NEW GADGET THAT TUNES YOUR BASS (AUTOMATICALLY!)
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- A few days ago a box arrived in the post...
And inside was one of the weirdest little gadgets I've ever seen.
A handheld tuner... that, wait for it...
Tunes your bass - automatically!
As in, you don't have to move any of the tuning pegs yourself. It does it for you.
Yep. I know. Weird, lol!
I thought it'd be fun to film a quick video for you so you can see it in action... (and make sure to answer my question in the video as I'm going to pick someone randomly from the comments and send them this cool tuner)...
As always, see you in the shed...
Scott :)
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Perfect for guitarshops, where you have to tune a big amount of instuments... Or for a quick tune before you go on stage
that's true, Im sure its a pain for large guitar shop employees to keep hundreds of guitars in tune
Landon Reekstin they should put some of these around for beginners looking around for their first guitar/bass!
Deine Mutter That's what I thought too. Any situation where a lot of basses need to be tuned.
It doesn't look that quick to me.
You win. Big guitar shops. Probably the only time and place this gets real-world practical.
*Gadget tuner $129*
*Scott's face at **2:14**... Priceless*
*For everything else there's MasterCard*
Rashy Doxx not even $129, but £129! Not sure what the conversion rate would be but I imagine $200ish? Wow expense!
Ta hell with tuning... I'm going to use it to spin my ukulele around during performances.
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My daughter is an harp student. if this will work for harp tuning, this will be amazing. Harp has over 40 strings needs to be tuned :)
I know what you mean, also mine plays harp and when plays at school with other harps it's tuned at 440 while with the orchestra at 442! that thing would save us plenty of time!
LOL true!
Unfortunately, you need tuning pegs for the Roadie Bass and the harp uses more of a drum key if I remember correctly.
Can we make this work for tuning a piano please? 😂 Because *that's* a real expense (and even in music schools pianos are often out of tune)
Would be perfect for the guitar orchestra for kids I run. 15 guitarists/bassists all day in a circle-I’d be able to run round and snipe tune them one by one! Or just let them use it and pass it on. Would cut down set up time for sure!! Also means I would hopefully never ever ever hear the following again:
“Siiiiiir??? What way do I turn it?”!!
I think a proper slap would solve your problem
Slim Yelow haha highly frowned up in the classroom
*G O G O G A D G E T G U B B I N S*
You could use it to mix your drink!
or spoil it
The perfect tool for when you put on new strings! Put on the strings, attach the tool, and save yourself a heckuva lot of winding!
This would be great for lute players. With 15 or more strings you spend 2/3rds of your time tuning and the other 3rd playing out of tune!
that's like a Sitar then
Hi Scott. I have fibromyalgia and frozen shoulders, so tuning is quite literally a real pain for me at times. So I would definitely have a use for that. Would be nice to tune & still have the finger strength left to actually play after.
feel for you
Slim Yelow thank you
It's an amazing tool for me I'd love to have it, I'm a church bassist in Philly, so I stay busy, and specifically because I play multiple basses and I tune down two of my 5string basses. The fact that I can save specific instrument settings makes this a must for someone like me! Would love to put it to use Scott! -Manny #ScottaBassLessons #SBLAcademy
It would be great for quickly changing to drop d tuning and back, since my band rarely follows the set list and I need to tune quickly once theyve made up their minds to play one of our drop d songs
We literally had the same face when the first note was tuned!!!!! What an amazing tool for all string players. Thank you Scott for introducing us to such amazing products on a daily. Definitely getting one of these for gigging very soon!
Uses: Band members can all be tuned correctly AND to one another at the same time without a bunch of "give me a G."
Shawn Milochik I think he's looking for situations that make THIS particular tuner better for getting in tune with your bandmates.
And I also think if you're constantly having to ask your band members and them ask you to "give me a G" then you need to invest in a tuner, they need to invest in a tuner and learn the basics of tuning, it's really simple - Scott has some great basic stuff on that - a simple tuner you can be bought for about 10 bucks but once you can learn to tune your ear to your bottom E or whatever string, it's easy to tune the rest of the strings to it, it becomes second nature :-)
Wow! I want it!! It can be a great help to an actual roadie who also plays bass 😎
And Scott - u're awesome - keep up the good work!
As it is in the name, it could be useful for roadies who tune a lot of instrument/change strings very often (no plug needed).
However, I'm curious about how it works: piezo sensor receiving vibrations in the tuning peg ?
Maybe.. and it also needs to know which string, so it has to measure the torque somehow
In the website they say something about "vibration sensor" so I believe your guess is possibly accurate.
Much closer to a piezo pick up or a "contact microphone".
Fester Blats indeed all devices are based in vibration because that's what sound is, but in this case I believe it is a piezo device or something like that (like mentioned above)
if you use #3 harmonics on 7th fret, the perfect-fifths, (and the high octaves on the 5th) and you start on the high string you will be out of tune when you reach the low string. Because the 5ths of 12-note-equal-temperament are off by -2 cts (compared to where the harmonic is) . Keep stacking this on a 5 string and you'll be +2+2+2+2 = +8 cts off (quite audible). So always check with some frets/positions for example open g string and 3rd fret on low E or only use the "octave" harmonics (in practice even these may be off because strings are old or inperfect). The octave is the only note which "in theory" is perfect, compared to its harmonic, within 12-tone equal temperament.
Looks like something Ron Popeil invented. :-)
Crazy Uncle Duke It slices, it dices, it even tunes a guitar. But wait, there's more! Lol. I haven't heard that name in ages. Made me smile.
You just set it and forget it.
Hey Scott! I could see this being used by people that work at venues setting up for high profile bands. For example, I’ve read that John Mayer takes 40 guitars on tour (keeps them on racks backstage), and if you’re the guy assigned to maintain them it might make your job easier to have this tool handy for tuning. Just a thought. Love your videos man! Thanks for doing what you do
I doubt I'd ever even need to use it. Basses always stay in tune, even if it's been years.
HarryIsTheGamingGeek My bass was tuned at the factory before i got it, why would i need this when im in tune at all times already?
Years? What kind of shape are your strings in? :P
Really? If u play metal by fingers (16 and 32 notes and use slab technique) can it stay in tune for 2h?
I'm not sure!!!
let me just pop in this memerie guys with a real question, do the "state" of strings really impact the sound? because I haven't changed mine ever, and I've had my bass for a few years already. like, the notes I play the most can now be determined by looking at them. How desperate of a situation is it, reastically?
Honestly, I don't change bass strings often. My acoustic guitars are another matter. The "bright" disappears over time, and the sound goes to pot. They are played less often, so I maybe get a year between changes. Those who play must more frequently, like pros, will change every couple weeks, if not days. It really comes down to the condition of the strings. If you are happy with the sound, you're probably ok to leave them as-is. Just my opinion..and opinions will surely vary on this.
Ease and convenience is everything. This would be perfect for those really thicker hard gauge guitar or bass strings when time to change up. Individual winding can become a real tedious chore. Especially if or when you lack physical strength and want to ease up on the wrist.
The uses I see for this are restringing a bass and when you only have 1 bass to gig with and your band plays multiple tunings. It also seems to be a lot better than headstock tuners, especially with the lower strings (that B string tune was quick!). Could also be for newer users that aren’t familiar with the different tunings of a bass. I’m very curious how it would handle a Fender Squire VI Jaguar bass!
FractilOpacity - That's wasn't a B string. Scott had that bass tuned from E to C.
FractilOpacity that's the bass I have
I think it would be quite useful for people like me who play bass for school i.e. jazz band, the rest 9f the band has a tendency to start with out me because it takes to long to tune by hand since I can't hear my bass all that well. Now normally this wouldn't happen but I also play a lot of other music with a wide variety of tunings, and I only own two basses, a four string, and a fretless five string, so I have to tune quite frequently, anyway it would be a huge help if I won this or for anyone else in a similar situation, cheers!!
Nice, but its a good training to tune by hearing
If there is something to make playing my instrument easier then thats a good thing. even if its just tuning.
I've already learned how to tune by ear and have been doing it for 10 years, now I cba and wish it would just do it itself
Tuning by hearing isn't 100% precise.
And if you're playing live or recording in a studio, you better have a tuner ready
This is also excellent training for your sense of pitch, as it will only give you correct example to listen to. A pitchfork will do the same over time, but it can't change pitch.
Great to have when I'm playing 2 basses at church. My snark tuner can stay on my main bass as I tune my other bass with this gadget. I'd love it.
Is Scott wearing his glove on the wrong hand? HAHA
hurrderrr yea he's getting old 😋 and it's black
No, he's not wearing it on the "wrong" hand. Focal dystonia isn't specific to the left or right hand. He wears it to reduce the symptoms/effects that happen when the nerve endings are stimulated. I wear these gloves where/when needed. Sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right. Glad you thought it was funny, though.
Yeahp i do know that, but if i remember correctly, the focal dystonia affected his left hand more which was why he had the glove on his left hand most of the time. Perhaps his conditions have improved and that would be awesome.
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Rich Palmer REEEEEEEEEE
It’s a lot quicker for me at least than a amp or pedal and is really good for quick tuning especially for beginners
I don't see it being that useful for myself. However, I can see it being useful for younger players who haven't learned to tune yet (say if you are a school music teacher).
maybe not such a great idea, because it may become a crouch and they will never learn to tune on their own with confidence.
I love that gizmo !!! I would use it all the time. Since I play bass and guitar it would be great to be able to tune all my instruments without having to plug them all in.
So I was just curious, I bought a 5 string bass. I would NEVER use a low B, but a high B to me seems like such a great idea... Just wondering how many people think this is completely wrong to do to a BASS(making it like a guitar) or is it a great idea? It is an idea I've had for a long time and I see a lot of guys that buy 5 string basses and NEVER use the low B... Thanks for the feedback... Take it easy
Dave Erving's Music Channel check out Janek Gwizdala he plays 5 string with a high C
Scott is using a high C here. It’s called Tenor tuning.
But it’s not unheard of to tune the high string a half step down to a B. Some guys even do this with a 6 string bass and have standard guitar tuning but an octave lower.
Some of them do use the whole scale (but plenty more don't). I personally love it as it gives me more variations in sound. Like if i want a fatter or brighter E, depending on what sounds better to me in the whole scheme. Concerning the remaining notes (B-D#) i admit to only using them for drop tunings or octaves. I love the sudden jump from low to high. And to play 3 octaves at once is a) handbreaking and b) awesome :).
And i'm also playing with the idea to get another 5-string, put away B but give it a high C (just to keep the perfect five) instead of b though. I just don't want to put a bigger tension on that thin string than i have to.
Just think about what you miss when you play a 4 strings bass... If you're frustrated because you're missing higher notes, tune you're 5 sting bass in EADGC (Or EADGB if you don't mind with this f*ckin 2 tones gap I've never understood on guitars...) and if you're missing lower notes, tune you're your bass in BEADG.
It's an art, just tune your bass as you prefere, the only rule is GROOVE !
(sorry, bad english, I'm french.)
Do whatever you want! I like the low B on my 5's though i've been considering a C string on one of them.For now, I've got a 6 for my high C needs. DO NOT worry about what other people think! What matters at the end of the day is if YOU like the way it sounds/plays. Try it and see what you think.
I would also imagine it’d be handy when replacing strings on a bass or guitar. For stage use, probably not as practical.
I'd love to have it! I'm a church bassist who uses multiple basses and this would be useful for me.
Why is the condom black? Why is he on the wrong hand?
I'll tell you what you're NOT missing: $129.
That is what killed Gibson.....
Thank you Scott for this amazing review 🤘
To answer some of your questions, Roadie Bass can be helpful in many situations:
- It uses vibration sensing to tune accurately, even in noisy environments, so it's really handy for gigs.
- it's fast, allowing you to tune in just seconds.
- Not only can Roadie Bass tune bass guitars, it can also tune (almost) any string instrument equipped with guitar-like tuning pegs, guitars (all kinds), banjos, mandolins, ukuleles included! So if you're a multi-instrumentalist, you don't need to worry about spending a lot of your time tuning.
- With Roadie Bass you can easily switch between preset alternate tunings, or even create and store your very own custom tunings which means you'll be able to tune a few cents (up to 50 + or -) flat or sharp in standard or any alternate tuning you like.
- Do you prefer to play in A=432Hz? Choose any reference pitch you like between A=420hz to A=460hz
- Roadie comes with a built-in wind/unwind feature for easy restringing
You can visit our website for more info: www.roadietuner.com 😃
As a guitar tech and luthier, a lot of my time is spent tubing and winding strings, especially when working on intimations. This would make SUPEReasy work of doing set ups and restrings
In general, I'd say it could be used to... show off with
Hey Scott, I'm subscribed, but the last "video alert email" I got was back in March. Any idea why UA-cam stopped sending me your updates?
Just what I've been looking for.......goes with the automatic bass stringer.....automatic bass cleaner...automatic bass mixer and my favourite....the automatic bass player 😳......seriously....doing a pub gig....lots of noise and clinking of glass in the background I can see great things ahead when the battery dies on my tuner.....great application of technology.
What it can be good for? It's like a modern Apple touch bar, it's good for nothing. The producer thinks he will make money but he won't. I have a little tuner that I snap on the head.
My little snap-on tuner has tuning for bass 4 notes E A D G you see if the arrow is lower than 0 or higher then you turn the nob. That would be were this device kick in, which way? You can see on the meter if it goes more off or closer to in tune. Then the red figures turn green and you know you're done. If you can't do this maybe you can't play bass? or hold a drivers license?
Something people haven’t seemed to think of as a use case: guitar tuner for the Blind. Myself and many other people that I know that have: either completely lost their vision or are losing their vision have bought this. I’ve used it as a tuner. I know how to tune my guitars properly and everything, but I just can’t see a normal tuner anymore. Plus, it’s not always quiet enough to use a sign wave reference tone for tuning. This has been a wonderful tool for the blind and visually impaired to have a greater convenience and independence.
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Just got mine last week - it’s perfect for loud settings though it struggles a tiny bit on the lowest of my five strings when I tune a step down to a A... otherwise it’s pretty cool being able to program different tunings and change on the fly
String breaks during the gig? Happens to my guitar player all the time, he can use it for a quick restring. Plus IMAGINE HOW COOL WOULD YOU LOOK WHILE THE MACHINE IS TUNING YOUR INSTRUMENT! :D
I follow you since a while cause I’m into bass a lot, but mainly, I play the guitar and for practicing purpose, that gadget would be amazingly useful! I play a lot of blues and when I practice some Clapton, SRV, Gary Moore, Alvin lee, and songs of my own, I always find myself tune in E, then Eb, back to E; drop D, DADGAD, and back to E... that thing might be just the right gadget, paired with the app, to make it fun to switch tuning. Faster? More efficient... maybe; but fun? Hell yeah! We guitar players are cool with gadgets! Hahaha!
I miss the old Pbass bro, but the fodera is INCREDIBLE ( i make that thing what "the collectionist" in the film "guardians of the galaxy" do)
I think (apart from guitar shops and folks with lots of basses) the use case for this is someone who doesn't want to have to pull a cable in order to tune up. Possibly because they have some kind of complex and/or temperamental pedal board?
Or, as in my case, because I use an AKG PT40/SR40 wireless setup (it's awesome BTW) and it would simply be less hassle than walking over to the amp and pulling the cable to stick into a tuner. But £129-worth of less hassle? I don't know … but I would love to have one for my gig bag!!!
When I'm at a jam session and the house bass player doesn't have a tuner pedal, my clip-on tuners never work because the DJ's low end gets picked up. This would be perfect if it's sensitive enough!
I'm sure you know by now. But I just looked it up. It works on vibration. So you can use it anywhere. Doesn't matter if there is a loud crowd, other instruments playing/tuning. Or even that annoying drummer banging on everything to drive you nuts while you're tuning. Lol its gonna work anywhere. Pretty cool. But for $100+ dollars. Not so sure. You can get a pretty kick ass rack tuner for a lot less. But cool little gadget anyway.🤷♂️
Imagine you're in tour and 10 mimutes before the show begins, you decide to check your bass, how does it feeling on the hads e all that stuff, but your tuner says "that G IS OUT OF TUNE, AND A AND E AND D AND C" if you have this piece of art, you dont have to worry.
$150USD???? Ideal situation ? Mixing cookie dough to the right frequency.
Actually, it DOES LOOK COOLER for a musician to 'tune by the ear' on the stage, (what you did in the video), provided that they could do that within 10 seconds... or just using the tuning pedal, either way you look more professional WITHOUT a huge Roodie tuner on hand.
However I'd love to use the auto tuner AT HOME, especially when I am tired, OR after I changed strings! Imagine the new sets of strings that constantly go out of tune, a Roodie tuner could save me lots of time and energy to get them back in tune before the strings settle. :)
I foresee this tool being used primarily for a guitar/ bass tech. It seems you can switch between the modes fairly quickly so if you need to change a string quickly for your guitar or bass player you can tune up quickly. Such as maybe Brian May who loves his one Guitar you can quickly get it back to him if a string breaks.
I'm pretty sure it could be used for.... umm.. let's see...
Oh yeah, cooking while playing. Just drop tune your bass, play, and get this annoying salad mixing, egg-batting, stir frying, you name it, going !
Just how cool would that be, eh ?
Well, I think if you take it to a rehearsal room, ask the drummer to play and try to tune the bass using it...that would be an ultimate test! This would also be uselful if it could be used as string winder. As in you change your stings and you use this to get to pitch. Did I do enough to win it? Oh, and I want royalty if it is not a string winder!
Hiya Scott, reckon perfect when outside, busking etc with a mini amp on batteries and no electric supply, maybe at a festival, otherwise .........
On one side of the spectrum there are people like me, only using a couple of standard tuned basses, and loving dead strings; on the other, guitar tech for people like the Edge, changing and variously tuning 30+ sets every other night or guitar shops assistants. Find where you are on the spectrum and decide if it is worth 150 dollars...
Interesting little Gaget,But I do wonder how well it work on a gig!??.However I wonder the best situation for it would be when your changeing strings perhaps?,cause string really out of tune that bad boy might tune it right up???..that be cool to try
Need that ! What's the use ?
Perfect example is today's gig : All scheduled events got delayed and we finally had to start playing without any soundcheck because a dj was "playing" very loud in the same room. So we had to set everything up in the dark, with a 100dB "boom-boom" kind of beat aside...
#ScottaBassLessons #SBLAcademy
I LOVE mine and the one for guitar. (And their support is great!) For me, it works best in home recording. The video was edited, and seems a little slow to tune. But, when I'm in the middle of recording a track, or just before starting - this tunes FAST! By the time I pluck the string to tune (either harmonic style or straight string) I could already have half the strings tuned with this thing. I've used many tuners, and they can't seem to agree with each other LOL. They all seem to be off by a few cents. This one (once "trained") is spot on! (Yes, it's not particularly accurate on the lower strings for bass and guitar model at first. But it "learns" and after a few times using it, then it's perfect).
It might be expensive if you already have an accurate tuner.
And according to their videos - it's actually NOT great for a gig since it works with vibrations and if another person in the band happens to be playing a note - it could mistune. I even turn off the volume on my bass/guitar so it doesn't pick up my amp or monitors.
Some people might think overkill, and others love it. I LOVE both of mine.
I definitely need this gadget for our guitar hero who is switching among three guitars. If we could save 50 % of the time he usually spends tuning his 12-string acoustic at any gig, we could play at least two extra pieces. Especially at the spring/autumn outdoor gigs. And maybe, maybe he will not need to end up throwing the 12-string away halfway through the gig and using another guitar while changing the band's sound drastically.
I would like to say I would use it for my bass too, but honestly: I tuned moth my basses during the x-mas holiday, so who would bother. Yep, I think it was X-mas 2015.
I like the idea that it helps with quick restringing, but i think another use would be if you didn't have good eyesight or wanted super precise tuning.
Like the pedals are great, but if you're stood up in not very much light, I inagine this would be so much easier. You only have to find the tuning peg and you're golden!
Such a cool idea!
I'm so embarrassingly bad at tuning that I have a separate acoustic just for DADGAD. It'd be useful for me... (Incidentally, I agree with the comment below: my bass really doesn't need that much tuning.)
Imagine your about to play, your out of tune, and you are having pedal board malfunctions, WELL USE THE ROADIE
Well, last week I got my E string falling apart at the very first song of the set. I had my guys covering my back with some acoustic stuff while I changed the string. That quick-tunning little thing may be useful in that kind of situations.
Another use I can find is while recording at studio, if you don't want anything plugged in the signal chain in-between the instrument and the amp, so that would come in handy to easily tune between takes.
GOD I WANT THAT GOODIE.
I think i'd get some use out of it just for how often i change tunings during a session (playing a mix of punk, metal, and rock has me tuning like mad). There's an app you can use to change up the tunings, seems really neat. However, i'd invest $150 towards a new bass or preamp before i'd get this. Definitely feels like an apple product. I'd love to have it, but can't justify pricing.
Would LOVE this for changing strings! I'm one of those who 1) would rather have another effects pedal instead of a tuner on my pedal board. 2) would not like to unplug from aforementioned pedal board to plug in tuner and piss off the sound guy (POP!). 3) would love not having a tuner clipped to my headstock because it looks like hell.... I always forget to take mine off when i'm done tuning. lol!
Scott I could really use this tuner I play in every gig 3 different instruments Bass Guitar, Tenor Ukulele& 6 string guitar this tuner would be very useful! Please consider me when you pick the Lucky winner.......
Honestly, the best use is for home (practice/jamming) or studio - But I would use it............jt
I'm using a five string bass with a high c mainly. just love the range it gives me!
I'm mainly a rock guy so i frequently switch between drop d and standard tuning (and some weird ones). Now tuning isn't that hard of a job, i guess using the roadie would be pure lazyness for me. That's exactly why i could see me using this. A lot! :D
Will i gain weight if i stop tuning by hand? Send it to me and find out! :D
I think it would be good for beginners so they could learn how to tune there instruments, when I first started to play it took me ages to learn how to tune by ear , and I’ve noticed tuners are different I still use my korg GA-2 I’ve had it for well over 15years and still going strong , hope I’ve not missed my chance ? Lol
ACOUSTIC BASS!!! Haha that's what it would be grate for. Small little acoustic sets where you all share an amp. 😅 Ive also played at gigs where they require you to plug straight into their system. Im sure it could be useful there!
Maybe it will useful for a roadie? It would be fast to keep the back-up guitars ready and also if
Flee broke a string his roadie could maybe handle fast but I never heard of a bass player braking a string. Its a gimmick, but if I win I will use it. We could develop "The Player" which has 4 or 6 servo controlled picks or manikin
fingers. You put it over the strings and log onto to Spotify, down load the track and have 'The Player" do the gig. We don;t have to learn to play then. Hmmm somehow I don't think Scot will go for this either.
Maybe micro tuning (cents) if that’s possible with this, but definitely useful for restringing. I hope I win ! Thanx Scott I’m a member at the academy as well, I love your stuff!
Seems good for roadies (as the name says), techs and luthiers. Guitar shops could probably use them too, since they have plenty of stock to keep in tune (especially if customers decide to mess with the tuning). Could also be useful for those who use slightly altered tunings per string, like James Taylor recommends for guitars. Each string's frequency could by programmed (I assume) that may be a few cents off from standard tuning.
I got one! (...A use for this device, that is...) Tuning multiple bass to a specific preset, or use it to reset different bass to their specific presets. This truly IS a, "Roadie tool" that one could use to set up for multiple gigs more quickly. A Musician could record the presets, and the Roadie could make sure everything is tuned properly during setup... ;)
Personally, it would be really useful for restringing bass or guitar. Especially on guitar because it usually takes forever to wind those pegs.
We use our Roadie Bass to tune the multitude of instruments we have. It's actually quite a bit faster at tuning than the pedal you're using, which I can speak of from personal experience. It's perfect for my young girls to tune their instruments (a ukulele and 3/4 guitar). Also, imagine the benefit of using it on a 12-string guitar!
Hey Scott, I think the Tunygig (that's what I'm calling it, a Tunygig) is a great start for FNG's who need to learn to tune: Having learned to tune on a guitar, I had almost 1 year till I could tune my bass by ear, either way that is a lot of pegs to wind over my "career", and I started pretty young. Now the devil on my shoulder is telling me "but its not the same thing as using your hands because muscle memory, but I believe my starting on guitar and finishing on bass is a good way to argue against that, as guitar tuning pegs are weedy and small by comparison. In the end you don't learn to tune by doing it by hand, you learn to tune by doing it 1000+ times, and listening "with intent" , also the motorised approach is a great way to speed up any manual task.
When you learn to tune it is with your hands too but mostly your ears, if you start focused on the hands you will get into a habit of tuning exactly the same pitch every time but it may always be a little sharp or flat (personally, i could tune age 16 but it was always (always) flattened a little, so forgive my bias here). I learned to tune by ear after realising this about 3 years back, when i started using a pitch "pipe" (video), instead of my old battery powered korg tuner, as it wasn't accurate enough anymore for what i was doing, seriously should have had a pitch pipe to begin with.
Anyway Long post short, the tunygig is probably a good way to learn to tune by ear, as the end result of a tuning will be an instrument at correct pitch, you will be learning that tuning then by ear.
But...neat gizmo, waste of space for me, and probably you, Scott if you cant hear yourself tuning up in the club, turn up the gain a little, its more fun than your new toy i'm sure. I love hearing instruments tuning up, so don't be shy! It's like a micro-tonal battle between sharp and flat. (That said, I still have 6 instruments totalling 29 strings, probably more of a waste ^^)
Thanks for vids, give me a job! ^^ ta
Re: A Use For The Rotary Tuner
The rotary tuner could be handy when tuning in a big band setting where everyone is tuning/warming up. Mind, a clip-on tuner that reads the vibrations is what I use for this, and it works well, but sometimes takes three or four adjustments due to the surrounding cacophony. I think this one wouldn't quit until the job was accomplished in just one try per peg.
The name Roadie makes me think it was made for just that kind of guy. that has 30 minutes to set up the bands guitars, (Three for the lead guitarist, two for the rhythm, two bass' and Five for the lead singer that only plays for 1/4 of each song). Oh and then recheck everyone's tuning at the 20 minute intermission...
It can be used for beginners that don’t really know what is right/or if you have just changed your strings then you don’t need to keep turning a long time and THEN still tune, now it just winds your strings and tune them.
For alternate A tunings, this would really help me out switching between 440 and Ra. Did notice on app in promo video it only had one significant figure for Hz, when working out numbers I was running into 3 but hey going to be closer than my ear using AP guitar tuner. Please grant me opportunity to experiment :-)
Hey Scott, well I think this is actually great piece, because: I do change strings a lot, any was already thinking why no one made automatic string winder, having 7 bases with different tunings can be a nightmare to change strings and tune the bass. But this is great, I could change string in a heart beat... Hope it has rewind option too...
As the name says it (nomen est omen..) it's for ROADIES. ;)
They might not be knowing how to tune a) a guitar or b) any given specific guitar. S.o. might have other ways of tuning their lowest - or change all of them strings together.
That's what the phone app is for (it says so in the clip you featured).
Or the ambient noise might simply be too high to hear the tuning, Those clip-on tuners are anything but "sure" about the tuning, my two actually stay on one spt then move away, then move somewhere else (it's seems that this is "physiological" to strings).
OR the artist might not even want anybody else to touch the instrument. As a matter of fact, you could tune the guitar even while leaving them on their stand.
AND there might be string instruments that have many moe strings that and tuning them 30 strings might be a nightmare.
That little thing does all that, it's quite something, init? :))
Cheers Scott and thx!
Hi Scott. Bought my first bass yesterday and learnt how to (badly) play a Joe Jackson (Graham Maby) baseline. The Roadie looks like a cool gadget to help a newbie string and tune up.
I love my gadgets but it's not for me as you can't beat having a good ear & tuning your instrument that way...
As always All The Best Over The Weekend All You Bassists World Wide...
having it synced to the iPhone and hopefully storing alternate tunings, might make it quicker at a gig, as opposed to the fiddling of knobs by hand, just up / on / tuned. I too play with a stomp box (Korg Pitchblack).
Ohh Scott I would love to have this since I sometimes like playing with different tunings and it would be awesome to get that to make it a bit easier. Love your videos. Take care!!
I repair basses (electrical / hum / shielding only) for extra side money. I once did a repair involving a 8 string bass. I think it would be neat to use this to tune the one octave seperation between the correlating strings eE-aA-dD-gG. Would speed things up considerably.
It is rare but I have broken a string during a few gigs (Our frontman used to laugh announcing it to the crowd "Believe or not the BASSIST broke a string so we're going to do a acoustic number while he replaces it").This thing could be good during that situation helping to speed up things.When you're trying to do something on stage like dealing with amp problems or replacing a string, sometimes everything seems to go wrong.This could help.I like it.
It would make a fantastic bottle and jar opener for aged folk with arthritis and good pitch. Jig together adapters to fit common sized jar and bottle lids then all your beloved and ballyhooed Auntie needs to do is attach the proper adapter to the gubbins (love that word), set on the offending lid, let loose with a loud and flat E then, "PRESTO!" the offending lid or cap is loosened.
What thinks ye?
Could be useful when restringing a bass guitar or for beginners learning to tune
this would be awesome to hook my can opener up to, maybe for a TUNE-a sandwich
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That device is way cool ! My vision is fading and I couldn't tell if it had a digital screen or not. If it doesn't I guess it would be a perfect practice Turner where you could hear the little chime when the string is in tune. Keep rocking Scott! You're the best! 🎸🎵
Perfect for gigs where you enter from off stage. Won't have any monitoring or FOH until the song starts, but whilst you're waiting in the wings, can check everything is in tune...
Hi Scott. It can be useful for a roadie that knows nothing about tunning/tunnings (as you can customize it according to your taste.Imagine guitar+bass+ a mandolin and a Uke,for ex).
Still,you better learn how to tune without it,in case you...(fill to taste).
I have the guitar tuner from their Kickstarter campaign. I was skeptical at first, but as an owner of a 12, 8, 7, and many 6-strings - this is super valuable. I love it and can’t imagine life without it - especially via the app that allows you to thoroughly customize the list of instruments and their respective tunings.
Hi Scott. I reckon this could be useful for for, I dunno, tuning my Bass. Cheers for the competition. Love your vids mate.