Santa always knows just what to get me! Guess these are sorta bass related...
This was a long time coming, as I've been using the same old crappy guitar tuner for everything since I was a teenager. I've been wanting a strobe- not so much for bass, but rather for tuning everything else with some amount of accuracy. I also need to do a good setup on my 8-string, so this will help. The Sonic Research tuners are AMAZING for the money! Much better value than a Petersen IMO, and I got a limited edition model with a beautiful machined aluminum enclosure:
http://www.turbo-tuner.com/Santa also worked some Ebay bid-sniping magic on an old EV PL20 mic, which is quite tasty on a bass cab or the bottom end of the Leslie: