Kevin Dean Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 If they make basses with built in LEDs why don't they do them with built in tuners ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 (edited) I think it's quite common on electro acoustic basses, even the budget Harley Benton model has one. I would guess that its harder to fit an inconspicuous integrated tuner into a solid body & manufacturers know that the majority of bass players will already own some sort of tuning device? Having said that I'm sure some manufacturer somewhere will have done it at some point. Edited December 19, 2015 by Cato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Yep - Goodfellow basses.... http://www.gbguitars.co.uk/gb_00s_innovations.asp#gb_spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 The built in one on my HB acoustic-electric bass seems to work fine. I use it to check my fretless intonation, and I think it is more accurate than my ear is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 The logical thing to do would be to install one using side LED dots on a neck. Octave dots = in tune. Either side sharp or flat. It all sounds so easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 (edited) [quote name='owen' timestamp='1450646920' post='2934618'] The logical thing to do would be to install one using side LED dots on a neck. Octave dots = in tune. Either side sharp or flat. It all sounds so easy. [/quote] Brilliant! Someone really ought to do this. Edited December 20, 2015 by alyctes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.I.P. Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 [quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1450651416' post='2934672'] Brilliant! Someone really ought to do this. [/quote] Agreed.....I got to say though, after 30 years of playing I never even bought my 1st tuner until a few years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 [url=http://wittmanspinscom.ipage.com/?page_id=4]Whittman Spins[/url] do a tuner that can be fitted into the bass. Also Bass Surgery basses came fitted with a similar integral tuner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I am on a roll here. Surely someone could make a tuner which would fit into a volume pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I've had a few basses with built in tuners but never really used them except at home. At a gig it's always TU2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 [quote name='owen' timestamp='1450690028' post='2934815'] I am on a roll here. Surely someone could make a tuner which would fit into a volume pot. [/quote] That already exists, look for N-Tune. No specific bass version, so dunno if it's bass suitable (and I couldn't find an official website on cursory search) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1450691668' post='2934835'] That already exists, look for N-Tune. No specific bass version, so dunno if it's bass suitable (and I couldn't find an official website on cursory search) [/quote] There goes my retirement fund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Dean Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Just a nice simple display on the top of the body or the edge of the head stock as you're looking at the machine heads . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Also see the Epiphone E-Tuner - built into the pickup ring. Again, a guitar specific application (I could probably fit it to my Epi LP bass though ) http://www.epiphone.com/News/Features/2015/Epiphone-Innovations-E-Tuner.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stylon Pilson Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 And of course, who can forget the Gibson Robot self-tuning guitars? S.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 How about one you could retro fit so that it screwed in with the backplate of a machine head? Always there but invisible from the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I use a TC Polytune clip from which I removed the clip and attached to the back of my headstock. Works a treat! I like having gadgets built into my bass [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pedullaman/media/IMG_9024_zpslo42q0pj.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/pedullaman/IMG_9024_zpslo42q0pj.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musashimonkey Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Never mind the tuner... Who are those little guys on the pegs?...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Ped - how do you see that? I've just tried looking at the back of the headstock on a couple of my basses when they are on the strap and it's impossible without holding them at a very weird angle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 [quote name='Musashimonkey' timestamp='1450733346' post='2935402'] Never mind the tuner... Who are those little guys on the pegs?...! [/quote] Those are my 'Tuner Friends' - they are employed to maintain my required tunings. [url=https://flic.kr/p/dsvcWd][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/dsvcWd]Vigier Passion GK[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/chiscocks/]Christopher Hiscocks[/url], on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1450734966' post='2935417'] Ped - how do you see that? I've just tried looking at the back of the headstock on a couple of my basses when they are on the strap and it's impossible without holding them at a very weird angle... [/quote] Easy - perhaps it's because the headstock is raked back a little bit but I can just lean the bass forward a bit and see it clearly - oh and as a teacher I have eyes in the back of my head, too ;p TBH the bass rarely needs tuning but it's good to know it's there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.I.P. Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 (edited) [quote name='ped' timestamp='1450735553' post='2935420'] Those are my 'Tuner Friends' - they are employed to maintain my required tunings. [url=https://flic.kr/p/dsvcWd][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/dsvcWd]Vigier Passion GK[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/chiscocks/]Christopher Hiscocks[/url], on Flickr [/quote] Nice!!....I need to hire some to help me play better Edited December 22, 2015 by R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Dean Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 I'm going to get one of those little monkeys to sit on the head stock & do the tuning for me , I better get it some ear defenders & i suppose I better get Jon Shuker to adjust the balance of the bass . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Boo, did some digging and the E-Tuner (actually a Shadow product) doesn't go low enough for bass - bottom frequency response is 66Hz according to docs. No built in cleverness for me then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I use a clip-on tuner spun around so it is displayed behind the headstock and virtually invisible to those looking from in front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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