Before someone says "strobo tuner or bust" or "you won't get the best tuning outside of a pedal or rack unit" I'm just looking for a solid clip on tuner for my upright and electric bass.
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Favorite rechargeable clip on tuner?
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No prob. It looks perfect, except for that part. Hopefully tc electronics will get on board and make a rechargeable one.
I don’t know - rechargeable tuners seem like a nice idea on the face of it, but if the charge gives out during a gig, you’re stuck with a dead tuner and no way to revive it. If it’s battery powered, you could just pop in a fresh battery and be good to go.
I think rechargeables make sense for power-hungry applications where you want to avoid buying new batteries all the time, but a clip-on tuner uses very little power, so the battery lasts a long time, and you can always carry insurance in the form of a spare button cell.
I think rechargeables make sense for power-hungry applications where you want to avoid buying new batteries all the time, but a clip-on tuner uses very little power, so the battery lasts a long time, and you can always carry insurance in the form of a spare button cell.
I got a Boss TU05 for using when I’m practicing and don’t want / need to break out the pedalboard - tune up before my session, plug into headphone amp and away we go.
Haven’t had it for long but happy with it
Haven’t had it for long but happy with it
FWIW, I tried a D'Addario rechargeable (Equinoxx 360 or something like that), and I thought it was no dang good. It tuned OK, but the display wasn't great, and it would not hold a charge for anything. Not only did it not have much use life, but it lost charge fairly rapidly when not in use. Charge it fully one day, and if you don't pick it up in a week and a half, the charge is down in the danger zone. No thanks. I'd never depend on that thing for anything.
It's possible I got a lemon, but I don't think so. D'Addario didn't seem surprised when I complained. To their credit, they didn't argue with me or try to tell me I was using their gear wrong; they just gave me some Player's Credits for my troubles, which I promptly put toward a better (and battery-powered) tuner of theirs.
Maybe they'll come out with a better model someday, but until then, I'd suggest staying clear.
I don't know anything about other rechargeable clipon tuners, unfortunately.
It's possible I got a lemon, but I don't think so. D'Addario didn't seem surprised when I complained. To their credit, they didn't argue with me or try to tell me I was using their gear wrong; they just gave me some Player's Credits for my troubles, which I promptly put toward a better (and battery-powered) tuner of theirs.
Maybe they'll come out with a better model someday, but until then, I'd suggest staying clear.
I don't know anything about other rechargeable clipon tuners, unfortunately.
i’m looking for rechargeable clip on as well. I was looking at the new snark , D'Addario Nexxus 360. It looks like it could be improved version of the Equinox. What do you guys think? Anyone heard of it?
Also fender makes a great rechargeable. My Dad has one I tried it out and it was faster tracking than my silver snark and turned off automatically or went to slee mode after a set amount of time to save power. Great option. Tracked the low E on my bass just fine.
Also fender makes a great rechargeable. My Dad has one I tried it out and it was faster tracking than my silver snark and turned off automatically or went to slee mode after a set amount of time to save power. Great option. Tracked the low E on my bass just fine.
Just curious, what is the reason you are excluding typical battery powered tuners? Is it ecology?
Yes ecology, but also simplicity. Buying and replacing a battery is a minor inconvenience in life, but one that I'm fine cutting out. Even if the battery of a rechargeable tuner dies relatively quickly, I could always plug it in on the drive to a gig to get enough out of it for the gig rather than feeling confident that it's fine then discover I need to go buy a battery.
It's a real first world problem, but so are 98% of the threads up here.
Sorry, the Nexxus 360 was the one I had, mentioned above in post #9. I do not recommend it, but YMMV.
Didnt take it as criticism. Its a legit question. Why go out of my way to find a needle in a haystack when a pile of other just fine needles already exist.
Darn I was hoping the Nessus would be a good reliable one. I’m still unsure. With the super snark not being recommended either I might just get the rechargeable fender one. Not sure.
I have a couple of them, and I like them ... when they work. I say that because I got two defective ones from Sweetwater. Since getting past that little bump in the road, the two I own have worked great. They take the same 2032 battery that seemingly every other clipon tuner does, which is convenient.
Since the UniTunes cost a little more than the Snarks, at least IME, I tend to leave them home when I play a gig, usually taking a Snark instead (because I regard it as slightly more expendable). But it's not because the UniTunes aren't gigworthy; they are.
