Does it Work with Banjo - a Roadie 3 Tuner Review

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 10 лис 2024

КОМЕНТАРІ • 66

  • @jerrellthieke87
    @jerrellthieke87 Рік тому +1

    I can't wait till I strike it rich so I can afford a banjo. My father had one, and to my knowledge, he never played a note on anything except a radio. I just turned 56 this year, so I imagine it's not going to happen. I used to lay my dad's on the bed and strum it. You are great, and I love to watch the effortless way you play.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому +2

      Don’t have to be rich to own a banjo. There’s always something affordable.

  • @alanwoollett7961
    @alanwoollett7961 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the review Jim, keep em coming 👍🏻

  • @MasonCroneMusic
    @MasonCroneMusic Рік тому +2

    I've never seen anything like that, would be super cool if it worked.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому +2

      You can try this one soon

  • @MrJRW1
    @MrJRW1 Рік тому

    I can’t believe that I watched this entire video! Who would’ve thought watching someone tune a banjo could be so entertaining? 😂 I have been curious about that tuner, but it’s a bit too expensive for me to justify buying it. It’s a cool idea, but clearly not as foolproof as it needs to be. Thanks for sharing.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому

      I wish it could have been shorter, but it was fun.

  • @scarfacesteveo
    @scarfacesteveo Рік тому

    I am sorry to say this, but I received my Roadie 3 Tuner today. I am only a guitar player and many of them but this tuner has done things in perfection. seems this guy has negative attitude to anything new . The tuner really works ^^

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому +2

      Except it doesn’t on a four to one ratio planetary tuner. Period. It’s not a negative attitude, it’s a reality.

  • @b.arc.5118
    @b.arc.5118 Рік тому +3

    This seems great for people who don’t want to use their fingers to tune their banjo.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому +1

      ...and if they don't mind being out of tune. Does seem to work better on banjos with guitar style tuners.

    • @WorshipGuitarist4life17
      @WorshipGuitarist4life17 8 місяців тому

      @b.arc.5118 and it's great for people with several instruments to.. especially a 12 string acoustic, 8 string mandolin, 2 electric guitars,

  • @SuperDannybobo
    @SuperDannybobo Рік тому

    Thanks Jim!

  • @ranchdog7920
    @ranchdog7920 Рік тому

    Thanks for the testing Jim. I use the snark clamp on the peg head style and it seams to be close…. Nothing can replace my wife’s ear. Too many variables… quality of tuners, tightness of the pegs, holding the device solid and all that. I’ll be waiting to see the next version.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому

      It’s a great concept and something I would like to be able to recommend. It does seem to work fine on instruments with guitar style tuners.

  • @alfsmith4936
    @alfsmith4936 6 місяців тому +1

    It's close but I can get closer by ear much faster.. The way it grips the buttons puts me off too. I imagine putting it on awkwardly and smashing the button to bits and having to buy new set of tuners, every time I want to use it on a Kluson guitar tuner, with plastic buttons.

  • @sylviamiley4435
    @sylviamiley4435 Рік тому

    thank you

  • @crawfordbanjos3532
    @crawfordbanjos3532 Рік тому +1

    Hello there Jim hope you’re well.
    What a fantastic review, shame that little gadget didn’t work out it’s a cool idea.
    Seems like it’s just not calibrated 100% which is disappointing why go to all that trouble and not make sure it works.
    Anyway, enjoyed the review 👍 take care my friend.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому

      It does seem to like your banjo though. I think it’s the tuning ratio.

    • @crawfordbanjos3532
      @crawfordbanjos3532 Рік тому

      @@JimPankey I think you’re right Jim they would have a lighter ratio.

  • @donaldfair4259
    @donaldfair4259 Рік тому

    Oh my !!! You have got to be kidding me ! Another toy for our use .

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому +1

      Always new stuff to try…

  • @jbmows
    @jbmows Рік тому

    Things like this are usually too good to be true!😂

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому +1

      It seems to work fine on instruments with guitar style tuners.

  • @donaldfair4259
    @donaldfair4259 Рік тому +1

    Jim I like my Snark tuners .

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому +1

      Personally not a fan of the Snark tuners… but the point of this video wasn’t to offer alternatives, it was just about reviewing this particular tuner.

  • @WorshipGuitarist4life17
    @WorshipGuitarist4life17 8 місяців тому

    14:26 roadie is having a freakout for those who are curious 😂😂🤣🤣

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  8 місяців тому

      It does that a lot. 😂

  • @WorshipGuitarist4life17
    @WorshipGuitarist4life17 8 місяців тому

    0:44 yay. I have 2 electric guitars, 1 acoustic, one mandolin. I MIGHT get a banjo for my birthday. There pretty expensive though.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  8 місяців тому

      Get a regular clip on. Save your $$

  • @judwatkins9478
    @judwatkins9478 Рік тому

    I agree with you, Jim. The high G was flat.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому

      Turns out the high G was the only one that was correct. Everything else was flat.

  • @angelpaez2016
    @angelpaez2016 Рік тому

    Hi Jim thanks for the review!! I am blind and have been looking at these for some time. I don't much see myself needing it but was thinking that it could be useful in a live setting where tuning by ear may not always be in my favor because of the environment or etc. is there a setting that would allow you to set the frequency at which you tune? I.E 440 hurtz for standard? that may be worth looking at and might help compensate for strings being sharp.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому

      It does have a setting where you can change it from 440 to whatever.
      But, when some notes are sharp, and other aren't it's a puzzle that changing the tuning standard won't fix.
      It does seem to work better on instruments with guitar style tuners.

  • @AlbrittonTribe
    @AlbrittonTribe Рік тому +1

    I agree with you Jim, its better to get a regular tuner instead. Its cool but, it stinks it does not work:(

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому

      Seems to work better on guitar style tuners. I’m guessing it has something to do with the gear ratio.

    • @AlbrittonTribe
      @AlbrittonTribe Рік тому

      @@JimPankey 😜YEA!!!!!

  • @landenkamer431
    @landenkamer431 Рік тому

    Hey Jim! Was wondering if you can do a video how to do on Purgatory by Tyler Childers. I can’t figure it out. Thanks

  • @doyletranbarger3988
    @doyletranbarger3988 Рік тому

    Thanks for the review! Won't be adding that to my gear anytime soon. Have you tried the Snark ones that clip onto the head tension hangers? I have one but seems to leave me wondering what it is sure of as well.

    • @guntherwheeler_
      @guntherwheeler_ Рік тому

      there is some scientific reason why the Snark is difficult at times on the banjo, but that’s all i can tell you.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому +1

      Yes I have, but also not a fan. I got one of the newer Snark Air tuners. Might look at it at some point...

    • @billyaitken7461
      @billyaitken7461 Рік тому

      I first had a basic snark for my ukuleles a few years ago but I felt that it was inaccurate 40% of the time (not by much, but you want stuff 100%). I bought a moderate D’Darrio and never used the snark again.

    • @wesleywalker1682
      @wesleywalker1682 Рік тому +1

      The Snark works ok, for the money. The adapter clip that holds it onto the banjo brackets is really cool idea, but mine broke. I now use a Uni Tuner.

  • @AlbrittonTribe
    @AlbrittonTribe Рік тому

    Like the content though!

  • @bornagainremodeling
    @bornagainremodeling Рік тому

    I have the Roadie 3 and it tunes my HD-28 Martin perfectly. But I have problems with it tuning the banjo. It wants to tune the B string sharp. It is definitely a cool gadget but I’m not sure that it was $129 cool

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому +1

      So far, it seems ok on anything with a guitar tuner, but the 4:1 banjo tuners are a struggle for it.

  • @dennisatkins9837
    @dennisatkins9837 Рік тому +6

    Tuning a Banjo? I think your raising the bar way to high!😊

  • @alfsmith4936
    @alfsmith4936 6 місяців тому

    I don't think it can ever work first time because the skin on a banjo moves enough to change the pitch a point of cent or two, while the string is vibrating and also, if it gets one string in tune, the next string will pull the skin tighter, pulling the other strings out of tune again.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  6 місяців тому

      Excellent observation!

  • @hannawilczynska4955
    @hannawilczynska4955 Рік тому

    Hi, do you have any tutorials on how to play on a 12 - string guitar? Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱

  • @billyaitken7461
    @billyaitken7461 Рік тому

    😯 I was betting it was going to be a drum head resonance thing & that it’d be 100% accurate on the standard guitar….

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому +1

      It’s interesting for sure

  • @gabunnie1
    @gabunnie1 9 місяців тому

    Did you calibrate the tuner to YOUR banjo? There is a calibrate to your intrument in the menu, so it can learn YOUR instrument. Should probably do that before trying to tune it.😂 Also, you do realize that as we Age, our hearing can be a bit off, and changes? Im an older person too, just so you understand, Im not being critical of you in any way. You must Name each individual instrument separately, and you need to make sure to calibrate each individual instrument so the Tuner can learn Your instrument because sometimes the tuning pegs are different on each instrument. Its keeps track of EACH individual instrument's idiosyncrasies. I hope THIS helps you. Btw, it also can help some musicians to tune to different types of tuning for different songs.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  9 місяців тому +1

      Yes… I went thru the calibration process multiple times with multiple banjos. It doesn’t work, and continues to tune certain strings sharp. No, it’s not my ears. No, it’s not a lack of experience with the product.
      It’s a gimmicky product and will forever remain on my shelf of useless gadgets.

  • @sawggy2063
    @sawggy2063 Рік тому

    Hey man, I just want to say thank you for the super clear tutorials! I’m 17 and have recently inherited a banjo from my uncle and have been wanting to learn it for a while. Im not good at all but we all start somewhere!

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for letting me help you learn

  • @davidwalters8847
    @davidwalters8847 Рік тому

    I wonder if it is like most 'electronics' and it needs to be 3rd generation before all the bugs are worked out? 😁

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому +1

      Well... this is version 3. Hence the name: Roadie 3.
      There was also a recent firmware update too.
      I will say it does handle guitar tuners much better.

    • @davidwalters8847
      @davidwalters8847 Рік тому

      @@JimPankey aww. I should have thought of that. 😆

  • @stevechaplin5987
    @stevechaplin5987 Рік тому

    What a horrible thing, good review though you tried hard to make it work

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  Рік тому +1

      It does seem to work fine on instruments with guitar style tuners.