Scope Tuner

[IanJ]

Hi all,

Was watching a few YT vids of Jerry Reed live on stage 1982 (great guitarist) and spotted something on stage in front of the bass drum I thought worthy of posting here.

Looks to me like a Conn Strobotuner ST-11 Tuner and was used by a lot of the top bands of the 70's/80's era. A great bit of kit for it's day.

Info:
https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/conn_instr_conn_strobotuner_st_11.html


Ian.

[cruff]

Wow, it's been decades since I've seen one of those as a student, brings back fond memories.

[DaJMasta]

Strobe tuners are still great for sensitivity, but they're so much more expensive to make and the difference is insignificant enough that most musicians just opt for digital ones now.  You can actually get LCD digital tuners that emulate a strobe tuner to show finer variations in pitch than a needle would.