Best Guitar Tuner?
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- Опубликовано: 12 фев 2018
- James Taylor uses a complicated method to get his guitar sounding "sweet." He is right. It is a great tuning. This Peterson Strobe tuner makes it very easy to do. It is an automatic setting. No need to calculate 'cents' with this tuner's automatic setting. Your guitar has never sounded so good.
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This is exactly what I was looking for. I love that the sweet tune settings are already in the unit. No need to remember the -cents etc... Thank you!
You are the ONLY person on this topic to explain simply and clearly the MAIN point & I include the manufacturer in that statement, well done!
Thanks Dick. I am 65 and played in the '70s too. The struggle is real. I've always liked the old style Peterson strobe tuner, but it was huge, heavy and inconvenient. It's a real dinosaur today. I am SO happy you posted this new version. I like the clip-ons, but this sounds like a wonderful solution to get the reliability of a Peterson as a clip-on.
Very informative video! You just get to the point. Quite refreshing compared to the usual way-too-excited-hotshot-guitarist youtuber, who starts with 2 min intro, 4 min showing off "dem sick skillz" and closing with enormous channel advertising efforts.
All my life I either set high E with a fork and worked my way down, or used a boss tu-12 (that I still have.) The other day friend and I were talking tuners, and he said "Oh my school had this strobe tuner." I didn't know what a strobe tuner was last Friday. I educated myself real quick. Seeing Spaceman (Ace Frehley) plugged into a strobe was enough. Got this one today. I set it to "ACU" and put on my spanish yamaha. Hoooooo boy.... I don't think I"ll sleep tonight, she sounds so good! How did I live through the 80s and not had ever seen not one strobe?! Now I won't use anything but!
I own this tuner and can tell you it’s the best tuner I’ve used. I have other clips and iPhone tuners including the Petersen app. This clip is the best. The thing I love about it is I can go online and setup custom tunings and then download them into this tuner with a little usb cord. You have to register the tuner to get access. That is the other big plus for me.
I’ve tried the sweetened tuning but actually liked standard on my guitar better. One thing to watch out for is it will train your ear to detect the slightest tuning issues. This thing is definitely the most accurate I’ve tried. I can tell my tuning is ever so slightly off but my other tuners will say it’s in tune while this one will show it’s just a little off. Worth every penny!
Is the Peterson pedal tuner better for gigs?
There are an infinite number of ways to tune a guitar. After you boil it down, what you're doing is tuning intervals- and they can be done all over the guitar, in all positions. Jame's method is going to wind up with out of tune intervals, at some point on the neck. Knowing what intervals are most tunable is a good place to start.
Just got this tuner and really happy with it!! Using it for my first show tomorrow!!
Great Review ! I bought one yesterday Because of you. Thanks for your guidance !! Merry Christmas 🎄
I wont anything but Peterson Tuners by far the best on the Market. I bought one these Strobo Clip HD's at the NAMM Show a couple of years ago and love it. Once you use a Peterson you will never go back to anything else. Great Video man!
Yes, I have one and fully agree. Most clip-ons don't have this mode, nor any of the other several to choose from. Great for fine tune setting electric guitar and bass intonation on the go too, to offset any instrument changes in weather extremes.
Nice!! I've been on the fence. Now I will get one.
legend. absolute. legend.
Your having fun with the guitar. Wow sounds great. Went to Tommy Emanuel guitar camp last summer. That mohgany guitar nailed the tone for the tune. Thanks.
Bravo! great review....... i’m buying one tonight.
I've used Peterson tuners for almost 9-10 years now & have never looked back. This one you show appears a bit less expensive than their older
clip-on, that's a good thing. $70 bucks is is money well spent, I paid $100+, I also have a StroboPlus HD I really could not live without. Once you get use to them their very easy to operate and they do so much more than just standard tuning. Great video too.
Thanks Bro ;-) I'll be buying one of those mate. Hope you are well. Tony
I bought the Peterson after horrible experiences with the T.C. Electronics clip on tuner. (I bought 2 TC Electronics units from Amazon and BOTH were broken right outta the box! On one, unit, the strobe mode didn't work and on the other, the LED screen didn't light up every square).
I've been liking the Peterson for a couple of reasons, First, it turns every which way, so I can see the darned thing. Second, it's accurate. I
tried Equal Temperament and Sweetened Temperament. I like equal temperament better! Maybe I'm just so used to hearing it. Also, James Taylor tends to play a lot i G and D. In the key of D, you almost HAVE to detune the first string if you don't want that sharp sounding F# top string poking out.
I use to use a 440HZ Tuning fork, was a nightmare, when the break in the set was due, use to go somewhere as quiet as possible and tune the guitar to the tuning fork, "F...... nightmare"!!, like you said, the electronic tuners came along, they have got better and better over the years that Peterson tuner FANTASTIC, every guitar player should have one. I practice, say 10 minutes, before a practice session, put the guitar out of tune and try to tune it by ear to the best i can then check it on the Peterson strobe tuner, would never get it spot on in a million years, it's good ear training.
Thank you !!, you should put a link and make some to , it wont change the price for nobody but is a way for your audience to thank you!!
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO. great story :)
I have the strobo plus, I have just started using the sweeteners, and have had surprising luck with them, I didn't know the clip on had the sweeteners, good deal.
Great vid, I learned something 😃
This is awesome stuff thanks …
the sweet tunings are an added advantage... by design, strobe tuners are THE most accurate tuners available. they tune perfect to 1/10 a cent. that's 1000 divisions per fret. the circular type display stops when in tune and is the most accurate way to display tuning because 10 LEDs or pointer needles are inherently inaccurate when fine tuning. All instrument manufacturers, piano and orchestral technicians use strobe tuners. The Peterson Strobe tuner company is 70 years and running.
Thanks for your insight on this tuner! Is this a good idea for electric guitar too?
Thank you so much! Yea, I've also noticed in Tommy Emmanuel recent RUclips postings, he had one on his Maton. I've never seen one before then.....wondered, what kind of tuner that Is? Sure nuff you posted it for us guitar player's out there! Again, thank you for the great tip.
The beginning of your post was priceless! I'm 60 been playing for ever too. Playing bars in the seventies.....third of the time tuning...2/3rds playing out of tune....i laughed till I cried. My wife came In, asking: are you ok?...ha! Priceless!
Ps. The cent remarks were hilarious too. Wait, this one is 6 cents, thus one e cents, wait, what was the G?... lol! It's a wonder we ever get a song cranked out!
I stole that line from Leo Kottke. (For the record.) He plays a 12 string and says, "I spend half my time tuning and the other half playing out of tune."
Well, that sounds like Leo! Gotta love Leo! Thank you for the response and credit due. For making me laugh too. Of course, for the post. Take care.
Thanks for the video. I have to add a minority opinion here. I bought this tuner and HATE it. The tuner is far more accurate than any guitar strings, so it is constantly moving. It's impossible to know if tuning is optimal. This is the problem with all strobe tuners. I really want a tuner that is AS accurate as guitar strings so I can quickly see that it is right on. I don't get the idea of sweetened tunings either. You can't turn an equal-tempered instrument into a true-tempered instrument with tunings. The fixed frets defeat that idea. Obviously opinions vary. Glad you enjoy yours.
Thank you!
I think JT's sweet tuning is for when he uses a capo, as the pressure of the capo pulls the strings a little sharp, and the lowered cents compensate for this.
I think it's the opposite. For me, when I use a capo, I'm in perfect tune. It's the open stings (without a capo) that are the problem.
@@guitarslim56 that’s what he is saying
I think a breath between tunes is a good thing. So is playing in tune!
Merci pour votre présentation. Jean (France)
This Petersen Strobe tuner has transformed my guitars into new guitars. I have never been able to tune my guitar accurately in all positions. I used to spend a long time tampering my guitar to get the best tuning in all positions. But with this Petersen Strobe they become accurate in all positions easily, even with older strings. I used to blame it on the strings, but no, it's the combination of inaccurate tuner (I used KLIQ before), my ears and the tampering technique.
I can't use the "sweetener" feature on this Strobe for my classical guitars; it doesn't give me an accurate tuning. I think it's meant for steel string acoustic where the music demands different varieties of tone colors.
Thank you
How sturdy has it been? I have the pedal version for my electrics and I love it. I just bought an HD-28 and I was considering picking one of these up, but I’ve had a couple of other clip on tuners from other companies and they broke pretty easily and quickly.
What video camera are you using? Looks good!
I wonder how the new V-Class bracing that Taylor Guitars introduced will affect the need for a tuner that compensates for intonation issues? According to Taylor the guitars that use this new bracing have much better intonation, which allows you to play chords with a voicing that you normally would avoid.
I was just about the post the very same comment. :)
Hi dallguire! Thanks for such an interesting video. What about if you play harmonica? Will this kind of tuning sound okay even with a harmonica that is of course tuned to perfect pitch? I own about a $50 "Polytune" clip-on made in Denmark. I remember once my piano tuning service tuned my piano he was a little drunk. When he was drunk he suddenly said, first time ever, that he tunes pianos something like a 1/2 cent low. I wondered why until I played and it gives the notes a little bit of a growl that's interesting as the notes deteriorate or sustain. I play with the sustain pedal down a lot.
The next time he wasn't drunk and was tuning it right on. I asked him about the 1/2 cent flat (I think that's what it was flat or sharp, not sure) and he acted like that was totally foreign to him ha! He wasn't forgetful elderly but he was about 50 or 55, old enough his daughter was about 13 or so. From that point on he wasn't drunk when he came and went back to tuning it right on. Is that what James is doing, tuning it slightly off so you get this kind of lovely but strange growling sustain?
Really, because I tune my guitar right on, except my 3rd G string I tune that string a cent or two flat or otherwise it sounds off. So tuned flat it then it sounds very nice. I have to admit, my ear is so accustomed to right on your tuning when you tuned it the James way and played it bothered me. I'm only amateur so I don't have nearly the experience playing like you do and wondering if others might experience the same with the James way of off-tuning, maybe resulting in a pleasant growl to the sustain.
I’ve had one for a while now and it is the best tuner I’ve ever had. Well worth the money!!! Only down side is that it won’t tell you what note or chord you are playing like a Snark but if all you care about is being in tune, this will do it. It has tons of tunings capo and all that jive.
Did you try the tc electronic tuner?
Hey buddy....can you please tell me what model Martin this is? My gosh...what a beauty!
I can tell it works, because his high-E string is a tad flat.
how do you find the James Taylor sweetened tuning on the person hd tuner?
Nice friend! Those Peterson tuners blow the doors of the little D'addario clip ons. Those D'addarios suck. The Peterson is totally worth it,,,,until you lose it.
is this stretch tuning like they do on a fender piano ?
IMO them 5 dollar pitch pipes are the best. They teach you by ear I can be playing notice a strung out of tune twist the tuner and boom back in tune without fucking my rhythm. But great video I have them electric tuners too.
At £67 I would expect it to make me coffee and wash my dishes!
Everyone's time is limited and precious so try limiting the intoxication with the exuberance of own verbosity a bit as it does become irritating after a while especially if one is in a hurry to move along
Does this sweet spot idea also apply to electric guitars,or only acoustics?
1:52 “simp”
Is the Peterson pedal tuner a better option for electric guitars?
The tuner is cool but I want to know where you get the invisible mic from?
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What about when you aren't in standard tuning? Switch it back to non-sweet?
Does Peterson make a tuner for the vocal chords?
Yes,it's the fretless model
for vocals, yes, it comes as a suppository, you freeze it first, then insert, and if you hit a high C you're in tune!
Yes, it resembles a hot dog. You SLOOOOOWLY slide in and out of your mouth for 20 minutes at a time. Must repeat 3 times, daily, for 6 month's straight.
No need to buy Peterson Tuner. Go to Android Playstore & get: Airyware Tuner. The James Taylor Sweet Tuning is a Preset, amongst many more. It's also strobe with ambient noise reduction.
NOT even close.
This is excellent. I just downloaded it and tried it. Thank you for sharing this. I wasted $16 on the Peterson app with terrible results.
Ya I second that, the app or any app really will get you kinda close and that's it. Play by yourself and maybe get away with it, record with other instruments or even jamming with others then nope and unless you have a few drinks in you, your gunna sound off. It's just the way it is
how does an open E cord sound
hi what guitar is it ?
I just bought a D'addario tuner. I found that it is actually not all that precise/easy to read. I do much better by simply using my piano, and my ear.
@@What11235 I neatly fold it up, and squeeze it in. It's a tight fit, but I somehow manage.
what about polytune sir?
Unfortunately LCD and LED tuners are not as accurate as strobe ones.
i need the tv tuner, where can i buy those?
Just do it by ear.
@@mustbescud hey buddy do you know how fucking impossible it is to tune by ear without a reference pitch. Unless you have been blessed with perfect pitch then it's god damn impossible unless your a seasoned god damn pro
I just bought one on eBay for $69.99 plus tax (total $65.69). I hope it's as good as this video makes it out to be...
The problem with this runner, is it is not bright. Even when you increase the brightness…..
I've still never seen one of these "in person". How easy is it to get the strobe to stabilize? I have a strobe-type tuner app (Airyware) for my iPhone, and it's pretty jumpy. That is to say, if I pick a string, the tuner may show the string being +2 cents, and over the next second or so, it will go down to -2 cents. Or vice versa.
Yeah mate, are you still there, one year after?
Quite a bit of 'The emperor's new clothes' to me. It jumps around like ****; I cannot use it, and tested both a clip on and the StroboPLUS HD. I've asked Pson but they don't send reply since they take it as a controversy. You are the first to mention the thing. Perhaps consequently, this video doesn't really show the actual tuning process.
Polytune anyone?
Did not like the Peterson stobe clip on. In my opinion the Polytune clip ons are better
Not for me. I just purchased this tuner, and did a side-by-side comparison with my Snark SN-8. My Snark was Brighter, Easier to Read, Held the display longer - (without having to re-pluck the strings) and Tuned just as Accurate. Not for me I guess. To each his own. I wanted to love this product, but was very disappointed.
Snark won't even post its accuracy. Test on the net showed +/- 3.0 cent. Not that great. This is one's spec is +/- 0.1 cent.
@@johnstevenson1368 Wikipedia article about "cents" says that the human ear can only hear a difference of 5 or 6 cents. So a +/- 3.0 cent would be more than sufficient accuracy, I would think.
$44 on ebay with free shipping
what setting is Dick using ? is there more then one ?
Yes there all kinds of settings built into the Peterson. They are very accurate.
is this the 432hz thing?
No, it's a "sweetened tuning" made by James Taylor. It's like a sort of "well temperament" applied to regular acoustic guitar, making some chords and keys sound better (more "in tune", close to "just" intervals).
Aside from that, the "432 hz thing" only makes sense under Pythagorean Tuning, to make "middle C = 256 hz" (to do the math easier).
About the only thing it won’t tune is a G string on a stripper.
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Yes! Peterson Tuners are best. Why? Any Strobe tuner is much quicker in recognizing the frequency and pitch better than the cheap Chinese crap. Essentially your never in tune ( without the Peterson Strobe) I can't get other musicians to figure them out lazy most likely.
WHY SPLIT HAIRS THAT NO ONE WILL EVERY HEAR WHEN A SNARK FOR $10. TO $15 WILL DO PRETTY MUCH THE EXACT SAME THING ?
Exactly. The Wikipedia article about "Cents" states that the human ear can only hear a difference between 5 and 6 cents. So what good is a tuner that is accurate within 1/2 cent? Such accuracy is just advertising hype. The guitar player and the audience will never hear the difference.
@@STBRetired1
Best thing about is dialing in the intonation.
tuner is more expensive than some guitars, think about it.
It has 29 different tuning modes including drop tuning, and may outlast those guitars in its price group, lol. There are some really amazingly built guitars out there, that's for sure. Harley Benton, Glarry, Wolf... Its a great day to be a struggling musician with some basic luthier skills.