I noticed it especially with recording my acoustic guitar. That’s the best analogy I can come up with for Peterson’s Sweeteners. People don’t necessarily know that you’ve shined your shoes, but they notice that you look a bit sharper. The difference is like wearing a nicely shined pair of shoes. In any case, the Sweeteners are extremely subtle, but the first time I used a sweetener for a recording, I noticed that my guitar just sounded better. They’ve gone to great lengths studying the actual sounds that come off a stringed instrument and have come up with special tuning algorithms for different types of instruments that they call “Sweeteners.” A Peterson rep shared with me that for their acoustic Sweetener, JT’s tuning influenced their algorithm.

According to JT, strings will ring a little sharp, so he actually tunes each string down a few cents per string – not evenly – as each different string requires a different adjustment.Īnd this is where Peterson tuners have always stood out. And that’s great – you might be thinking that at this point, there might be a “but” in there… Yes, there is…Īs James Taylor puts it, because of how guitars are constructed, and how the strings vibrate, the actual sound that they produce when plucked is not actually in tune if you tune the strings to their exact tuning. The StroboClip is super-accurate at 0.1 cent, which is pretty incredible. So tuner manufacturers have strived to get as accurate as possible, getting into the tenths of a cent (or even the hundredths of a cent). So it stands to reason that the more accurate your tuning, the better you’ll sound. An accurately tuned guitar can make the difference between sounding just okay and sounding incredible. And with this updated, upgraded version, I’m a very happy camper!īelieve me, not all tuners are made the same. It did the job okay, but there was always something special about the sound of a guitar tuned with my StroboClip. Tone Bone Rating: 5.00 ~ After my original StroboClip got stolen last year, I went with a cheap Snark tuner. Comparatively larger, HD, backlit LCD readout.50+ Sweeteners for different kinds of instruments – thank goodness the guitar ones are first.But it’s really the Sweeteners that have always sealed the deal for me.Ĭons: None for me as I used the original for a long time (until some a-hole stole it at a gig), but using a strobe tuner will take a newbie a bit of time to get used to. This thing just works and it’s accurate – very accurate. Pros: I said pretty much everything in the summary. But add to that a larger, high-definition, and a high-contrast screen, then throw in a high degree of accuracy, then add Peterson’s unrivaled “Sweeteners,” what’s not to like? Summary: Peterson is the pioneer in strobe tuning and this new version of the highly-acclaimed StroboClip is a huge improvement over the original StroboClip which, in my opinion, just couldn’t be beaten. Peterson StroboClip HD TM High Definition Clip-On Strobe Tuner

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