![]() I always recommend experimenting with your gear to find a winning combination that works for you. With that said, there’s no harm in experimenting with other orders to suit your style and personal preference. If you look at rig rundown style videos on YouTube, 90% of the professional and famous guitarists will have a tuner first in line. So if you are fairly new to pedal placement, positioning your tuner pedal first would be the solid option when it comes to pedal order. Now for the basic and simple task of tuning my guitar, I do not want to be tap dancing with my pedals, and I’m sure you do not want to either. Likewise, if you were to place your distortions after your tuner pedal, distortions naturally color the signal and notes which will mask them again giving your tuner a hard time picking up notes and tracking them effectively.Īlso, it means you will have to turn off effect effects pedals when you want to go and tune your guitar. The reason is a chorus pedal will naturally detune notes making it difficult for the tuner pedal to receive the correct pitch giving you a false reading when trying to tune your guitar accurately. This will not be ideal for getting the clearest signal to your tuner. If you were to order a tuner pedal after (to the left) of a chorus or distortion pedal (very uncommon) for this example. ![]() However, there are guidelines to follow when placing certain pedals to get the most out of them including the tuner.Īnd for this reason, as we have discussed the tuner pedal will want the cleanest and purest signal coming through the unit. First, last or least common in the middle of the chain!Īfter all, pedal placement is subjective and always will be.īasically, there is no right or wrong answer when it comes to ordering your pedal chain. Technically, the tuner can be positioned anywhere on your pedalboard. So with this in mind, here’s a helpful image below of a basic pedalboard setup. So the tuner pedal will go at the very right of the signal chain (beginning.) Remember, your pedals signal always starts from right to left. So let’s put this all together with a simple picture. (unprofessional and highly annoying!) Example of a Simple Pedalboard The reason is no audience wants to hear the annoying and irritating sound of a live guitarist tuning up on stage. This is definitely a requirement for the live gigging guitarists out there. The other reason tuner pedals usually go first in the chain is because it will mute the signal for silent tuning. Positioning the tuner pedal after other effects (distortion, modulation, EQ pedals, etc) can distort the notes in the signal affecting pitch accuracy. This is to allow the cleanest signal into the pedal for viewing the most accurate tuning pitch. The tuner pedal should go first in the effect signal chain. Also explaining the important reason why it goes there. I must admit, ordering your pedals (including the tuner) can be tricky to understand if you are new to setting up a pedalboard.įor this reason, I created this post as the quick guide to knowing where to position a tuner pedal on your pedalbord. The reason is no amount of expensive gear will sound remotely good if your guitar is not in tune. So i have had this issue on my 2019 les paul standard i originally used a snark which did damage my finish on the head stock which i was mostly able to buff out i now am using a cherub ca tuner that to did damage to my headstock so ill again have to buff it out.The tuner pedal is the most humble and arguably one of the most important pedals on your board. ![]() Ooops didn't notice the post was 6 years old □ Edited Decemby Twang Gang Virtuoso cleaner and then polish will help that problem too. After the nitro cures for a month or so and hardens up then no problems. When I got my Hummingbird a few months ago the back of the neck was sort of sticky and the same with a LP Classic I got about a year ago. Valfre's problem (post above) was probably because the guitar was brand new and the nitro hadn't cured and hardened up fully yet. Cotton or microfiber polish cloth works fine. I wouldn't mess with that pipe insulation material as I have no idea what it's made of and if there might be a reaction. I don't leave them on continually (when the guitars are in their cases), but I would clip it on for a gig and leave there the entire show so anytime I needed to retune I could.Īs to the guitar stand I wrapped some really soft cotton around the pieces that touch the guitar and that does the trick. I have used them on all my Gibsons with nitro finishes and never noticed them marring the finish. They work well, are unobtrusive and they do have a little rubber pad on one side of the part that clips onto the headstock. I bought the D'Addario NS Micro tuners a few years back.
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