Fixr1984 Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 So we did a quick set yeasterday at the county fair. Only problem I had was seeing the led's on my pedals. My TU-2 was almost completly out of sight. The only one I could see was my DS-1 that I did Keeley mods to and has a blue led. The effect pedals i will try to lower the resistor values to brighten up the led but the tuner is a big one. What do you guys do with your tuners outdoors? Make some kind of shield/cover to block some of the sunlight? Is there a tuner that is visible outside. I can deal with not seeing indicator leds, its pretty obvious when one is on but I need to see my tuner to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest farnsbarns Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 So we did a quick set yeasterday at the county fair. Only problem I had was seeing the led's on my pedals. My TU-2 was almost completly out of sight. The only one I could see was my DS-1 that I did Keeley mods to and has a blue led. The effect pedals i will try to lower the resistor values to brighten up the led but the tuner is a big one. What do you guys do with your tuners outdoors? Make some kind of shield/cover to block some of the sunlight? Is there a tuner that is visible outside. I can deal with not seeing indicator leds, its pretty obvious when one is on but I need to see my tuner to use it. Stick a piece of white tape sticking up near the LEDs so that the light from the led shines on it, makes it obvious if the led is on or off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixr1984 Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 Stick a piece of white tape sticking up near the LEDs so that the light from the led shines on it, makes it obvious if the led is on or off. Thats worth a shot, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I had the same problem recently. I don't normally use the GNX4, but this day I was using my buddy's and playing strait into the PA. I couldn't even tell if it was on or off in the sunlight, let alone read the display. As for a tuner, I just tune up before the set and tweek it by ear (as low volume as I can) if I need to adjust it during the set. I check it again with a tuner before the next set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixr1984 Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 I had the same problem recently. I don't normally use the GNX4, but this day I was using my buddy's and playing strait into the PA. I couldn't even tell if it was on or off in the sunlight, let alone read the display. As for a tuner, I just tune up before the set and tweek it by ear (as low volume as I can) if I need to adjust it during the set. I check it again with a tuner before the next set. Its not too big of a deal to tune at the begining, the problem comes in when change tuning. We tune down 1/2 step for a few songs and its too hard to do it by ear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Shield would be the remedy of choice. One can be made out of thin sheet tin, painted black, or black construction paper would do the deal on a one time basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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