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Before I really get into building a pedal collection, I kind of want a pedal tuner. The built-in one isn't very good. The Fender PT100 looks good, and it's about my price range, but the Boss one seems to be the most popular. Are there reasons why I shouldn't get the Fender?
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FWIW, and I might be the only one out there like this, but my TU-2 is really sketchy sometimes. The input jack is a little messed up and occasionally causes an unbearable hum. It's a fixable but chronic problem for me. I'm probably the only person I know with this problem. I think I just managed to get ahold of a dud somewhere and will probably just deal with it. I've been thinking about picking up a second TU-2 to use exclusively with my bass rig for awhile now anyway. Honestly, it's hard to argue the price as the Fender unit is $40 less, but I'd probably go with the TU-2 or the Korg DT-10 over the Fender based on reputation alone...though I use my tuner for both guitar and bass and I'm probably just not totally sure the PT-100 will handle a low B string.
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I have a behringer, it's plastic yes, and i am normally the one to say "i freaking hate plastic pedals" but it's a tuner so i don't have to stomp it hard to ensure the on and off turning during the middle of a song, i love it...
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I have a Fender PT100, and it works very well. It was cheap, and it's true bypass too.
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oh yeah, my behringer is also true bypass...
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Ok. Then I will probably get the Fender. It probably won't be for a little while yet, so if anyone has anything negative to say...
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Originally Posted by ibanez_dude I have a Fender PT100, and it works very well. It was cheap, and it's true bypass too.
Originally Posted by AXguitar oh yeah, my behringer is also true bypass... You guys have sources for that? According to Peterson, the Strobostomp is the only true bypass tuner on the market.
http://www.petersontuners.com/support/faq/index.cfm
here's some more background on the whole "TB tuner" thing:
http://www.stinkfoot.se/andreas/diy/articles/tuners.htm
Now, I'm not absolutely saying the Fender and Behringer aren't TB, but since TB is such a catch-phrase on today's market, why aren't they advertising it as such to feed off of the hype?
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Originally Posted by thesteve You guys have sources for that? According to Peterson, the Strobostomp is the only true bypass tuner on the market.
http://www.petersontuners.com/support/faq/index.cfm
here's some more background on the whole "TB tuner" thing:
http://www.stinkfoot.se/andreas/diy/articles/tuners.htm
Now, I'm not absolutely saying the Fender and Behringer aren't TB, but since TB is such a catch-phrase on today's market, why aren't they advertising it as such to feed off of the hype?
Says it in the manual... Behringer TU100 Chromatic tuner...
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Originally Posted by AXguitar Says it in the manual... Behringer TU100 Chromatic tuner... Here's a copy of the manual online: http://www.behringerdownload.de/TU10..._ENG_Rev_C.pdf
I couldn't find any mention of the unit being TB.
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Originally Posted by thesteve FWIW, and I might be the only one out there like this, but my TU-2 is really sketchy sometimes. The input jack is a little messed up and occasionally causes an unbearable hum. It's a fixable but chronic problem for me. I'm probably the only person I know with this problem. I think I just managed to get ahold of a dud somewhere and will probably just deal with it. I've been thinking about picking up a second TU-2 to use exclusively with my bass rig for awhile now anyway. Honestly, it's hard to argue the price as the Fender unit is $40 less, but I'd probably go with the TU-2 or the Korg DT-10 over the Fender based on reputation alone...though I use my tuner for both guitar and bass and I'm probably just not totally sure the PT-100 will handle a low B string.
you ever try getting a volume pedal?
casue they got the output on the back so when the volume is cut off it goes to the tuner.
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Originally Posted by guitarjockey111 you ever try getting a volume pedal?
casue they got the output on the back so when the volume is cut off it goes to the tuner. A volume pedal would work for isolating the pedal from the system via a tuner out (like an EB VP Jr.). I actually thought I had fixed the problem with my tuner. it cropped up again this last week. Really all it requires is for the input jack nut to be screwed back into place. I may get a volume pedal for my guitar rig eventually anyway. With my bass rig, I try to work as small as possible, so I usually don't even have a tuner in line, however I just replaced my bass strings on Sunday so I've been using a tuner until everything gets stretched out.
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Originally Posted by thesteve You guys have sources for that? According to Peterson, the Strobostomp is the only true bypass tuner on the market.
http://www.petersontuners.com/support/faq/index.cfm
here's some more background on the whole "TB tuner" thing:
http://www.stinkfoot.se/andreas/diy/articles/tuners.htm
Now, I'm not absolutely saying the Fender and Behringer aren't TB, but since TB is such a catch-phrase on today's market, why aren't they advertising it as such to feed off of the hype? Peterson is trying to have good marketing. The other guy never checked out the Fender PT100. He tried the PT10, but not the PT100. I don't know why Fender has done much marketing about (lol, maybe they don't want people to think about the fact that their other pedals aren't true bypass ), but I have tested it and whatnot. I took out the battery and unplugged it from my OneSpot, and my chain still worked.
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Originally Posted by ibanez_dude Peterson is trying to have good marketing. The other guy never checked out the Fender PT100. He tried the PT10, but not the PT100. I don't know why Fender has done much marketing about (lol, maybe they don't want people to think about the fact that their other pedals aren't true bypass ), but I have tested it and whatnot. I took out the battery and unplugged it from my OneSpot, and my chain still worked. Did you test this on the normal output or the bypass output or both? On the bypass output I believe the signal should always go through regardless of the pedal being powered or not. I haven't tried this with the TU-2, but I tihnk this should still be the case. If I remember, maybe I'll try i tout tonight.
Ultimately, I'm a firm believer that TB is overrated. Alot of people are hung up on TB vs. buffered, but really, if it worked, then it works. The Fender PT-100 is actually one of the pedals I've thought about getting to replace my TU-2 (or to use on my bass), however the TU-2 has been getting me by when I keep it in working order.
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I've got two of the Boss pedal tuners. I bought them both used and have had no problem with them. They do a decent enough job, have been very reliable, and though I can hear a little change in the sound, it's not something I've obsessed over. The one issue I have is that on outdoor shows in bright sunlight, it is very difficult to see the LEDs. A friend of mine built a little plastic hood for his that helped, I'll probably end up doing the same.
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maybe i got confused because the pedal says "bypass".... I honlestly don't know the difference...