Pedal tuners are my favs. Polytune 2 or Boss TU-3.
Polytune Mini is a very space saving pedal if your board is crowded but the lack of fine tuning is a big miss (it's always on 440).
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Pedal tuners are my favs. Polytune 2 or Boss TU-3.
Polytune Mini is a very space saving pedal if your board is crowded but the lack of fine tuning is a big miss (it's always on 440).
I've been using this one for many years and am very happy with it. Very fast and incredibly accurate.
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I meant these two types, the pedal ones are waaaaayyyy too much expensive for me:
I've had several brands over the years. Currently I have a TC Electronics PolyTune with my rig at church. Works great and acts as a mute when needed. I also have one of their clip-ons at home. Are they the best for average person use? Don't know. Likely not, but I'm not going to pay several hundred dollars for a tuner that clearly gives me a noticeable "better." Do they reliably tune and can be easily seen when doing so? Yes. Would I buy them again? Yes, but I'd have to be convinced there is a noticeably better tuner.
Caution: Some bounce around while trying to tune and some are difficult to read in various settings (those with needles).
With your amazing and encyclopedic musical knowledge, I was certain you would know the answer and thought of you when posting!
I meant these two types, the pedal ones are waaaaayyyy too much expensive for me:
The battery lasts a long time as well.
But virtually any tuner will work.
I have used the Snark clip on tuners and they seem to work well for around the house use. For rehearsal and shows I use the inline-plug-in PolyTune 3 strobe.
We are tight on space at the majority of our gigs, so rather than getting used to a pedal-or plug in tuner-I might not be able to use, I stick with these:
Micro Tuner | Accessories | D'Addario
Micro Tuner | Accessories | D'Addario
Do they work well?We are tight on space at the majority of our gigs, so rather than getting used to a pedal-or plug in tuner-I might not be able to use, I stick with these:
Micro Tuner | Accessories | D'Addario
Well enuff. A little difficult to see in bright light. Also nearly invisible on the headstock. I have 4-one on each bass. All my headstocks are black; I put the 'screen' on the back.
I have all four types of tuners - rack mount, pedal, palm held, and clip on. I don’t find any of them to be significantly more accurate or quicker than any other. The one that I use 99% of the time is my $20 Snark Clip On tuner. It picks up my low B and E strings on every bass I own just as fast as my $300 Korg Rack Mount tuner and I don’t have to be plugged into anything for it to work.
The palm held was my first tuner purchase and is my least favorite to use, kinda clumsy design.
The rack mount was my second tuner purchase and took the place of the clumsy palm tuner. It worked very good for stage but had so many bells and whistles that if you pushed the wrong button in the dark it would take you a few seconds to cycle back to the proper setting for bass tuning.
The pedal tuner was my third tuner purchase and worked good on stage as well, it even doubled as a mute switch. However, I’m just not into a lot of pedals and now that I’m not playing out much I don’t even have a pedal board.
My last tuner purchase was a clip on Snark tuner and is by far my favorite in a non gigging setting. It’s dead simple, dead fast, dead accurate and dirt cheap. You don’t need to plug in to anything, it’s on with the push of a button and turns itself off after a few minutes. It works perfect on every bass (that has a headstock), is fairly durable and is easy to read in the dark or in bright light.
There are a couple of different snark models but this is the one I like best, it has a finer scale and works better than the Snark X model…
https://www.amazon.com/Snark-SN5X-Guitar-Violin-Current/dp/B01H74YV56/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1ARSIIU9ALT8M&keywords=Snark+bass+tuner&qid=1669651007&sprefix=snark+bass+tuner,aps,142&sr=8-3
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I was just thinking that!
The other option is an app for a phone or tablet. Why buy more hardware?
I find the snark clip on tuner goes through batteries, so for rehearsals (if I don’t have my pedalboard) I just put my phone in front of the cab and use an app called Cleartune.
Aren't ears pretty expensive to buy?
Can't address the most precise, and "best" depends on needs and likes.
I went with a pedal because (a) I won't lose or break it, (b) it doesn't need a battery, (c) it doubles as a hush switch. The Korg Pitchblack had the best bang for the buck (for my needs) at the time, so that's what I went with. It has several display modes. I like Strobe mode, but then I grew up on Conn Strobe tuners in band (trombone).
I unliked this just so I could like it again.
Поклонников того и другого предостаточно. Я не думаю, что вы можете ошибиться ни с тем, ни с другим. Мне нравится Хипшот; это стоит меньше, делает то, что мне нужно, и выглядит великолепно. (Я использую гугл переводчик.)
[There are plenty of fans of both. I don't think you can go wrong with either. I like Hipshot; it costs less, does what I need and looks great. (I use Google translate.)]
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