I have 2 strobe tuners. A Peterson 400, and a Conn. The Peterson is very old, but surprisingly, Peterson STILL services them. I sent it to them to be serviced and checked. Got it back and it works like a charm. They used to also be able to refer you to their service for the old Conn tuners as well....
I would recommend the stretch version e g. the 490 ST which can also be used for piano tuning, i bought a second hand example a few years ago stunning bit of gear.
Thanks for this. Very helpful. Just bought a used Fender stratocaster, and this is my first electric guitar.....and I want to learn how to do the intonation, as I have pretty much perfect pitch [great for singing] and if the guitar is not intonated very precisely, I won't be happy. I now have three acoustic guitars and the electric....thinking I will get into fixing guitars. This was a GREAT video...thanks so much!
I know precious little about piano tuning, but the wheel can tell you a few things about what’s happening to a string. But specifically, if you wanted to detune one of a pair of strings by a couple of cents, this tuner can do that.
It does take a little time to spin up/down to the correct speed, and I'm put off by the constant speed changes when restringing and tuning up to pitch. I almost never use the auto function. Maybe if I had both hands occupied, but I can't even think of the last time I *needed* the auto function. I've noticed sometimes when experimenting with the auto function, that it could be a little confused by overtones, just like an electronic tuner. For instance, you might want to tune the B, but it registers as an F#. So for live work, I would always use the manual functions. Best way to know what's happening.
I like the way that the mechanical strobe tuners also show you the note octave. I'm not aware of any electronic strobes that do that.
I have 2 strobe tuners. A Peterson 400, and a Conn. The Peterson is very old, but surprisingly, Peterson STILL services them. I sent it to them to be serviced and checked. Got it back and it works like a charm. They used to also be able to refer you to their service for the old Conn tuners as well....
Leif B knows his stuff! Only an engineer here, so its nice to hear the perspective from the guys who 'make the music' and know their instruments!
I always wanted my tremolo picking and heavy riffs to be in tune at the attack. This posh tuner might be the answer. Thanks for the video sir.
I just got the 490 used like new thanks for showing me how to use it very helpful🤟
Neat. Thank you for this.
I would recommend the stretch version e g. the 490 ST which can also be used for piano tuning, i bought a second hand example a few years ago stunning bit of gear.
Thanks for this. Very helpful. Just bought a used Fender stratocaster, and this is my first electric guitar.....and I want to learn how to do the intonation, as I have pretty much perfect pitch [great for singing] and if the guitar is not intonated very precisely, I won't be happy.
I now have three acoustic guitars and the electric....thinking I will get into fixing guitars.
This was a GREAT video...thanks so much!
Excellent!
Intonation tips next!!
Looking forward to seeing this !
AnticommentWarrior it’s not as simple as that, at all
How do you adjust the brightness? I have a 590 and it is far too bright.
Not sure about the 590, but I installed a pot (many years ago) in line with a pair of hefty resistors connected to the two LED banks.
Crazy question but theoretically could one use this to tune say a piano unison?
I know precious little about piano tuning, but the wheel can tell you a few things about what’s happening to a string. But specifically, if you wanted to detune one of a pair of strings by a couple of cents, this tuner can do that.
it's not a polyphonic tuner, just one note at a time
@@vatnikmcgopnik4928 when tuning piano unisons one plays one string at a time the other strings are muted with felt or rubber
Do you find that the auto mode takes a little bit to find the key?
It does take a little time to spin up/down to the correct speed, and I'm put off by the constant speed changes when restringing and tuning up to pitch. I almost never use the auto function. Maybe if I had both hands occupied, but I can't even think of the last time I *needed* the auto function.
I've noticed sometimes when experimenting with the auto function, that it could be a little confused by overtones, just like an electronic tuner. For instance, you might want to tune the B, but it registers as an F#.
So for live work, I would always use the manual functions. Best way to know what's happening.
Mine doesn’t slow down
Not a good choice for epileptics
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