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Clip-On Tuners --- best and cheapest

#21
Stumbo said:
Be careful with the aluminum neck.

It can be mounted with the tuner screen is displayed from in back of the headstock so it won't really be seen FOH.
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Hopefully it won't be seen except in cases of dire emergencies during a show ;) Couldn't hang with a tuner hanging off my bass during a show. I'll just pop it on and pop it off.
 
#23
First day with the Snark. Much better than I was expecting. Display's nice and bright, it responds pretty quickly, and it's easy to use. And best of all, my basses end up in tune.
 
#27
I have a Snark my guitard gave me and I thought it was a total pos.. I didn't ever notice that pinhole mic on the front.. we practice in a small room and there's always someone who can't restrain themselves when I'm tuning. I'm going to put a drop of superglue on that pinhole and put it back in service, thanks!
 
#30
MostlyBass said:
I also own a clip on one by Peterson tuners - that's awesome and has lots of sweetened and adjusted tunings - not just for guitar but also for orchestral tuning for more accurate 5ths.
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How's the battery life been for you with the Stroboclip? I like the function and sturdiness but I'm getting months out of a battery compared to the 1st gen Intellitouch it replaced that I got years out of.
 
#35
Maz said:
I have a Snark my guitard gave me and I thought it was a total pos.. I didn't ever notice that pinhole mic on the front.. we practice in a small room and there's always someone who can't restrain themselves when I'm tuning. I'm going to put a drop of superglue on that pinhole and put it back in service, thanks!
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Just set it to "Vibe" mode on the "vibe/mic" switch.

Having a bad day or something?
 
#36
HereIGoAgain said:
Having a bad day or something?
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Scuze me?



..tiny letters.. mine might be an actual pos then because it's definitely in vibe mode. At any rate I haven't had the same experience.. and my bass has great sustain so can't blame it on that. It doesn't respond very well in the practice space. Maybe it's too sensitive. I'd try it here solo but I left it in the case turned on apparently and it's dead atm.
 
#39
Brought my Pitchblack and used it most of the night on my gig tonight, but I tuned up once with the Snark. Stood right next to the drummer while he hit the bass drum several times loud, and no interference, and once again, tuned me up right to pitch. But man, that is one slippery surface on that tuner! I dropped it twice. At this rate, I have a feeling it won't be my last clip-on tuner ever ;)
 
#40
JumboJack said:
I have been leaning towards getting one of these and taking the tuner off of my board.
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I've actually gone the other way. I still have a Snark, but I have a Pitchblack+ on my board now. It seemed to work for bass, but the Snark won't tune my guitar. It seems like it'll get the guitar "in the ballpark" but when I go for a tuner, I want it "dead honkin' perfect."
 

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