avengers63 Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 I'm looking into getting a more accurate tuner so that I can accurately intonate my guitars. All I have tight now is an old Boss TU-6 (needle) and the one that's incorporated into my Digitech RP50. Both are just accurate for stage tuning, bot not for strring intonation. What would your suggestions be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foil1more Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 A Korg CA-30 is what I use for my cello, guitar, and bass. It's accurate, and it has a LCD screen that tells you how far off you are and what note you're playing. It's only about $20 American. It also seems to be the most popular tuner for players in any orchestra I've been in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pariah223 Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 Assuming your frets are cut right and your bridge is positioned correctly, you should only need fine tuning in the intonation. I beleive a quick way to check your intonation is to fret the 12th fret, and then play the 12th fret harmonic, and they should be the same. I dont think anyone really checks every single note on every string to make sure they are all in tune. From my understanding, if your 12th fret is in tune, and your open is in tune, then you should be in good shape as long as your frets are good. Someone please correct me if i am wrong.. im quite a novice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidlook Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 Assuming your frets are cut right and your bridge is positioned correctly, you should only need fine tuning in the intonation. I beleive a quick way to check your intonation is to fret the 12th fret, and then play the 12th fret harmonic, and they should be the same. I dont think anyone really checks every single note on every string to make sure they are all in tune. From my understanding, if your 12th fret is in tune, and your open is in tune, then you should be in good shape as long as your frets are good. Someone please correct me if i am wrong.. im quite a novice You've got most of your info straight, although the original question was about the tuner you would use to check tuning while intonating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted September 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 Assuming your frets are cut right and your bridge is positioned correctly, you should only need fine tuning in the intonation. I beleive a quick way to check your intonation is to fret the 12th fret, and then play the 12th fret harmonic, and they should be the same. You've got most of your info straight, although the original question was about the tuner you would use to check tuning while intonating. Right on both accounts. I know how to check and adjust the intonation, it's the fine-accuracy tuner I'm looking for. So far, there's one vote for a Korg CA-30. Any other suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borge Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 I've never come across a non strobe tuner thats good enough for setting intonation on its own, this is why ALL good guitar techs use strobes. I get it close with a guyatone stomp tuner and fine tune it by ear. I don't think its good practice to rely on the 12fret alone, IMO its better to find a compromise for all playing positions instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGW Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 If you want to use your computer, I've had good luck with G-Tune. It loooks like they are now merging with Peterson or something but the much cheaper G-Tune is still available. It has varoius modes of display including strobe type readouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j. pierce Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 I grew up tuning to either the first Ramones record or a casio keyboard, whatever was closer. I'm a huge fan of the boss stomp box tuner - it's accurate enough for me, it's adjustable for when you're playing with something like an accordian or what have you, where A doesn't equal 440hz, and it's touch like a brick, and serves as a handy mute when you're drinking a beer while the singer is trying to talk to crowd between songs. But yeah, I still prefer tuning to an audible tone, and use pitchforks and synths and a function generator hitched up to a practice amp and silly stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 For intonation work, something like a Korg CA-30 simply won't cut it. You need something accurate to +- 1 cent like a Korg DTR 1000/2000 or a peterson strobe tuner like the strobostomp. Anything else will absolutely not give you proper results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 i have got a stroboflip and its definately awesome! the new korg Pitchblack is also getting alot of praise so might be worth a try if a peterson tuner is out of your budget personally i always start doing intonation at the 12th fret but also check other octaves, such as tuning so the 5th is in tune and checking it at the 17th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 If you're already set up for digital audio on your home computer/laptop, the Peterson Strobosoft app works great. Strobosoft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted October 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 After reading your suggestions and doing some homework of my own, I came to the conclusion that Peterson was unreasonable. I'll be using this tuner for precicely one thing: setting the intonation. I have 2 other tuners that are plenty good enough for routine stage tuning. So, after looking into a great number of tuners, I settled in on the Korg LCA-120. It's plenty accurate for intonation. I found one for $60 shipped, so it fit into my budget, too. After getting it in yesterday, I set the intonation on the three guitars that needed it. It worked great. So, this is basically a heads-up that there is a reasonably priced alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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