![]() ![]() If that is worth the extra money to you, or the trade off of speed, that is for you to decide. I think the Peterson has a bit more to offer. If you are looking for an easier to see display and faster tuning, you can't go wrong here. In all honestly, I only ever used the "sweetened" guitar and bass tunings or flat tuning, so it did not bother me that much. If you are a looking at picking up a Peterson Strobo Stomp or thinking about making the change, be warned: it might not be what you are looking for, especially if you use the other options frequently. If anything, it seems a little less accurate and sensitive. The Sonic Research pedal is a lot more fast in terms of tuning, however I am not convinced that it is more accurate than the Peterson Strobo Stomp was. It had a significantly better screen and was easier and more straight forward to operate. The Peterson did things that this pedal simply does not do. TURBO STROBE TUNER UPGRADEI am not so convinced that it is an upgrade from the Peterson. I have been using the Sonic Research pedal for a few months now. I was not unhappy with my Peterson Strobo Stomp at all. 1 cent accuracy) and the significantly faster speed at which it was able to pick out the note. The main reason I decided to try the Sonic Research ST-200 was the fact that I was really impressed with its supposedly better accuracy (.02 cents versus the Peterson's. ![]() It should be said, I "upgraded" to this from the Peterson Strobo Stomp. The pedal features true bypass, guitar and bass presets, programmable tuning settings, it mutes the signal, but most importantly, it is accurate to ±.02 cents. For other instruments, maybe even piano, it's ok. Sorry, but an A 440 is A 440 to me, regardless of open strings or fretted anywhere on a guitar. ![]() You tend to get OCD and anal about intonation and tuning. This is the drawback of such a meticulous tuner, with that prickly accuracy. I don't care much for sweetened stuff, like BFTS tuning or TrueTemperament tuning at all. Say, if you forgotten one and thinks "Hey, what was it that Michael Hedges used." you just have to program it once, and remember that it was on the last preset, and tune up to the first down to sixth strings. You can also program it beforehand to alternate tunings. As fast as you step on the switch it turns silent. It IS true bypass, as it carries signal even when there's no battery in it, or power chord plugged into it. Provided of course, that this is the first pedal in the chain. It gets in the way for your guitar cable, as it protrudes out a bit, and makes angled input plugs impossible to use. Because, the main caveat I have about it is that they shouldn't have placed the power jack for 9v BELOW the actual input jack! It should've been placed on the front of the box. It is crucial if you have it on your board to know this. TURBO STROBE TUNER MANUALWhether this is deliberate or not, I don't know, it says nothing in the manual about it. Also whenever a power cord, 9v adapter is used, it turns on regardless of anything is plugged in or not. As one stomps at the switch one can hear a slight "clonk" - electric, not the acoustic mechanical clonk - for when the battery turns active. Which means you can leave it plugged on your pedal board, and don't need to use any power cord, adapter which can be freed up for other pedals. I e the battery wont drain when just you have the plugs in. One thing that is different from ALL PEDALS: It turns off the battery when it's turned off. I don't have any use for that, especially on stage. The sound it makes? None! It does not have a reference pitch. It's so fast you can tune drums to it too. It takes a bit too long time to tune up, because it's so sensitive, so one might be better off leaving it at home, when intonating and setting up the guitar or whatever instrument. It reacts to when just TOUCHING the guitars head, or starting to reach for the tuners on the guitar headstock! It is THAT sensitive. Maybe it's just too good for guitar? Too precise, and too perfect? No guitar will intonate within 0,02 cents! I can press with just my fingers any string out of tune, severely with this pedal! Since it doesn't really show how much, it makes you think it's way out of tune, when it's just spinning like hell, but the real out of tune is maybe just at one cent. It has some unique features that has not been covered in the rest of the reviews. You'll see the "roulette wheel" moving if something is out of tune the slightest. Its readings are visible on/in all stage lights. Overall it's a very good stomp box to have on the pedalboard. ![]()
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