Correct spot for reverb tank in signal chain?

Kawentzmann

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Posted on Sep 02 2009 05:34 PM

My advise is to not use tuner pedals. You can't practice tuning too much. Your audience will thank you.

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JakeDobner

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Posted on Sep 02 2009 05:39 PM

Kawentzmann
My advise is to not use tuner pedals. You can't practice tuning too much. Your audience will thank you.

Your audience will think you for asking your bassist to hit an 'E' or 'A' while you attempt to retune in a noisy room?

I love having a tuner in my signal path. I have a guitar with a floating bridge and guitars with bridges that like to slightly lower themselves. Plus liberal trem usage. And, I do like to keep myself in tune. We have 4 instruments in our band, it is definitely noticeable when one of us goes out of tune. I've never held up a song while tuning. As for signal loss, I don't care much. I would never have it in my chain while recording, but live, or at practice it really doesn't bother me.

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zak

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Posted on Sep 02 2009 05:45 PM

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Kawentzmann

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Posted on Sep 02 2009 05:47 PM

As a goal for ambitious guitar players I suggest training your ear to hear if a string, and if yes which one, is out of tune while the ending chord of a song decays. Also learning to hear to tune that string up or down. In an ideal world the musician hears detuning before the audience does. But one constantly has to train.

No, I dont think there are pedals that can do the job better.

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JakeDobner

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Posted on Sep 02 2009 05:51 PM

The is generally the preferred fix for such a thing. However, I obsessive compulsively tune if we are having a bad gig.

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LHR

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Posted on Sep 02 2009 08:23 PM

Kawentzmann
My advise is to not use tuner pedals. You can't practice tuning too much. Your audience will thank you.

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surferXmatt

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Posted on Sep 03 2009 07:53 AM

kick_the_reverb: What band were you in that mixed surf and HC/Thrash ? I need to hear this!

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kick_the_reverb

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Posted on Sep 03 2009 10:39 AM

surferXmatt
kick_the_reverb: What band were you in that mixed surf and HC/Thrash ? I need to hear this!

The Astroglides

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surferXmatt

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Posted on Sep 03 2009 10:46 AM

Ahh yes.. heard the name but never listened. I will check it out!

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casey

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Posted on Sep 03 2009 11:07 AM

I like the way these work: they pick up the vibrations of the guitar itself and don't require that the volume be up, and do nothing to your signal since they aren't in the chain. I use them each time we play out and find them accurate and easy to use. May have problems tuning while other music is playing if it is very loud though.

http://www.elderly.com/accessories/items/IT1.htm

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scotstandard

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Posted on Sep 04 2009 01:36 AM

I think the Boss TU-2 (not true bypass) acts like a nice buffer, it colors the tone but in a good way i think. I like it better in the loop

Guitar - Tuner - Tank - amp (s)

Not having a mute tuner onstage make you look like a bunch of dummys trying to tune to each other in the middle of a gig. I ride the trem arm all night and usualy only half to tune once in the middle during a drum solo or something that dosent stop the show

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Kawentzmann Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1062 Berlin, Germany	Posted on Sep 02 2009 05:34 PM My advise is to not use tuner pedals. You can't practice tuning too much. Your audience will thank you. — The Exotic Guitar of Kahuna Kawentzmann You can get the boy out of the Keynes era, but you can’t get the Keynes era out of the boy. Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Sep 02 2009 05:39 PM Kawentzmann My advise is to not use tuner pedals. You can't practice tuning too much. Your audience will thank you. Your audience will think you for asking your bassist to hit an 'E' or 'A' while you attempt to retune in a noisy room? I love having a tuner in my signal path. I have a guitar with a floating bridge and guitars with bridges that like to slightly lower themselves. Plus liberal trem usage. And, I do like to keep myself in tune. We have 4 instruments in our band, it is definitely noticeable when one of us goes out of tune. I've never held up a song while tuning. As for signal loss, I don't care much. I would never have it in my chain while recording, but live, or at practice it really doesn't bother me. Top
zak Joined: Sep 24, 2007 Posts: 2728	Posted on Sep 02 2009 05:45 PM This post has been removed by the author. Last edited: Sep 27, 2009 17:56:13 Top
Kawentzmann Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1062 Berlin, Germany	Posted on Sep 02 2009 05:47 PM As a goal for ambitious guitar players I suggest training your ear to hear if a string, and if yes which one, is out of tune while the ending chord of a song decays. Also learning to hear to tune that string up or down. In an ideal world the musician hears detuning before the audience does. But one constantly has to train. No, I dont think there are pedals that can do the job better. — The Exotic Guitar of Kahuna Kawentzmann You can get the boy out of the Keynes era, but you can’t get the Keynes era out of the boy. Last edited: Sep 02, 2009 17:51:16 Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Sep 02 2009 05:51 PM The is generally the preferred fix for such a thing. However, I obsessive compulsively tune if we are having a bad gig. Top
LHR Joined: Aug 23, 2006 Posts: 2123 The jungle	Posted on Sep 02 2009 08:23 PM Kawentzmann My advise is to not use tuner pedals. You can't practice tuning too much. Your audience will thank you. — SSIV Top
surferXmatt Joined: Aug 27, 2008 Posts: 1570 New York	Posted on Sep 03 2009 07:53 AM kick_the_reverb: What band were you in that mixed surf and HC/Thrash ? I need to hear this! Top
kick_the_reverb Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 1339 Escondido, CA	Posted on Sep 03 2009 10:39 AM surferXmatt kick_the_reverb: What band were you in that mixed surf and HC/Thrash ? I need to hear this! The Astroglides — The Scimitars Top
surferXmatt Joined: Aug 27, 2008 Posts: 1570 New York	Posted on Sep 03 2009 10:46 AM Ahh yes.. heard the name but never listened. I will check it out! Top
casey Joined: May 18, 2006 Posts: 521	Posted on Sep 03 2009 11:07 AM I like the way these work: they pick up the vibrations of the guitar itself and don't require that the volume be up, and do nothing to your signal since they aren't in the chain. I use them each time we play out and find them accurate and easy to use. May have problems tuning while other music is playing if it is very loud though. http://www.elderly.com/accessories/items/IT1.htm Top
scotstandard Joined: Nov 09, 2008 Posts: 1140 Davenport Iowa	Posted on Sep 04 2009 01:36 AM I think the Boss TU-2 (not true bypass) acts like a nice buffer, it colors the tone but in a good way i think. I like it better in the loop Guitar - Tuner - Tank - amp (s) Not having a mute tuner onstage make you look like a bunch of dummys trying to tune to each other in the middle of a gig. I ride the trem arm all night and usualy only half to tune once in the middle during a drum solo or something that dosent stop the show — Give me reverb or give me death! facebook.com/onenightstandards https://www.youtube.com/scotstandard scotstandard@yahoo.com Top

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