TC UniTune clip on.
At home, what tuner do you use??
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ZackyDog
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Geo
Poster Extraordinaire
Mainly several Snarks, occasionally use a strobe tuner for intonation check.
Knowcaster
Tele-Holic
For you guys who use Snark type clip-on tuners - how long do you get out of a battery? I have a couple of them, and don't use them all that much (maybe at the beginning of rehearsal/gig, and once or twice in the middle), but I feel like one of them always has a dead battery. I am pretty careful about turning them back off when I am done. Other electronic gizmos seem to last years before the battery goes, but with Snarks it seems to be a few months.
Telesphere
Tele-Meister
I've got a Fender FCT12. The day I went out to buy a tuner, not one place had a Snark, as they were either sold out, or they didn't stock them at all.
paparoof
Tele-Holic
Turbo Tuner! ST-200 on my pedal board and the newer ST-300 floating around my office. Crazy easy to use, visible in direct sunlight, insanely accurate (awesome for doing intonation).
I've got a clip on PolyTune but I kinda hate it.
On my phone (Android) I use the PitchLab Pro and it's quite surprising how well it works.
I've got a clip on PolyTune but I kinda hate it.
On my phone (Android) I use the PitchLab Pro and it's quite surprising how well it works.
At home I can HEAR.
Tuning fork and ears.
Tuning fork and ears.
archiemax
Tele-Holic
Snark, or if I'm playing through one of my Mustang amps I use the built-in tuner. On stage I use the tuner that's built into the Mustang III but I replaced the LED's in the footswitch with bright blue ones so I can see 'em when I'm playing outdoors in the daytime.
A Snark or a little Korg tuner with an input jack.
HotRodSteve
Poster Extraordinaire
I use an E 329.6 tuning fork made in Germany around 40 years ago. Apparently it is for tuning the thin E string but I've been using it to tune the thick E string. Who knew?
I've got a Petersen clip on and a Snark. I've got a TU-3 on my pedal board, too.
As a side note, my son asked me how we used to tune up "back in the day". After a few seconds trying to remember 50 years ago, I realized we just used to put an album on and tune to a song we knew the key of. Once we got a keyboard player, we'd tune to him. My son thinks the band we were in was called the Flintstones!
As a side note, my son asked me how we used to tune up "back in the day". After a few seconds trying to remember 50 years ago, I realized we just used to put an album on and tune to a song we knew the key of. Once we got a keyboard player, we'd tune to him. My son thinks the band we were in was called the Flintstones!
Korg GA-30
Polytune 2 on pedalboard
Korg Pro clip on
My wife's freebie Fender clip on. Actually it was mine, but she likes it more than her Korg clip on so we traded.
I need one nearby all of the time because of all of my alternate tunings.
Polytune 2 on pedalboard
Korg Pro clip on
My wife's freebie Fender clip on. Actually it was mine, but she likes it more than her Korg clip on so we traded.
I need one nearby all of the time because of all of my alternate tunings.
If there's just one tweak to make, I'll do it by ear. If there's been a wide temp or humidity swing and a couple things need fixing, then phone app if the phone is within reach; or I've got a Peterson headstock strobe unit that works pretty good.
Took me a few different phone app trials - then a friend recommended the one that's on there now. It's pretty accurate; looks like this:
Took me a few different phone app trials - then a friend recommended the one that's on there now. It's pretty accurate; looks like this:
bluzkat
Tele-Afflicted
Recently started using Peterson StroboClip HD (replacing a Korg Sledgehammer and some Snarks). Really like the StroboClips. Hopefully they don't disappear like my Snarks did.
I've got a Korg Pitch Black + on my pedalboard.
I've got a Korg Pitch Black + on my pedalboard.
RifleSlinger
Tele-Meister
Tuning fork.
Viejo
Tele-Afflicted
My Peterson VS-1 over 25 years old. I have thought about getting a used spare because they don't make them any longer.
craigs63
Tele-Holic
Peterson iStrobosoft app on iPhone/iPad if one is handy. Snark if not. Pod 2.0 built in if using that.
kafka
Friend of Leo's
I have one of these. I also have a little mount so it stays attached to my music stand.
The other ones I use are the Sonic Research Turbo Tuners. I have a couple of the older stand-up ones and one of the pedal board ones. I think I like them a bit better than the Strobo Flip, although I use that the most because it always stays in one place.
And then there's also a clip-on around here someplace that works just fine.
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