate than
a bunch of leds. And also you can set it for the -12 cents on the
B's, +2 cents on the D's tuning. This is impossible on an
Intellitouch and a Sabine or any of that ilk, although Mike Auldridge
uses a Sabine and has learned just the frequency of light beats that
detune the B's properly - but that is Saint Mike.
The new Vs-II has a brighter display and, as a potential benefit for
8-string players, built in temperaments for Pedal Steel tunings. I
want one of those, so I keep dropping my VS-1, but the thing don't break.
To words of warning, (1) they are expensive (about $200) but well
worth it, (2) now if I play out of tune, it is my fault.
Charlie Campbell
P.S. I own and particularly do not like an Intellitouch. I dislike
the fact that they give no indication when they stop registering,
leading one to overshoot the tuning of a string before you realize
that the tuner is ignoring you. As some people swear by them, I get
the impression that they are very variable. I bought mine for $20
from someone swearing at it and I suspect I might have gotten a bad one.
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