Clip On Tuners

[bremen]

[quote name='tonybassplayer' timestamp='1355233626' post='1895684']
Yes me too. Rehearsal room now provides back line etc so just taking bass and a clip on tuner makes life easy

On another note ( pun very definitely intended ) if the low E struggles can't I just check that it is accurate at the fifth fret as an A or third as a G etc ??
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Harmonic at the 12th fret.

[dave_bass5]

Ive got the Planet Waves headstock tuners on my gigging bass and it does the job fine, I dont tend to use it more than once per gig, but for doing a set up etc i really love the Peterson Strobo clip tuner. It seems to be more accurate, or at least shows more accuracy. Not cheap though.

Ive also got a Snark but thats just as a back up in my gig bag, the PW is just so small and unobtrusive compared to the Snark. When im bored at gigs i sometimes turn the tuner on and play word games with the notes lol.

[dave_bass5]

Oh, i didn't realise i was already following this topic and that its an old thread. Sorry if im repeating myself.

[Silvia Bluejay]

Thank you all for your advice, guys! I received my D'Addario Planet Waves mini tuner this morning, and I've just tried it.

Good points:
- The adjustable clamp - very clever
- Reversible display for us lefties
- Tiny!

Slightly less good point:
- Still takes a while, and/or a few plucks, to decide if my B string is in tune or not. (At least, though, it doesn't have problems with the E string.)

Excellent buy for a little less than £12 and free delivery from Amazon.



Edit - the tuner wasn't touching the strings, even if in this photo it looks like it is.

Edited December 13, 2012 by bluejay

[stoker]

The one I'v got take a while to detect the E but otherwise works very well. No idea how much it cost as it was a prezzie from my parents a couple years ago.

[Silvia Bluejay]

I still need to try mine on the 4, and the fretless 5, and the upright (if the clamp can fit somewhere). I'll have a little fun tonight

Edited December 13, 2012 by bluejay

[dave_bass5]

I believe that they become faster if they are clamped close to the nut. I certainly noticed a difference going from the tip of the headstock to just behind the nut.

[Silvia Bluejay]

I'll try that too, later. The string spacing on 5ers might not help, though.

[arthurhenry]

My Planet waves clip on sometimes takes a while to detect E. It's also a bit of a struggle finding a spot for it on a Tele headstock with a D-tuner.

[ead]

Planet Waves item works fine for me E to G, but also when I had a 5-string it coped with a low B. You need to find the most resonant part of the headstock for optimal effect or tune with harmonics (or both).

[gub]

I use a eno one at gigs and it really struggles with the E , going to use tuner on my B2 unit in the future I think !

[dannybuoy]

Can't believe nobody's mentioned the Korg Pitchclip? Around £8 online, I bought one for use with my Kala U-Bass and it works brilliantly. Not tried it on my electrics or with a low B though since I always have a pedal tuner hooked up there.