Peterson Tuner-Programming Custom Sweeteners

[Lee Baucum]

I have a simple way of tuning my pedal steel guitar, using an inexpensive tuner that I can easily move from 442 to 441 to 440 etc.

I recently acquired a Peterson Stomp Classic and would like to save my settings to it.

Do I need to have my settings written down with offsets + or - out to a couple of decimal points, or is there a way to simply enter 441 and it calculates that for me?

Any guidance you can offer will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

~Lee

[Jon Jaffe]

You have to go to the Peterson website to create your own tuning. I found the presets to be good. But follow this link:
https://www.petersontuners.com/sweeteners/custom/

[Bob Watson]

Thanks for asking this question Lee, I’ve been wanting to do the same thing but haven’t gotten around to it yet. I’ll be curious to hear how it goes for you.

[Andrew Frost]

Your offset preference input will display like a graphic eq with a visual band you can slide for each note in your tuning system. It reads cent values up or down. You have to do a bit of translation if you're used to thinking in hz. The simplest way to approach it is by viewing each hz setting away from 440 as being 4 cents. So if you tune your Es at 441 for example, as I do, you enter "+4". A straight up setting with no offset for any pitch would be "0". If you tune open G# to 439hz, for example, you would enter "-4". You can adjust within a tenth of a cent if necessary.

[Jay Coover]

You can do either. If all you want to do is slide all the notes up or down, you can enter 441, 442, etc.

Usually though, steel guitars are tuned with different offsets for every string.

Either method can be accomplished, but if you just want to change all the strings by an equal amount, you won't need to do any custom preset programming on the website. You'll just make that simple change on your tuner.

[Bob Snelgrove]

Which models allow custom programming?

bob

[Tucker Jackson]

Which models allow custom programming?

bob

Maybe other models, but for sure the StroboStomp, the Strobostomp Mini, and the StroboClip.

I have a Mini, and it's great on the pedal board. The Clip works fine at home -- but not so much in a noisy gig environment. I've worked up my custom tuning on the Peterson website and downloaded it to both the Mini and the Clip.