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Post subject: N-tune strat tuner
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 2:15 pm
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Does anybody have experience with the N-Tune on Board Chromatic Electric Guitar Tuner ?

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessor ... itar-tuner

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Post subject: Re: N-tune strat tuner
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 6:43 am
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Post subject: Re: N-tune strat tuner
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 1:21 am
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.... or handy on stage gadget :D

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Post subject: Re: N-tune strat tuner
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 5:45 am
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What's so hard about tuning a guitar that we need some electronic gadget to do it for us? Heck, why not just build and program some gadget to play the guitar for us, then the "guitarist" can just pose on stage? There are times and places where automation makes sense. IMHO, this is not one of them.

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Nothing wrong with learning to tune by ear :wink: ...and it's free!! :D

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Post subject: Re: N-tune strat tuner
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 6:00 am
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bluesky636 wrote:
What's so hard about tuning a guitar that we need some electronic gadget to do it for us? Heck, why not just build and program some gadget to play the guitar for us, then the "guitarist" can just pose on stage? There are times and places where automation makes sense. IMHO, this is not one of them.


Ever tried tuning an electric guitar on stage by ear when it's muted so as to not drive the audience nuts?

Every single working pro I know has a tuner with them at all times. A lot of electro acoustics have had on board tuners for years, so one in an electric seems like a nifty idea to me.


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Post subject: Re: N-tune strat tuner
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 6:01 am
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Vulpinity wrote:
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What's so hard about tuning a guitar that we need some electronic gadget to do it for us? Heck, why not just build and program some gadget to play the guitar for us, then the "guitarist" can just pose on stage? There are times and places where automation makes sense. IMHO, this is not one of them.


Ever tried tuning an electric guitar on stage by ear when it's muted so as to not drive the audience nuts?

Every single working pro I know has a tuner with them at all times. A lot of electro acoustics have had on board tuners for years, so one in an electric seems like a nifty idea to me.




My point exactly !

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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 6:03 am
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Nothing wrong with learning to tune by ear :wink: ...and it's free!! :D



Sure ... I do that with my acoustic guitars all the time...as a matter of fact, I'm doing it right now as I type :)

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Post subject: Re: N-tune strat tuner
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 6:07 am
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My mistake. When I first read the ad, I thought this was one of those automatic tuning gizmos as opposed to just a built in tuning indicator. My apologies.

However, given the plethora of stompbox and headstock tuners available, I see no reason to mod a guitar just to install a tuner.

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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 6:33 am
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bluesky636 wrote:
My mistake. When I first read the ad, I thought this was one of those automatic tuning gizmos as opposed to just a built in tuning indicator. My apologies.


In which case, I do agree - those are truly lazy. :lol:

Not to mention every single one which I have tried (admittedly only various Gibsons) don't get it quite right, so you have to fine tune manually, pretty much defeating the entire object.


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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:21 am
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bluesky636 wrote:
My mistake. When I first read the ad, I thought this was one of those automatic tuning gizmos as opposed to just a built in tuning indicator. My apologies.

However, given the plethora of stompbox and headstock tuners available, I see no reason to mod a guitar just to install a tuner.



I understand ... that's why I was asking ! i don't see too many people using it .. but it looks handy ...:) I never tried those automatic tuners .. but saw them on a silver burst LP some time ago.

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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:44 am
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HNSFury wrote:
bluesky636 wrote:
My mistake. When I first read the ad, I thought this was one of those automatic tuning gizmos as opposed to just a built in tuning indicator. My apologies.

However, given the plethora of stompbox and headstock tuners available, I see no reason to mod a guitar just to install a tuner.



I understand ... that's why I was asking ! i don't see too many people using it .. but it looks handy ...:) I never tried those automatic tuners .. but saw them on a silver burst LP some time ago.


Bleah. Hate Silverburst LPs. They just look black and white. :lol:

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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:59 am
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bluesky636 wrote:
My mistake. When I first read the ad, I thought this was one of those automatic tuning gizmos as opposed to just a built in tuning indicator. My apologies.

However, given the plethora of stompbox and headstock tuners available, I see no reason to mod a guitar just to install a tuner.



I understand ... that's why I was asking ! i don't see too many people using it .. but it looks handy ...:) I never tried those automatic tuners .. but saw them on a silver burst LP some time ago.


Bleah. Hate Silverburst LPs. They just look black and white. :lol:



Yeah I dont either .... that's why I didn't play it :).... I'm old school ... HCB or VB for me.
I also like their wine red.

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bluesky636 wrote:
What's so hard about tuning a guitar that we need some electronic gadget to do it for us? Heck, why not just build and program some gadget to play the guitar for us, then the "guitarist" can just pose on stage? There are times and places where automation makes sense. IMHO, this is not one of them.


You must have pitch perfect ears or don't play in a band...

I tuned up my acoustic the other day after not touching in months being too busy in a band... While the strings were in tune with each other, they were actually a bit flat. I used my fancy, highly technical, clip on tuner to discover my pitch was slightly off. So something quicker than a pedal to check tuning is rather nice, especially if you aren't always hiding behind your pedal board and standing out near the audience when playing a solo...

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What's so hard about tuning a guitar that we need some electronic gadget to do it for us? Heck, why not just build and program some gadget to play the guitar for us, then the "guitarist" can just pose on stage? There are times and places where automation makes sense. IMHO, this is not one of them.


You must have pitch perfect ears or don't play in a band...

I tuned up my acoustic the other day after not touching in months being too busy in a band... While the strings were in tune with each other, they were actually a bit flat. I used my fancy, highly technical, clip on tuner to discover my pitch was slightly off. So something quicker than a pedal to check tuning is rather nice, especially if you aren't always hiding behind your pedal board and standing out near the audience when playing a solo...


You obviously didn't bother to read the rest of this thread. :roll:

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