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Tuning Buzz Feiten Electric Guitar, Buzz Feiten Acoustic Guitar, Buzz Feiten Bass & Buzz Feiten 12-String Guitar
Peterson tuners are highly accurate, precise and simple to use, if you have a guitar or bass with the Buzz Feiten Tuning System fitted, there are things you can do to get the most out of it. The first thing you need is a tuner which has the settings for this system pre-programmed. Peterson tuners are the most accurate, without which the system will be much less effective. Even better, Peterson tuners feature the most Buzz Feiten System settings of any tuner made today. You can tune or intonate that BFTS axe to perfection without looking up numbers or charts!

The following is a guide to the use of the Buzz Feiten Tuning System. This system requires the use of specific and differing tuner cent offsets for both open strings and 12th fret position. Designed to improve the tuning results of guitars and basses that have been built to include the Buzz Feiten System, it includes the installation of a special shelf nut. The Peterson tuner range includes all existing tuning and intonation offsets for the Buzz Feiten Tuning System. Once the correct preset is selected, no further tuner adjustments need to be made, its that easy!

After tuning the open strings, the bridge saddles need to be correctly positioned for the instrument to play in tune according to the Buzz Feiten Tuning System. Current Peterson tuners contain a preset called “BFE” which encompasses both tuning and intonation offsets, some older models have separate presets for each (BFE & BFEin). It’s important to note that harmonics should not be used when setting intonation on Buzz Feiten Tuning System, as the cent value for the open string and the 12th fret position are different.

Buzz Feiten Tuning for Electric Guitar
  1. Dial in the BFE preset on your Peterson Tuner and pluck the 1st string. Please note that the open string and not a harmonic, should be sounded. Observe the tuner display, check that the note “E” is displayed. With your left hand, adjust the tuning peg to stop the strobe pattern image from moving contuously in any one direction, continue to adjust until the strobe pattern is motionless.
  2. Repeat the above for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th strings until all strings are tuned.
Buzz Feiten Intonation for Electric Guitar
  1. Pluck the high E string while fretting it at the 12th fret.
  2. If the fretted tone shows sharp on your tuner, the bridge needs to be moved a slight distance further away from the end of the neck, if it shows flat, it needs to be moved a slight distance closer to the end of the neck.
  3. Repeat this procedure with each of the strings and adjust the saddle positions accordingly. When both open and fretted tones are in tune in each case, the bridge is in the correct position.
Unlike other tuners which offer no alternative to generic Equal Temperament, Peterson Tuners contain many choices of “Sweetness“, in other words, several degrees of harmony or consonance in a tuning preset. The Sweetener feature is exclusive to Peterson Tuners and there is one for almost any musical instrument.
MT7
Buzz Feiten Tuning System for Michael Tobias Design (MTD) 7 String Bass
BF7
Buzz Feiten Tuning System for 7-String electric guitars
bFN
Buzz Feiten Tuning System for classical guitar
BFB4
Buzz Feiten Tuning System for 4-string electric bass guitar
BFE
Buzz Feiten Tuning System for electric guitar
BFB
Buzz Feiten Tuning System for electric bass guitar
BF12
Buzz Feiten Tuning System for 12 String Guitar
BFA
Buzz Feiten Tuning System for acoustic guitar
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1. Make sure to keep strings in good condition, wipe them down with a cloth after playing and replace them with new strings when they become old or worn. If you break a string while playing or tuning, it often means the strings are at the end of their useful life. Old strings will never hold a tuning. Replace all strings at the same time.

2. When you change strings, be sure to use a Peterson tuner to check the intonation also, even if the new strings are of the same gauge as the old ones.

In 1992, guitarist Buzz Feiten patented a new 'tempered' tuning system for guitars, known since as the 'Buzz Feiten Tuning System' or “BFTS”. The architecture of his system makes it possible to tune guitars and basses more accurately, resulting in more accurate tonality of notes played on the lowest 3 or 4 frets, which can frequently sound out-of-tune compared to notes played on the rest of the neck. The difference, though subtle, is especially evident in the playing of open chords.

The system requires some minor alterations to the instrument, such as the installation of a specially designed shelf-nut, and can be retrofitted to most guitars. The Buzz Feiten Tuning System is factory-installed on several well-known brands, plus guitars made by trained and qualified luthiers who are able to incorporate Feiten's formula into their instruments.

The Buzz Feiten Tuning System makes use of special "Buzz Feiten presets" preprogrammed in most Peterson tuners — the strings have to be tuned slightly flat or sharp because of the nut's compensations.

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