The first Roadie tuner was a modern wonder. An automatic guitar tuning system, the small device connected to your phone to listen to your guitar strings, then set them to the proper chord using an internal engine. The new model, Roadie 2 at $ 129, is even cooler.
I've been using the Roadie 2 for a few months and I'm hooked. I have never been a good player or tuner – my ear was not quite right and even with tools I could not get my guitars exactly in tune. Now, however, with the Roadie 2, just place the curled end on the pegs and press a button. A quick shot of the rope and you are listening in seconds.
The Roadie 2 is completely autonomous and charges via USB-C. It has a built-in vibration sensor that can also evaluate the current string and modify the chord accordingly. The system also allows you to add multiple stringed instruments – you can configure profiles for your electricity and acoustics and even your banjo . You can also tune them to standard or even open agreements. The high torque motor turns the stakes quickly and effortlessly and you can also wind and unwind your instruments.
The team launched the Roadie 2 last March and began shipping this year. I've used it to tune my guitars since I've had it and it worked pretty well except for one unfortunate incident by winding – and then cussing – the guitar's ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # 39, a child. An application included in the package allows you to control instruments and chords.
I know that some guitarists can tune the sound of fluorescent lights and still others are in agreement with the fast tuner of a digital tuner. I am neither one nor the other. The Roadie 2, then, is a boon for those of us cursed at the endless torment of being really bad at the guitar. At least now, I can be very good at the agreement.