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Preamp and built in tuner ?'s

Unread post by sbhanot » Sat Apr 26, 2003 10:20 pm

What is a "preamp?" This guitar I'm getting has a TK4N Preamp, and i'm not quite sure what thet means. It also has a "built in chromatic tuner" .... how does that work? Its the Takamine EG540SC, by the way.... Help me out! Thanks!
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Unread post by Pickles » Sat Apr 26, 2003 10:24 pm

not exactly sure what preamp is - i think i remember someone saying its like an amp that plays directly out of your guitar (and crappily i might add) - the built in tuner is incredibly useful. new ovations and some others have them, and theyre really cool.
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Unread post by sbhanot » Sat Apr 26, 2003 11:44 pm

do you know how the built in tuners work? and does anyone know abotu pre amps?
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Unread post by Brock » Sat Apr 26, 2003 11:48 pm

LOL shane no, that's not what a preamp is. A preamp basically gives a boost to the signal (often giving you treble/mid/bass controls) of the pickup of the guitar.
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Unread post by DMBTaylorPlayer » Sun Apr 27, 2003 2:05 pm

A preamp essentially boosts the output of the piezo pickup (or whatever the case may be) and allows you to cut or boost certain ranges of the output. That's what the Bass, Mid, and Treble sliders or knobs are on the preamp. A built in chromatic tuner is nice, in the fact that you can just push a button on the guitar and use the little panel on the side to tune your guitar. It will have little LED's with corresponding notes underneath them, allowing you to play a whole show without having to rely on a rack tuner or a pedal tuner. If you are serious about playing, though, I'd recommend the Korg DTR series rack tuners. I use one onstage, and it's awesome. Really accurate too.
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Unread post by DMB_fan_87 » Sun Apr 27, 2003 7:17 pm

ooo...i was thinkin bout getting one of the DTR rack tuners from Korg, but the reviews i read said that created a lot of noise in the chain...does urs do this?...wut do u think of urs? i was thinkin about getting the new korg pedal tuner that came out..but i would prefer one of the DTR ones if i heard that they were quiet

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Unread post by DMBTaylorPlayer » Mon Apr 28, 2003 2:47 pm

Hell, you can't even tell it's there. Dave uses 'em. Another tuner to look into is the Boss pedal tuner. It's a great alternative to the DTR if you can't afford it.
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Unread post by cave_cricket » Mon Apr 28, 2003 7:26 pm

DMBTaylorPlayer wrote:Hell, you can't even tell it's there. Dave uses 'em. Another tuner to look into is the Boss pedal tuner. It's a great alternative to the DTR if you can't afford it.
I agree..I use the TU-2 and think it's great.
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