What's your favorite tuner?

I have an old Korg Tuner model WT 12. I did some research and it came out in 1979. I think I have had mine since then too. It does require you to select each note you are tuning one by one but I have not seen a tuner that is so stable in terms of how it reads when you are tuning instruments. It is just very stable and the needle does not move around at all. Just slow and smooth and it is accurate too. It has got a mode where it generates tones which can be handy for choirs etc.. You do have to be in the right octave as well. If you are not it wont pick up the note that well. But it is a good old work horse.

It has the ability to reject notes you are not interested in obviously as you have to actually select the note you want to tune. There must be some great modern equivalents. The batteries last forever too in the Korg. I have tunes a few synthesisers in my day too. Thank god we don't have to tune old hardware synths now!

Go Analogue!

I've used one of these for many years:

One pitch for one string and then my ears.
The tuner in Guitar Rig 4 for me to get usually a D note and that's it. I take it from there.

When I change strings Mike I don't use a tuner. I try to get it in with no reference and then check to see how close I got. Most of the time I'm 5-10 cents flat. Very seldom sharp.

Years ago I use to use the phone's dial tone.

For hardware, I like the Boss TU-2.  As a tuner it's perfectly functional.  I'm pretty lead-footed on my pedals, and it's quite rugged.  Also, the power-supply feature to feed the rest of my FX board is great, and it makes a handy foot-controlled Mute for those live moments when you quickly want silence.  
Like KenB, I think it's good to tune in silence.  Nothing says 'amateur' more than hearing a guitarist loudly retuning between songs...

For software, I like G-Tune.  It's simple, light, and free.

So does anyone have opinions about accuracy?

Does anyone with a good ear (hey don't ask me... I use a tuner) think their tuner is off in any way?

Thanks,
mike

Conn Strobe tuner




I do however, use the built in tuner on my POD, and a few el cheapo's as needed.

mike_mccue


So does anyone have opinions about accuracy?

Does anyone with a good ear (hey don't ask me... I use a tuner) think their tuner is off in any way?

Thanks,
mike

The most accurate tuner I've ever used is my Peterson StroboStomp.  It's the one I go to when recording or setting intonation, but it's not small and you have to plug in a microphone for acoustic instruments. 

Other times I use one of those little clip-on tuners because it's way more convenient, but it's nowhere near as accurate.  I don't claim to have the greatest ear in the world, but notes can be quite a bit sharp or flat and still show as "in tune" by the display.

I don't gig any more, but if I did I'd definitely take the StroboStomp.

this thread is getting informative.... THANKS!

I use the inbuilt tuner in the Pod, for Bass there's one built into the V-Amp, and I've got a little pocket one for acoustic instruments.

skullsession


I prefer the Albacore White tuner.

It's delish......

Is it dolphin friendly tho?

Remember also that there's no such thing as being "perfectly in tune" due to the inherent inaccuracies of the equal tempered system.

Hi Mike , I like my korg ga-30 but I always tune my g a few cents lower and my b a few cents higher than the tuner indicates, have always done this with any tuner but it sounds more in tune to me.

Greetings Morenoise

I've been using a Peterson StroboStomp for a couple of years now. Very accurate, easy to read at a distance, flexible and quick.

Jonbouy

quantumeffect


I've used one of these for many years:

Yup, I have something similar 'cept my favourite ones have 'Pearl' written on them.

(p.s. I recieved no incentive, cash or otherwise, from Pearl (UK) for making that statement.)

Personally I prefer the Mapex tuning key, it makes my drums sound so much better