Double Bass Clip on tuner ?

[Drucifer]

Does anyone use a clip on tuner live? They just seem so... uncool.

I wouldn't say she looks uncool...

 

[Michael - NYC]

View attachment 3277607 View attachment 3277607 View attachment 3277607 View attachment 3277607 I ordered a clip on tuner to go along with my new bass. I picked one off Amazon, picking one that was middle of the road in price. I picked one for around $9. (within my price range - they ran between $4 and $20)
Not knowing muck about them I picked one right in the middle. I guess I was wrong ... I should have gone with something in the higher end ... I picked the Donner DT-2.

I was never able to tune in the "E" string and the "A" string took a very long time to set. After dealing with it for over a week I just gave up ... I headed out to the local shop and took my Bass in with me. The guy there was very helpful and even tried my tuner on two different guitars.

Well, I wasn't doing anything wrong I had a bad machine. The thing wouldn't work on any thick string.

In a review, I would never advise anyone to get the DT-2..

I ended up buying a $13 dollar Snark unit ..The new SN-5 tuner is easy to use and works great ,,,

Anyone elce use clip on tuners and what model do you guys like ?

I just-sold my Brand New TC Unitune-noir. I had a Snark SN-8 ( 2015 Model ) and it Honestly tuned my Bass better, in terms of Pitch stability on the E & A Strings.

 

[Michael - NYC]

interestingly, I recently obtained a Snark "Super Tight" and it seems to sense much faster and more reliably than my two older Snark tuners. So that version might be worth trying. Not all that expensive, if I recall correctly.

Agree. The SN-8 seems to be the Best ( and I have tried about 5 ) Snark's.