User Manual

Model VSS-C
Owners Manual
Congratulations on your purchase of the
Peterson Stomp Classic. Please take the time
to read through this manual and use the
tuner/DI as directed.
Power
Your new Stomp Classic pedal tuner is
powered by a 9V battery. To change or
access the battery, open the battery door by
pushing the latch (18) and carefully remove
the battery. For best results always use a high
quality Alkaline battery. A battery indicator
icon appears when power is getting low.
Alternately, use a regulated 9VDC adapter
connected to the Stomp Classic’s DC Input
jack. Please observe the correct polarity and
output capacity of your adapter, if unsure,
contact us:
WARNING: USING A WALL TRANSFORMER WITH
THE INCORRECT POLARITY OR VOLTAGE MAY
CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE TUNER!!
Functions
1. Pedalboard Lug
2. Mute Switch & Battery Compartment
3. Parameter - Button
4. Menu Button
5. Signal Output Socket
6. USB Input Socket
7. Mute Lamp
8. Pedalboard Lug
9. Active DI Attenuation Selector
10. Active DI XLR Output Socket
11. True Bypass/DI Selector Switch
12. Pedalboard Lug
13. Strobe Screen
14. Signal Input Socket
15. Program Button
16. Parameter + Button
17. Pedalboard Lug
18. Battery Release Latch
Setting up the Stomp Classic
The Peterson Stomp Classic can be set up in
three ways by means of a three position
switch to the left of the XLR jack socket.
Mode 1 –
100%True Bypass
In this position, the
instrument signal
flows through the
tuner circuits only
when muted by the
stomp switch to
enable silent tuning. When the tuner is
bypassed or unmuted, both the input and the
output are physically disconnected from the
tuner circuit and the tuner is switched off. This
allows the instrument signal to flow freely from
input to output without any physical or
electronic contact with the tuner’s internal
circuits.
Mode 2 –
Tuner Monitor
In this position, the
tuner and DI are
active at all times but
can both be muted to
enable silent tuning.
When unmuted, the tuner screen remains on
and can still monitor the tuning. The built-in
Active DI produces a balanced signal at the
XLR socket in addition to the regular
unbalanced signal at the ¼― jack socket
output. This feature is suited to acoustic
guitarists and electric and acoustic bassists,
enabling simultaneous connection to an
acoustic combo/bass amplifier and/or mixing
console/recorder.
Electric guitar players can ―tap― the DI signal
using an XLR to ¼― adapter to power a
second amp, or record a dry signal for later
processing.
Mode 3 –
Active DI
In this position, the
Classic Stomp is
transformed into a
muteable DI with the
tuner screen becoming
active only when the
pedal is muted. Your Peterson Stomp Classic
is shipped in this default mode.
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
by inserting a guitar cable into the input jack of
the tuner, then connect the tuner output jack
to the input of an amplifier. Use the Stomp
Footswitch (2) to mute the instrument’s signal
and proceed to tune.
The display will scroll counter-clockwise to
indicate a flat note and clockwise to indicate a
sharp note. When finished, use the stomp
switch to return to playing.
Reading the Virtual Strobe Display
Your new Stomp Classic pedal tuner’s display
features two strobe bands. Underneath the
Strobe Screen, the note name is displayed as
a large letter along with the octave from which
it is derived which is displayed as a number,
E2,A2,D3,G3,B3,E4 for guitar and B0, E1,
A1,D2,G2 for bass.
To tune, carefully adjust the tuning peg of your
instrument until the display is immobile or
―caged―. If the note you are tuning is too
sharp, the bars will drift to the right, if flat they
will move to the left..
Factory Default Settings
Your Stomp Classic Pedal Tuner was shipped
with the following factory default settings:
True Bypass OFF
DI (Balanced Line Out) ON
Concert Pitch A=440Hz
Preset Sweetener Equal Temperament
Drop-Tune/Capo Tune 0 (OFF)
Strobe Newbie?
If you are new to strobe tuners, you will notice
that they are much more sensitive and
accurate than your previous tuner. You’ll need
to adjust your ―touch― when you pluck a string
to tune.
Initially, instead of a plectrum, use your finger
or thumb to gently pluck the string or simply
reduce the volume of your instrument, until
you become accustomed to tuning accurately.
Customizing your Classic Stomp
Using the Stomp Classic’s editor software at
www.StroboStompClassic.com you can
customize the features of the tuner to your
liking and update its firmware via its USB port.
What is a Sweetener™?
Unlike other tuners which offer no alternative
to Equal Temperament, Peterson Tuners
contain many choices of “Sweetness“, in other
words, several degrees of harmony or
consonance. The Sweetener feature is
exclusive to Peterson Tuners.
Choosing a Preset Sweetener
Press the M (Menu) button until the
Sweetener logo flashes on and off.
Use the plus (+) and minus (-) buttons to
choose a Sweetener.
The choices are:
EQU: Standard Non-Sweetened tuning
suitable for regular or alternate tunings
GTR: Peterson Exclusive Sweetened™ tuning
for guitar. Suitable for EADGBE
ACU: Peterson Exclusive Sweetened tuning
for acoustic guitar in standard tuning.
DAD: Peterson Exclusive Sweetened tuning
for acoustic guitar in modal DADGAD tuning
G12: Peterson Exclusive Sweetened tuning
for 12 String guitars.
BRT: Peterson Exclusive Sweetened tuning
for Baritone guitar.
7ST: Peterson Exclusive Sweetened tuning
for 7 String guitars.
BAS: Peterson Exclusive Sweetened tuning
for bass guitar when playing with piano.
BFE: Optimized Peterson settings for Electric
Guitars equipped with the Buzz Feiten Tuning
System®*.
BFB: Optimized Peterson settings for Electric
Bass Guitars equipped with the Buzz Feiten
Tuning System®.
BFA: Optimized Peterson settings for
Acoustic Guitars equipped with the Buzz
Feiten Tuning System®.
BF12: Optimized Peterson settings for 12
String Guitars equipped with the Buzz Feiten
Tuning System®.
SE9: Optimized Peterson settings for E9
tuning on pedal steel guitar (Sharp E’s)
SC6: Optimized Peterson settings for C6
tuning on pedal steel guitar
0E9: Optimized Peterson settings for E9
tuning on pedal steel guitar (E’s at 00.0 cents)
U12: Optimized Peterson settings for
Universal tuning on 12 string pedal steel guitar
LA6: A6 settings for Lap Steel.
LC6: C6 settings for Lap Steel
DBO: Pure Major 3rds for open A, D and G
tunings for Dobro®** & slide guitar
DBH: Half-Tempered major 3rds for Open A,
D and G tunings for Dobro® & slide guitar
VLN: Perfect 5ths for 4 and 5 String electric
violin.
BJO: Sweetened tuning for Electric Banjo
MAN: Sweetened tuning for Electric Mandolin.
BSn:Bass notes are displayed as string
numbers, supports 4 & 5 string basses in
standard tuning BEADG=54321
GTn: Guitar notes are displayed as string
numbers, supports 5,6 & 7 string guitars in
standard tuning BEADGBE = 7654321
*Buzz Feiten Tuning System
®
is a registered trademark of Buzz Feiten Design.
**Dobro is a registered trademark of Gibson Guitar Corp.
Drop Tuning (Transposed Tuning)
Press the M (Menu) button until the
Drop/Capo Tuning parameter flashes on and
off.
Use the plus (+) or minus (-) buttons to
choose a drop...
...or capo setting.
The available settings are:
0= No Drop/No Capo
-1 to -6 = One to six half steps down
+1 to +5 = One to five half steps up
Changing Concert Pitch Reference
Press the MENU button until the Concert A
parameter flashes on and off.
To adjust the Concert Pitch to a value other
than A=440Hz, press the arrow buttons until
the desired value is displayed.
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