Peterson's StroboStomp EVH tunes to the 1978 Van Halen debut
Thirteen song-by-song Sweeteners match the tunings on Eddie Van Halen's 1978 debut, and nearly all of them sit a little sharp of Eb Standard.
Thirteen of the tunings in Peterson's new StroboStomp EVH belong to one record. They are EVH Sweeteners, built track by track from Eddie Van Halen's 1978 debut album, and nearly all of them sit in Eb Standard pitched sharp, from slightly up to close to a quarter-tone on track one.
Peterson made the pedal in collaboration with the EVH brand. It says Eddie relied on its tuners, the Model 400 among them, and frames the pedal as a way to explore the tuning nuances behind those recordings. Track 11 is the odd one out, set slightly flat. The overdubbed harmony guitars on track 6 get their own Sweetener, as does the acoustic intro to track 10 in Open Eb, and bassists get 11 companion Sweeteners to match.
Under the striped finish it is a StroboStomp. You get Peterson's 0.1 cent strobe accuracy on a high-definition LCD, more than 150 Sweetened and Guided Tunings for everything from baritone guitar to pedal steel, and a choice between 100% pop-less true bypass and Pure Buffer output. The pop-less part comes from a dual-relay circuit that clears residual signal before the tuner mutes. The LED backlight is variable-color, and Peterson calls its red glow a tribute to the company's tuning heritage.
The enclosure is stainless steel, and Peterson lists it at 129 x 66 x 54mm with the switch and 408g. It runs on the included 9V battery or a 9V centre-negative supply at 85mA nominal, and firmware updates go in over micro-USB, with Peterson Connect support.
Video: PetersonTuners, StroboStomp EVH Teaser.
The full tuning list is on the StroboStomp EVH page at Peterson, and the specs are collected on our StroboStomp EVH page.
