As previously stated NOBODY seemed to complain until TESORO started asking customers for input (name, features, etc...) for a new model they were planing to produce. I believe that was near the end of 2013. I think people are disillusioned after waiting over 2 years & seeing zero progress on a new machine. As far as features, I (like dirtscratcher) like to use low to zero disc. With one tone that is a nightmare, unless in the desert somewhere or a park where there is very little trash. I would never trust disc on a Vaquero (my main experience) because the amount of disc needed to drop out a rusty nail ends up near the dime range! Digging dime/quarter signals gave me more rusty junk than coins. I would rather hear all targets and trust my ears.
I think hunting in some areas of a park with a one tone machine would be a nightmare too. But if you were searching an older home site, one tone with low disc is what you want ( to get the older nickels, indianheads, large cents, gold jewelry) One tone with low disc makes sense to me as well for the ball fields, if you set the disc to above a zinc, you could miss a nice larger gold ring, which is the point of searching a ball field in the first place.
For play areas at parks, areas where a lot of people are congregating, sitting, jumping, watching a game, etc... Well that is where I would want a machine with multi tones, like the golden umax. But even then, if you make the decision to ignore a tone signal or a TID reading because it is in the same range as zinc pennies or pull tabs, you COULD be ignoring gold. It seems to me that the Vaquero or Outlaw is a machine for the kind of guy who does not want to ignore ANY good signal, dig it all to get it all, but with a detector that has a great discriminator that will eliminate the trash you don't want to hear, that particular day for that particular setting. That's what is so nice about Tesoros, different machines for different settings, each having their own strength/weakness... But I think that's part of the fun of it. Tesoros are simple to use, with effective discriminators, and most of all affordable with a lifetime warranty.
I like the idea of using different machines for different settings/search areas. So for example, when I decide I want to try fresh water beach hunting, I am going to want a machine designed for this task, (not an all terrain detector set up)... Like the Tesoro Tiger Shark.
I did a lot of business with Vince Gifford before I retired my Gold Prospecting school in Arizona. The Tesoro Lobo Super Traq was our Official VLF gold nugget hunter, and I bought a ton of 'em. We gave away a lot of Tesoro machines as well in different contests. I have visited and toured the factory in Prescott many times, and been trained by my friend - and metal detecting legend, Rusty Henry. Yeah, I think everybody pretty much knows my history with Tesoro.
