Kevin Dean Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) So what's the best one ? Edited February 26, 2016 by Kevin Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I have the tc polytune clip on... it's great. So much so that it's now my only tuner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Derrick Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Peterson Strobo clip, by a long chalk. Brilliant piece of kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I recently bought the Polytune clip tuner; very impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthaside Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) I've got a pair of the snark's , [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Snark-Guitar-Violin-Tuner/dp/B004XNK7AI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456479585&sr=8-1&keywords=snark"]http://www.amazon.co...&keywords=snark[/url] I got tired of the guitarist asking to borrow it mid rehearsal and bought a second for him. works really rather nicely and im not sure how the work so well but they dont ever seem to pick up him bashing away when im tuning with my amp muted.. Edited February 26, 2016 by synthaside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I had a polytune clip, it worked well but you can't rotate it, so it wasn't any good for my bass. I use a Planet Waves mini one. It's tiny and very unobtrusive, tracks well even on the low B. It's small but can still be seen easily enough. Also because it's small I can just leave it attached, even while the bass is in its bag being transported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 This is mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lw. Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 TC & their Polytune range seem to be absolutely owning the tuner world at the moment; I very much like my pedal so I'd guess their clip-on is good too. It's great the clip-ons are getting better nowadays but one downside I've noticed is people using them at gigs keep forgetting to turn-down/mute their basses & guitars - I can't stand "The Tuning Song"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineweasel Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 [quote name='ambient' timestamp='1456484913' post='2989440']I use a Planet Waves mini one. It's tiny and very unobtrusive, tracks well even on the low B. It's small but can still be seen easily enough. Also because it's small I can just leave it attached, even while the bass is in its bag being transported. [/quote] +1. These are great little tuners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 False economy buying one of the Chinese ones on eBay. When the time comes to change the battery you'll find it costs more than a replacement tuner. There must be thousands of them lying around in kit bags.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I think most clips work great. However, I'd rather not use a tuner that compromises the integrity of the headstock on any of my basses. I'll stick with my Korg Pitch Black. Again from what I've seen the clips all seem to work great. Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stylon Pilson Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I have a Planet Waves one for my acoustic guitar. Very small, tracks well, and is unobtrusive from the front. Its only flaw is that the face has 5 buttons on it and I can never remember which one is the on/off. S.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peted Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I have a Planet Waves clip and TC Polytune clip. Both are brilliant and work very quickly and accurately using a 12th fret harmonic even on a B string. I got annoyed with the plastic clip on the Planet Waves as my main bass has contoured edges on the headstock and it would ping off randomly. The clip on the TC unit is miles better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Bassman Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I have a Snark clip-on and it works just fine. Nice and easy to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoirBass Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) Just my two peneth: I've bought the Korg Pitchclip, TC Polytune clip and the Planet Waves nano. For me the best of the 3 is the Korg. The TC works great on guitar but the poly tuning is redundant on bass and it struggles to track my E string let alone a low B. The Nano I found too small and the proof of that is that I managed to loose it - worked well until then though. So given that the Korg tracks all my bass (4 and 5 strings) no problem and is considerably cheaper than the TC it gets my vote. Edited February 26, 2016 by NoirBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coilte Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 [quote name='NoirBass' timestamp='1456501595' post='2989729'] I've bought the Korg Pitchclip, TC Polytune clip and the Planet Waves nano. For me the best of the 3 is the Korg. . [/quote] Glad to hear it. On the strength of this thread, I have just ordered the Korg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 [quote name='Lw.' timestamp='1456485383' post='2989447'] TC & their Polytune range seem to be absolutely owning the tuner world at the moment; I very much like my pedal so I'd guess their clip-on is good too. It's great the clip-ons are getting better nowadays but one downside I've noticed is people using them at gigs keep forgetting to turn-down/mute their basses & guitars - I can't stand "The Tuning Song"! [/quote]This. I have one which is great but don't have any other means of muting out which is incredibly useful so the Planet Waves floor wart stays for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 If I didn't already have two Snarks (brilliant) I'd probably have bought a Polytune by now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huge Hands Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Every time I've seen someone with a clip on (admittedly mainly guitarists) - they've usually got a Snark. I've borrowed them and they seemed fine for bass, including low B. However, when I looked them up on line, there are so many models! Not sure which ones I borrowed..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) Got a Korg Pitchclip and a TC Electronic Polytune Clip. The Pitchclip is good, the Polytune Clip is superb. The only issue with the clip style tuner is it staying on the headstock (especially with a 2x2 headstock!). Edited February 26, 2016 by Skybone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthedog Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 TC Polytune for me. Very happy with it and have disposed of all the other clips I went with when starting out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonky2 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Another vote fir tc elec polytune clip Got mine iff amazon £24 on offer (may have been black friday deal though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmettC Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Another one for the polytune clip, the only clip on the picks up the low B reliably. I have quite a few other clip on tuners around the house but none of the others are as fast or accurate as the tc. I still always use a TU2 for gigs though, I think it looks wierd having a nice instrument with a piece of plastic hanging from it at a gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Took the clip off my Polytune and stuck it on me headstock [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pedullaman/media/IMG_9024_zpslo42q0pj.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/pedullaman/IMG_9024_zpslo42q0pj.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Works great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 [quote name='ped' timestamp='1456523924' post='2990111'] Took the clip off my Polytune and stuck it on me headstock [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pedullaman/media/IMG_9024_zpslo42q0pj.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/pedullaman/IMG_9024_zpslo42q0pj.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Works great! [/quote] That is genius ! I sold mine because it wouldn't fit on the headstock of my Roscoe, not so that I could see it anyway, and the display doesn't rotate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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