Guitar Tuner

[swingtoneman]

I am looking to buy a versatile tuner (head-stock type) that can turn right and left---tilt up and down. The reason is I play guitar / banjo / double bass. Some instruments require to put the tuner on top of the head-stock or under the head-stock or on the bridge. Do you use such a tuner? Make?

[AllanAllen]

I think the snark is the most adjustable and the Peterson is the most correct.

After letting someone borrow my clip on and forgetting to get it back, I like the Dadario ones that attach by a tuner screw.

[mr. beaumont]

Snark is definitely adjustable...the newer ones are not as accurate as he ones from 10 years ago, maybe? At any rate, I use a tuner to get close, final call is up to my ears...so Snarks are good enough for me. Plus they're cheap so it's not a big deal when I eventually break 'em.

[pingu]

my current fav is the
daddario eclipse clip on tuners

simple
fairly accurate ….
bright , easy to read
quick to detect
good angle-able display

oh yeah …. cheap

[Simon1234]

+1 for the Peterson stroboclip.

The clip is strong and secure, and you can twist the screen to all sorts of angles and positions. The screen bit can rotate 360° so, regardless how you've clipped it on, you don't have to look at it upside down.

I have one and I love it. They're relatively expensive, but very accurate.

The Peterson feels a smidge better than my Polytune clip for accuracy, and the Peterson has much better angleability.

Based on your needs, I think a Peterson might be worth looking into.

[deacon Mark]

You want the Peterson Strobo clip the best by far. The strob is much better at accuracy and this thing is the finest thing I have bought for my guitar outside of strings that are required to tune it up. I bought my about 2 years ago at the advice of others on this forum. Not only is it the finest for playing situtations it is my shop mainstay. I will never set up another guitar unless this puppy is right on the bench. It cost a bit more than others but worth every cent.....pun intended.
StroboClip HD High Definition Clip-on Strobe Tuner with Case - Sweetwater

[Spook410]

You want the Peterson Strobo clip the best by far.

Yea.. after getting one of these I gave my others away. Costs a little more but it's head and shoulders above the rest.

[sgosnell]

I have at least half a dozen clip-on tuners, most of them living on a shelf out of the way because I don't use them. I have a TC Polytune that I bought because I found an outrageous sale, and it's a good tuner, which can be used in either standard or strobe mode. In strobe the sensitivity is very high, theoretically better than the Peterson, but it's... fiddly. I tend to use the Peterson most of the time. The TC is adjustable in only one plane, and it isn't easy to find a good position for it. The Peterson is infinitely adjustable in all three planes, and very easy to use. I plan to have one forever. That said, I do like the Micro ClipFree Tuner | Accessories | D'Addario . It's not a clip-on exactly, it attaches via a screw into the headstock, replacing a screw holding a tuner in place. It's not quite as exact as the Peterson, but it's always in place, hidden behind the headstock, and needs no real position adjustment. For the price and the convenience, it's a great choice, IMO. I have one on the guitars I play regularly. It's great for quick tuning, although the Peterson seems slightly faster to use once it's clipped into place. For intonation, it's the Peterson every time, but for quick tuning when the Peterson isn't handy, the D'A micro clip-free is very nice.

[Alder Statesman]

Another recommendation for the Petersen. Very reliable and durable.

[st.bede]

I lost my Peterson clip, I miss it. I use a Snark, and every time I do, I miss my Peterson clip. I could just grab/bring my Peterson Flip, but I just use a Snark… and every time I miss my Peterson clip. I remember the days before digital tuners. Due to that, I can tune my guitar pretty well. The Peterson does better then my ear. That is my whole story.

[m_d]

My Polytune gave up the ghost, and I got the Unitune, also by TC Electronics, same thing less the strobe function (which I never used), faster it seems (more recent chip ?). Good product for a simple tuner, with some features.

[Tom Karol]

I've tried a bunch though never a Peterson Strobo-Clip. I like the Fender FCT-2 @ $20.

[skykomishone]

Redundancy,
One more time, again, and further more,

I'm a Peterson stroboclip guy, owning 2 because I forgot to remember where I misplaced the one I found, prompting me to buy a new one after month's of searching for it.

And I also own a double bass that I tune with the Peterson.
It's a great tuner.

Triplely redundant because I also have Peterson's 'StroboSoft' app on my smartphone.

[nevershouldhavesoldit]

I do like the Micro ClipFree Tuner | Accessories | D'Addario . It's not a clip-on exactly, it attaches via a screw into the headstock, replacing a screw holding a tuner in place.

After losing two D’Addario clip ons, I’ve been using these for several months and I really like them. They’re not quite as precise as the best tuners, and they take a second or two to respond to change. But if you’re patient and have a good ear, they’re fine……….and almost impossible to lose.

[st.bede]

My Polytune gave up the ghost, and I got the Unitune, also by TC Electronics, same thing less the strobe function (which I never used), faster it seems (more recent chip ?). Good product for a simple tuner, with some features.

I could be completely wrong, but my experience with TC Electronics is that their stuff breaks. Maybe I am a carless user, or maybe my sample set is too small. Nonetheless, I have not bought another TC product based on my experiences.

The thing that bothered me the most was, after my Nova Delay broke (after a year of use), getting it fixed cost as much as replacing, and I needed to ship it to Canada. I just bought an Eventide Timefactor. Which still works today probably over ten years later. Eventide has also continued to support their product. So when the (ungodly expensive) H90 showed up, I decided to get one. I have faith in Eventide.

If my experience with TC was different, I would probably own a handful of TC products. Instead I own 6 Eventide, a few Source Audio, a unknown amount of Boss/Roland stuff, two Empress Zoia pedals, Strymon stuff, way too many more… but after my TC ditto 4 broke, no more TC.