So again, accuracy is not the problem, that only helps if you plan to only play open strings and not fret any notes. A guitar with high (poor) string action will make this worse and may never be able to play in tune or require some string be slightly out of tune (flat) open to play in tune when making chords. Some players may even press too hard and bend the strings out of tune while playing either by pressing it too far down and streaching it over the fret more then other strings or even smearing it up or down. Unlike a piano where the strings stay put and are always struck open, the guitar requires you to push them down to the fret so it's difficult to adjust a guitar to play in tune at every position. But because it's not freted you can also be off with your finger a bit so it may not always be the true note.Įven when you get a guitar in tune (open) it can still be out when you play. The harmonic at the 12th fret can help, it can be a good second reference because it has fewer overtones then the open string. It's a "snowed -in" day today and I'm bored and curious.
I guess I'm just getting old & lazy, that's all. The boss tuner I have, I don't consider "cheap" ($85.00) I think as Frank has stated, the overtones on acoustic play a little havoc every now and then. You guys are hurtin' my head now! Kriz, I do both the open & harmonic on the 12th when tuning. The Peterson stays on the pedal board, I really wish they'd invented it years ago, and that I'd bought one the day they released it. The Conn stays home, it is almost too sensitive, except that it is worth the hassle for adjusting tune-able bridges. The Intellitouch stays in whatever case I take out of the house because it clips on and stays out of the way. It is pathetically bad for brass and winds. Next up, much to my surprise, is the Seiko, it's settling time is perfect for guitars, and pretty darned good for other stringed instruments. Of the bunch the easiest to use, by a wide margin, is the Peterson. When tested with a pure sine wave they all agree, the two strobe tuners have slightly better resolution, but I don't think it affects their real world use. I own quite a few tuners, among them the IntelliTouch clip on tuner, a Peterson Strobostomp, and a little battery powered Seiko I picked up in a rush one day, and an ancient Conn Strobe Tuner. I have built front ends for tuners that removed all but the fundamental for each string, granted with analog and later switched capacitor filters, and it really made no difference. The thing that makes strobe tuners so valuable is the fact that they can show you not just the intonation of the fundamental, but also the relationship between the fundamental and at least a couple harmonics. You hit the nail on the head, but then you hit your thumb.
#STROBE TUNER SOFTWARE#
It may very well be that we need a tuner with a DSP on the other side of the mic or in the software that strips the signal down to one fundamental frequency before sending it to the comparison code so the display (no matter what kind) doens't jump around all over the place. The frustration most folks encounter with tuning guitar is that the tuner is trying to be too accurate and following every tiny overtone to make sure it's on the mark. In some cases the el-cheapo does better.Īccuracy is NOT the problem here. Acoustic guitar has all the complex overtones that freak out the tuner so you still have to use your ear.ĭon't buy in to the strobe hype, try some other brands. For example on some electic guitars you may have to tune the G string a little flat (to the tuner) before it will sound correct with the rest of the strings. The tuner is only to get you close, you still have to tune the guitar by ear. There are no tuners on the market that are smart enough to not jump around like that.
I remember those things, they were no big deal. Any real world opinions? If I pull my cat's tail hard enough, I can get close to the G note! My acoustics don't have a built in tuner, and the Boss TU-15 I use can be a pain with the needle fluctuating all over the place due to string vibration sometimes. Is there really a big difference other than price? Not being sarcastic here, it's just I've never owned a strobe-type tuner and just being inquisitive, that's all.
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