Does anyone else still use one of these?

[BigJohnAZ]

Never had one, I have some clip ons and an app on my phone.

 

[KidAmnesia]

I still use this one. I had an older one, the kind with an actual needle and a switch for each string, but it died after a mere three decades.

I have had bad luck with the clamp-on tuners. They break easily and don’t display well in bright sunlight.

When I got my first acoustic guitar fifty years ago, it came with a A440 tuning fork.

I had one of those for about 15 years, and when it finally died a couple years ago, I bought a CA-2 to replace it.

 

[Guitalia]

I keep a similar one in the drawer and use it from time to time for intonation, when doing full bass setup.
But most of the time, Korg Pitchblack pedal on my pedalboard is my main tuner.
BTW I could never get used to those headstock tuners. Went through bunch of them, most work OK but I either loose them, or they look too intrusive so eventually I take them off. I guess if I didn't use pedalboard, I would get used to them...

Haven't gigged in a few years, but when I did I left my headstock tuner clipped to my guitar cable at the amp input most of the time. At the beginning of each set, I moved it to the headstock, tuned, and then clipped it to the cable at the amp again.

 

[turf3]

When performing and amplified, I use a tuner pedal because it has the mute function. (just sayin'.) I have found that the "Snark Super Tight" is pretty reliable at picking up low E on the double bass, but of course you have to clip it to the bridge. Up on the scroll, you'll not pick up anything.

For acoustic guitars, it's all headstock clamp-ons these days.

 

[dune]

I prefer Strobotuners. I don't have to squint and can see what they're indicating clearly from any angle.
The Korgs have been ubiquitous for about as long as I can remember though, and with good reason.

 

[Relsom]

 

[jthisdell]

These inexpensive electric tuners made a huge impact. Mine was $85 in 1981 which was not cheap, would be like $200-250 in today's dollars. But they made a world of difference that we take for granted now.

 

[JazznFunk]

I had that exact one. First tuner I ever bought in the late 90s. Some batteries leaked in it and it died years ago unfortunately.

I use a small external Boss strobe tuner these days that I'll plug into the tuner out jack of my amp. Don't like clip-ons, and I don't like a tuner in-line on my pedalboard either.

 

[eaglemachine]

I still use this one for intonation with new strings/new basses

 

[Pings Bass]

I've still got a couple of these

 

[Swerve]

Been using a Korg TM-40 for about 15 years now. Mine isn’t quite this beat up but it’s definitely been dropped a bunch and keeps on ticking.

 

[Bar Band Bassman]

I still have one (Korg, not sure which model) but now I have a multi effects pedal with a tuner so it is semi-retired. Still have a Franz electro-mechanical metronome, too!

BBB

 

[Gecko 5]

I just threw one of these out last week.
Forgot I had it sitting in a box of old setlists

 

[Manticore]

I still have mine. I use it when practicing in SoCal.

 

[Giffro]

Of course if you have a good ear for tuning you can save your money and use the online version that I used to frequent when I never had a tuner lol.
link below.

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[J Wilson]

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I had one of these and loved it back in the 80's, and strangely the only thing I ever had stolen off stage. I had it in a loop where I plugged the bass to the IN JACK and the second cable from the OUT JACK stayed plugged into the head, left it inline. Sit down gig, we left everything in place overnight, came in one day, it was gone. Dang ! !

 

[wjcstp]

I have the same Korg CA-30 as in post 6, from probably the late ‘80s. I still use it at home when playing or setting up a bass or guitar, I find it much easier than the phone or other app-based tuners.

I have a newer Korg Pitchblack that I use at practice and shows, far easier to mute and tune.

 

[MaxSpinrun]

I had a different model I used for years then gave it away to someone who could use it.

 

[cxc]

I use one of these whenever I’m not connecting through a pedal.

 

[SaxBass]

Still have this from the '70s, got it mostly for tuning my saxes. Still works, but I don't use it. I just keep for nostalgia.