Stimmmopped lets you tune your axe with LEDs

Look, that BOSS TU-2 has served you (and eleventy billion other guitarists) well, but isn't it time for something a bit different in the pedal board mix? Stimmmopped is that very thing, which is a darling little contraption that uses LEDs rather than a microphone in order to tell you if your strings are tuned as they should be. Put simply, the device illuminates a string with a pair of lights, both of which are flashing at the frequency that the string should be vibrating at if it's in tune; if you're off, the illuminated part of the string will appear to be moving (thanks, stroboscopic effect!), and if you're on the money, the lights will appear fixed. Have a peek at the source link for more, but don't go building one yourself without a steady hand and a few vacation days to spare.

[Drago Posted Feb 19th 2010 5:48PM]

Awesome

[Neotyguy40 Posted Feb 19th 2010 6:16PM]

@Drago

Yes, it truly is awesome... Just one question though...

Will... It blend?

[Ross McLean Posted Feb 19th 2010 7:17PM]

@Neotyguy40
To be honest, that is not a question on anybodys mind

Except the guy that blends them. Man, that must be a fun job

[anamorican Posted Feb 19th 2010 5:48PM]

Planet Waves has a product like this. I had one a few years ago. Nice for a quick tuning if you're playing by yourself but it isn't accurate enough to do anything serious with.

http://store.daddario.com/category/148531/S.O.S_Tuner

[pohatu771 Posted Feb 19th 2010 9:21PM]

Yeah... these have been around for years.

[ch4s3r Posted Feb 19th 2010 5:59PM]

These things have been around for a while. I have one that is the size and shape of a normal pick just a little thicker works just a well as any other $10 tuner.

[somekindarobit Posted Feb 19th 2010 6:15PM]

@ch4s3r I used to have one too! But much like a regular pick... I lost it. And the guy who made them doesn't make them anymore. I emailed him and basically Planet Waves stole his idea and made an ultra-cheap version that he can't compete with. His version was waaay better.

[Mtmrob Posted Feb 19th 2010 6:42PM]

My korg rack tuner is good enough for me!!!

[NikAmi Posted Feb 19th 2010 8:18PM]

I'm just glad I took all my money out of the CDs and invested it all in the letter 'M'.

[zelman Posted Feb 19th 2010 10:24PM]

@NikAmi

Should have gone lowercase. You could have made a bundle.

[joelaf Posted Feb 20th 2010 2:58PM]

You can tune a piano, but you can't tunafish. Zappa

[hezz Posted Feb 20th 2010 3:28PM]

tsss, LED's... Polytuner all the way baby!