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 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 . In this position, the or thumb to gently pluck the string or simply BJO: Sweetened tuning for Electric instrument signal reduce the volume of your instrument, until MAN: Sweetened tuning for Electric . flows through the you become accustomed to tuning accurately. BSn:Bass notes are displayed as string tuner circuits only Model VSS-C numbers, supports 4 & 5 string basses in 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 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 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 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 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 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. the P button repeatedly. enclosure, can be screwed to the pedalboard floor, providing an unprecedented rock-solid Now, before you play music with a lot of 5ths connection. on your guitar (e.g. power chords), tune the instrument using the GTR, BAS, P5TH or The Stomp Classic - Other Uses G5TH setting, depending on which model of Besides being the world’s most accurate pedal strobe tuner you own, otherwise use the EQU tuner, the Stomp Classic’s active DI offers top (default) setting to tune your guitar. signal integrity over long cable runs, ideal for high-end bass guitars, and electro-acoustic The methods above are within anybody's reach, all you need are your ears and your Factory Default Reset instruments. If you’re an electric guitarist, the DI can also Peterson strobe tuner! To clear all user settings and return to the be used to connect to a recording device like a factory default values, press and hold down mixing console/tape machine or Digital Audio Technical Specifications the P button for 3 seconds Size: 5.25― x 3.25― x 2.25― Workstation to record a dry guitar signal while playing through the Weight: 1lb. including battery ¼― output to your amplifier. Later, you can Power: 9VDC 80mA (Nominal) reamplify the dry signal by sending it Detection Accuracy 0.1 cent (1/10th cent) through your effects and amp while making Display Resolution 0.1 cent (1/10th cent) String Number Display tonal adjustments to them in a manner not Calibration: A=390Hz to A=490Hz The StroboStomp Classic can display string possible to do while you’re playing. Temperaments: 23 preset Sweeteners numbers instead of note names if so desired. Programmability: Via USB Port Selecting Sweetener GTn will cause the tuner Using the Stomp Classic as a DI Input: ¼― jack to display numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 for notes E, First, ensure that the Stomp Classic is in MON Outputs: ¼― jack (unbalanced) B, G, D, A, E and B for 5, 6 and 7-string or DI mode by using the selector switch. XLR (balanced) guitars while selecting BSn will cause the Tuning Range: 8Hz to 8000Hz tuner to display the numbers 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 Electro-Acoustic Guitar for the notes C, G, D, A, E and B for 4, 5 and Connect the Stomp Classic’s DI output to Warranty 6 string basses. your P.A. or live mixing console with a We warrant this product to be free of defects balanced XLR cable. Connect your instrument in materials or workmanship for a period of Programmable Sweeteners to the Stomp Classic’s input jack. THREE years after delivery to the original The word, def, will show briefly after which the Custom multi-octave Sweeteners can be Electric Bass Guitar purchaser. Our obligation under this warranty tuner returns to factory default. designed on your computer and up to 100 can Connect the Stomp Classic’s DI output to your is limited to the replacement or repair of any be downloaded into your Stomp Classic via its P.A. or live mixing console with a balanced part or parts which prove upon our USB port. XLR cable. Connect the Stomp Classic’s ¼― examination to be defective.

output jack to the input of your bass amp. This warranty does not apply to damage Connect your instrument to the Stomp resulting from transportation, misuse, abuse, Classic’s input jack. or alteration. The complete unit must be Using the Stomp Classic as an returned to our factory, transportation charges prepaid. In order to speed the return of the intonation tool unit to you, it is recommended that for all After deciding on string gauge, setting string To do this, download the free Classic Stomp repairs, other than those required as a result height (nut & bridge), neck relief—factors that of shipping damage, you deal directly with our Editor to your computer at: affect the instrument’s intonation www.StroboStompClassic.com factory. In case of damage in shipment, a considerably—the individual string lengths claim should be filed with the carrier. Active DI need to be adjusted. For this task, use Equal The above warranty is contingent upon temperament in the Stomp Classic’s The Peterson Stomp Classic features a built-in registration within 10 days of the date of Sweetener menu (EQU). receipt of the product by the original Presets active DI. Besides running on a 9V battery or purchaser. The warranty conveys specific It is possible to store up to 9 preset a 9VDC power adapter, the DI will also run on • Lower the pickups away from the legal rights to the purchaser, other rights vary combinations of Sweetener, Hz value and Phantom power from an external source strings to avoid "doubling" and from state to state and internationally. Drop value, which can be later recalled by (mixing console etc.) if present. To activate electromagnetic pull. Register on-line at: pressing the P button. the DI, adjust the three position mode switch to MON/DI or Active DI. Connect a shielded • Lay the guitar flat on a bench to http://www.petersontuners.com/warranty

Creating Presets XLR cable between the Active DI XLR output adjust it, but always check the intonation with the instrument in the playing position, as the Join the Stomp Classic Users Forum at: Pressing and holding the plus (+) button socket and the device to be connected readings will be visibly (and later audibly) http://www.petersontuners.com/forum for 2.0 seconds adds the current altered (recording/PA console). The Stomp Classic is different. You should always aim to freeze or settings (all 3, even if only one is altered) to a shipped with the DI activated. In this position "cage" the image on the Strobe Tuner display; "Preset List" as long as a matching preset is the balanced XLR DI output and the the less movement the more accurate the not already on the list . unbalanced ¼― jack output are both muted by pressing the stomp switch. The tuner is no results. peterson longer ―True Bypass― when the DI is active. Where setting the intonation is concerned, an Electro-Musical Products, Inc. The DI also features a Ground Lift switch for often-used technique is the 12th fret & the eliminating of possible ground loops flageolet comparison method. In this method, 11601 S. Mayfield Ave. (hum). the flageolet or "harmonic" over the 12th fret is Alsip, IL 60803 USA compared to the fretted string at the 12th fret, www.petersontuners.com and saddle position is adjusted as follows: www.StroboStompClassic.com

• If the fretted note is flat compared to ™ “Stomp Classic“,“Strobotuner“, “Sweetener“ and the linear & concentric strobe patterns are trademarks of: To lift the DI signal ground, disconnect the the flageolet note, move the bridge saddle Peterson Electro-Musical Products, Inc.- U.S. Patent # 6,580,024 tuner from audio equipment and slide the forward to shorten the string. switch from GND to LIFT position. Reconnect • If the fretted note is sharp compared the tuner. to the flageolet note, move the bridge saddle The Stomp Classic’s active DI also features a back to lengthen the string. PETERSON VSS-C STOMP CLASSIC signal attenuation pad for matching an instrument signal’s output to the internal DI – ENGLISH V. 10.10 • Adjust until both fretted note and © 2010 Peterson Electro-Musical Products, Inc. USA input. For high output level signals from the flageolet are identical in pitch.