I throw the tuner in just for ease of use at the moment...but ususally I just keep it left out. I only put it in that pic because its somthing I use. I run the gate with the MXR to control my feedback. If I dont use it I feedback alot, mainly because I use an EMG right now but, with the ns-2 I can control it so I feedback only when I want it to. It sounds really good with the model t though.