Model VSS-C Owners Manual Power Functions Setting up the Stomp Classic Getting Started Reading the Virtual Strobe Displa
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Setting up the Stomp Classic Strobe Newbie? LC6: C6 settings for Lap Steel The Peterson Stomp Classic can be set up in If you are new to strobe tuners, you will notice DBO: Pure Major 3rds for open A, D and G three ways by means of a three position that they are much more sensitive and tunings for Dobro®** & slide guitar switch to the left of the XLR jack socket. accurate than your previous tuner. You’ll need DBH: Half-Tempered major 3rds for Open A, to adjust your ―touch― when you pluck a string D and G tunings for Dobro® & slide guitar TM Mode 1 – to tune. VLN: Perfect 5ths for 4 and 5 String electric 100%True Bypass Initially, instead of a plectrum, use your finger violin. In this position, the or thumb to gently pluck the string or simply BJO: Sweetened tuning for Electric Banjo instrument signal reduce the volume of your instrument, until MAN: Sweetened tuning for Electric Mandolin. flows through the you become accustomed to tuning accurately. BSn:Bass notes are displayed as string tuner circuits only numbers, supports 4 & 5 string basses in Model VSS-C when muted by the Customizing your Classic Stomp standard tuning BEADG=54321 stomp switch to Using the Stomp Classic’s editor software at GTn: Guitar notes are displayed as string enable silent tuning. When the tuner is www.StroboStompClassic.com you can numbers, supports 5,6 & 7 string guitars in bypassed or unmuted, both the input and the customize the features of the tuner to your standard tuning BEADGBE = 7654321 output are physically disconnected from the liking and update its firmware via its USB port. *Buzz Feiten Tuning System® is a registered trademark of Buzz Feiten Design. tuner circuit and the tuner is switched off. This **Dobro is a registered trademark of Gibson Guitar Corp. allows the instrument signal to flow freely from What is a Sweetener™? input to output without any physical or Unlike other tuners which offer no alternative Drop Tuning (Transposed Tuning) electronic contact with the tuner’s internal to Equal Temperament, Peterson Tuners Press the M (Menu) button until the circuits. contain many choices of “Sweetness“, in other Drop/Capo Tuning parameter flashes on and words, several degrees of harmony or off. Mode 2 – consonance. The Sweetener feature is exclusive to Peterson Tuners. Tuner Monitor In this position, the Choosing a Preset Sweetener tuner and DI are Press the M (Menu) button until the active at all times but Sweetener logo flashes on and off. can both be muted to enable silent tuning. Owners Manual When unmuted, the tuner screen remains on Congratulations on your purchase of the and can still monitor the tuning. The built-in Peterson Stomp Classic. Please take the time Active DI produces a balanced signal at the to read through this manual and use the XLR socket in addition to the regular tuner/DI as directed. unbalanced signal at the ¼― jack socket output. This feature is suited to acoustic Power guitarists and electric and acoustic bassists, Your new Stomp Classic pedal tuner is enabling simultaneous connection to an Use the plus (+) or minus (-) buttons to powered by a 9V battery. To change or acoustic combo/bass amplifier and/or mixing choose a drop... access the battery, open the battery door by console/recorder. pushing the latch (18) and carefully remove Electric guitar players can ―tap― the DI signal the battery. For best results always use a high using an XLR to ¼― adapter to power a quality Alkaline battery. A battery indicator second amp, or record a dry signal for later icon appears when power is getting low. processing. Alternately, use a regulated 9VDC adapter Use the plus (+) and minus (-) buttons to connected to the Stomp Classic’s DC Input Mode 3 – choose a Sweetener. jack. Please observe the correct polarity and Active DI output capacity of your adapter, if unsure, In this position, the contact us: Classic Stomp is transformed into a muteable DI with the tuner screen becoming active only when the WARNING: USING A WALL TRANSFORMER WITH pedal is muted. Your Peterson Stomp Classic THE INCORRECT POLARITY OR VOLTAGE MAY CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE TUNER!! is shipped in this default mode. ...or capo setting. Functions Getting Started For normal operation, the tuner can be used out of the box; no special adjustment is needed to use with anything from a 10 string bass to an electric mandolin. After installing the battery, simply activate the Stomp Classic The choices are: by inserting a guitar cable into the input jack of EQU: Standard Non-Sweetened tuning the tuner, then connect the tuner output jack suitable for regular or alternate tunings to the input of an amplifier. Use the Stomp GTR: Peterson Exclusive Sweetened™ tuning Footswitch (2) to mute the instrument’s signal for guitar. Suitable for EADGBE and proceed to tune. ACU: Peterson Exclusive Sweetened tuning The display will scroll counter-clockwise to for acoustic guitar in standard tuning. indicate a flat note and clockwise to indicate a DAD: Peterson Exclusive Sweetened tuning sharp note. When finished, use the stomp for acoustic guitar in modal DADGAD tuning switch to return to playing. G12: Peterson Exclusive Sweetened tuning The available settings are: Reading the Virtual Strobe Display for 12 String guitars. 0= No Drop/No Capo Your new Stomp Classic pedal tuner’s display BRT: Peterson Exclusive Sweetened tuning -1 to -6 = One to six half steps down features two strobe bands. Underneath the for Baritone guitar. +1 to +5 = One to five half steps up 7ST: Peterson Exclusive Sweetened tuning Strobe Screen, the note name is displayed as Changing Concert Pitch Reference a large letter along with the octave from which for 7 String guitars. Press the MENU button until the Concert A it is derived which is displayed as a number, BAS: Peterson Exclusive Sweetened tuning for bass guitar when playing with piano. parameter flashes on and off. 1. Pedalboard Lug E2,A2,D3,G3,B3,E4 for guitar and B0, E1, A1,D2,G2 for bass. BFE: Optimized Peterson settings for Electric 2. Mute Switch & Battery Compartment Guitars equipped with the Buzz Feiten Tuning 3. Parameter - Button To tune, carefully adjust the tuning peg of your instrument until the display is immobile or System®*. 4. Menu Button BFB: Optimized Peterson settings for Electric 5. Signal Output Socket ―caged―. If the note you are tuning is too sharp, the bars will drift to the right, if flat they Bass Guitars equipped with the Buzz Feiten 6. USB Input Socket Tuning System®. 7. Mute Lamp will move to the left.. BFA: Optimized Peterson settings for 8. Pedalboard Lug Factory Default Settings Acoustic Guitars equipped with the Buzz 9. Active DI Attenuation Selector Feiten Tuning System®. 10. Active DI XLR Output Socket TM BF12: Optimized Peterson settings for 12 11. True Bypass/DI Selector Switch String Guitars equipped with the Buzz Feiten 12. Pedalboard Lug Tuning System®. 13. Strobe Screen SE9: Optimized Peterson settings for E9 14. Signal Input Socket tuning on pedal steel guitar (Sharp E’s) 15. Program Button SC6: Optimized Peterson settings for C6 16. Parameter + Button Your Stomp Classic Pedal Tuner was shipped tuning on pedal steel guitar with the following factory default settings: 17. Pedalboard Lug 0E9: Optimized Peterson settings for E9 To adjust the Concert Pitch to a value other True Bypass OFF 18. Battery Release Latch tuning on pedal steel guitar (E’s at 00.0 cents) than A=440Hz, press the arrow buttons until DI (Balanced Line Out) ON U12: Optimized Peterson settings for the desired value is displayed. Concert Pitch A=440Hz Universal tuning on 12 string pedal steel guitar Preset Sweetener Equal Temperament LA6: A6 settings for Lap Steel. Drop-Tune/Capo Tune 0 (OFF) Deleting Presets instrument (e.g. Pressing and holding the minus (-) button active bass guitar), While this is a common system, it is not for 2.0 seconds removes the current adjust the attenuation always the most satisfactory. settings (only if a preset matching your current switch from 0dB to - One popular alternative is to adjust each string screen settings exists in the 10dB or -20dB so that it is in tune at two points an octave preset list.) depending on signal apart from each other on the fret board using strength. If the a strobe tuner. Using the 5th and 17th fret as instrument‘s output level is high, setting the an example: attenuation switch too high will result in distortion from the DI output. • Tune a string at the 5th fret. • Check the string at the 17th. NOTE: The Classic’s active DI works only when selected using the three position mode switch. If sharp, move the saddle back, thus Disconnect XLR cable from DI output when the lengthening the string. If flat, shorten the string tuner is switched to True Bypass operation. by moving the saddle forward. Remember to fret the string using the pressure that you The Stomp Classic can be calibrated from Mounting the Stomp Classic on a would normally apply while playing. A=390Hz to A=490Hz in 1Hz increments. Pedalboard • Keep repeating this process until The Stomp Classic comes with its own each string is in tune as much as possible at mounting hardware, which is strong, neat, both the 5th and 17th frets. secure and much more effective than the usual fastening methods. Each corner of the This method takes time, and has to be Recalling Presets Stomp Classic’s base features a metal lug repeated if you change string gauges, but if which, when rotated 90° out from the tuner properly executed, yields very satisfactory To recall or view the presets one by one press results.