thumperbob 2002 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Hi All I am getting a bit obsessive about taking to gigs as little as I can get away with. Previously I had to take a tuner as with a 7 piece band it was not always possible to get a note from our keys player as there always would be some idiot widdling away. Got the Cleartune app for my Iphone. Absolutely brilliant- really good and super correct and easy to use. Tuner now not taken to gigs and certainly not needed for my pedalboard- Its only a Sansamp anyway. Cant remember the last time my bass went out of tune at a gig! They dont do they? The app was £2.59!!! Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 That looks pretty cool. Ive got the Peterson and TC Polytune apps on my ipod touch but dont use them much, as i fear for my ipod getting lost or dropped at gigs. And no, they dont, or shouldn't go out of tune IME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrenleepoole Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Let's hope that your battery hungry iPhone doesn't run out of juice hey? Especially if you forget to charge the thing before a gig Surely a proper tuner would be better, and the iPhone tuner used as a backup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I use the Polytune or the tuner in Guitar Toolkit apps all the time for both my bass & guitar & also for other band members to tune with (the Guitar Toolkit is good as it has tunings for a load of instruments). I don't think the iPhone is any more battery hungry than the Nokia's or Sony Ericsson's I've had. Tho I always pop my phones on to charge every 1-2 nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 [quote name='derrenleepoole' post='1085178' date='Jan 11 2011, 09:28 AM']Surely a proper tuner would be better, and the iPhone tuner used as a backup?[/quote] That's what I do. On an Android phone you can try the free "gStrings". Pretty versatile tuner, works well. But I only have it for those occasions when I don't have a tuner handy. I always take a tuner to gigs/rehearsals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumperbob 2002 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 [quote name='derrenleepoole' post='1085178' date='Jan 11 2011, 09:28 AM']Let's hope that your battery hungry iPhone doesn't run out of juice hey? Especially if you forget to charge the thing before a gig Surely a proper tuner would be better, and the iPhone tuner used as a backup?[/quote] Backup Tuner? Whats wrong with tuning to anyone else in the band- the old school way. I use the Iphone 4 which doesnt have any battery issues. My post was really about the convenience of it and the very low cost for something so accurate. It is a proper tuner- more accurate than anything other than a strobe tuner- just taht you cant plug it in on your pedal board- these should not be used at a gig - for bass plainly not needed- unless you cannot tune the bass old school style. I really dont understand why someone would take a backup anything to a gig- including another bass- unless another tone was needed. Have been playing for 30 years without any need for backup anything- if the amp goes I can go through the pa- never broke a string at a gig ever and whilst I did have a bass fall off stage once it was repairable in about 15 mins. They are very simple things- other than batteries going I suppose. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Ahh, but you can plug a line from the "tuner out" on your amp into the iPhone using IK Multimedia's iRig (amplitube)... They're about £24 I want one now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 [quote name='xgsjx' post='1086479' date='Jan 12 2011, 10:36 AM']Ahh, but you can plug a line from the "tuner out" on your amp into the iPhone using IK Multimedia's iRig (amplitube)... They're about £24 I want one now. [/quote] Thats what i had and didnt really get on with it. I just couldn't get a reliable signal level. I hate distortion and really struggled to get a constantly clean tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 [quote name='dave_bass5' post='1086495' date='Jan 12 2011, 10:51 AM']Thats what i had and didnt really get on with it. I just couldn't get a reliable signal level. I hate distortion and really struggled to get a constantly clean tone.[/quote] Aww, that's a shame. Looks like just the job too. Out of curiosity, was it an active or passive bass you used (or try both)? Might be too hot an out from an active bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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