Thread: Tuner Pedals?
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Old March 29th, 2009, 06:56 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Astro1176 View Post
Many tuners - including Boss ones I have used in the past - I have needed to tweak the tuning by ear after using the tuner to get it to sound right. The Korg - in strobe mode - gets the guitar in tune so I don't have to do the after tuner tweaking.
I haven't had the need to replace my ancient Seiko ST-727, but you guys have me intrigued...

...Regarding tweaking by ear, I have a trick that I do that a good tuner will allow you to utilize.

I tune the wounds (or strings 4-6) about 2-3 cents sharp. I then tune the plains (or strings 1-3) either dead on or a cent flat.

It's kind of a variation on the setup that Jerry Donahue uses, and that I imagine many folks did years ago, prior to the Buzz Feiten stuff, compensated saddles, what have you...

But I find that it still works even with well intonated saddles. If you've got a decent strobe display, you should be able to nail those few cents FAST after you've had practice.

Not really relevant, and probably a bit of a digression, but just thought I'd share...
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