A clip on tuner that works?

[joescartwright]

Anyone found a really reliable clip on tuner? I've tried a few but have always found them sketchy in a live situation. It'd just be nice to have one less thing in the signal chain.

 

Cheers!

Joe.

[gjones]

Snarks are very good for bass but as they have swiveling stalk thing, which is delicate and tends to break, you have to be very careful with them.

[Matt P]

5 minutes ago, gjones said:

Snarks are very good for bass but as they have swiveling stalk thing, which is delicate and tends to break, you have to be very careful with them.

this^

mine broke but i repaired it by drilling a hole in each of the 2 parts and gluing it back together with a steel pin inside, it's been fine ever since, i expect the other end will break at some point but I've got plenty of glue and steel pins.

i've got the snark with the metronome built in, auto chromatic tuning etc, i've yet to find an instrument that it can't pick up. (4 and 5 string bass, EUB, uke bass, electric and acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin and ukelele)

 

Matt 

[Andytre]

I've been using a Korg Pitchclip for ages now, small profile does 4 string fine (not tried on 5) its been dropped, bashed about and even sat on and still working fine. 

 

https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Korg-Pitchclip-Clip-on-Tuner/FYN?origin=product-ads&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=PLA Shop - Korg&utm_term=4584207573605927&utm_content=All Products - Korg

Edited February 1, 2018 by Andytre

[LewisK1975]

TC Polytune clip.  Never failed at all.  Even in Very noisy situations.

[Cuzzie]

+1 polytune

[pete.young]

I thought the Snark was barely acceptable for bass, and it is utterly blown into the weeds by the TC Electronic Polytune.

[Frank Blank]

+1 Polytune. The best clip-on solution imho.

[machinehead]

The TC polytune is excellent.  It's all I use for gigs and everything else.

Frank.

[Skybone]

Another vote for the TC Electronic Polytune Clip, though TBH, sometimes it goes into polytune mode when you're trying to tune a single string, which is a tad annoying, especially on bass.

However, the new(ish) TC Electronic Unitune Clip is fantastic (and cheaper). The Unitune doesn't have the. polytune mode. Both are incredibly accurate too.

[CameronJ]

Another vote for the Polytune/Unitune clip. Sturdy construction, fast and accurate. You’ll never need another clip on tuner again. Unless you lose it. Then buy another.

[Daz39]

Yep , +1 for the TC Polytune Clip. Great thing.

[PaulWarning]

this one works for me

https://reverb.com/item/2381439-reverb-clip-on-tuner-uk-exclusive?utm_campaign=uktuner

you have to put uktuner in the code box to get it for £2

the trick is not to pluck the strings too hard, bit odd I know when it works on vibrations (Ithink), trouble with clip on tuners is they don't work very well in a noisy environment, well mine don't anyway 

[Frank Blank]

5 hours ago, Skybone said:

...though TBH, sometimes it goes into polytune mode when you're trying to tune a single string, which is a tad annoying, especially on bass.

This true, particularly on the E, if you tune using the harmonic it seems to remedy this most of the time but not always.

[Skybone]

Usually always on the E, but it has happened on all the other strings as well. The 12th harmonic (or the fretted 12th) does get around it.

I'm finding the Unitune to be excellent, as you don't have that issue.

[joescartwright]

Unitune looks like a winner to me, I'll give it a try. Thanks all!

[dave_bass5]

On 02/02/2018 at 07:27, Skybone said:

Another vote for the TC Electronic Polytune Clip, though TBH, sometimes it goes into polytune mode when you're trying to tune a single string, which is a tad annoying, especially on bass.

A bit late to the thread but wanted to point out If you set the turner to Bass mode polyphonic tuning isnt even an option.

[dannybuoy]

The Polyclip has a bass mode? If that means I don't have to use 12th freth harmonics to tune my low E and B then I'll give it a try!

[Andyjr1515]

TC polytune for me too...

[Hellzero]

TC Electronic Polytune for me too and it's working fine with all my 6 strings basses and even my EUB 6 strings with the Bass Mode engaged.

Being a user manuals reader helps a lot. 

Edited April 16, 2018 by Hellzero
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[pete.young]

1 hour ago, dannybuoy said:

The Polyclip has a bass mode? If that means I don't have to use 12th freth harmonics to tune my low E and B then I'll give it a try!

Yup. If you hold down the button nearest the middle for a few seconds, the display will flash a green cross and 'B' at you. Do it again and you get back to 'G' mode.

[dave_bass5]

Lol, it also has a manual, sometimes its a good idea to read it :-)

First thing i did when i got mine was to put it in to Bass/strobe mode, and its never been changed since. I used to use my Peterson stroboclip to set intonation, but the Polyclip is more than up to the job IMO. 

[obbm]

Another vote for the TC Polytune.  

[bazzbass]

I have the Peterson StroboClip, cost $150. Piece of crap, hard to read, actually, VERY hard to read.

 

Polytune Polyclip, the BEST tuner by far. Around $90? well worth it. So quick and accurate, and by far the easiest to see even in daylight

Edited April 17, 2018 by bazzbass

[lowregisterhead]

15 hours ago, dave_bass5 said:

A bit late to the thread but wanted to point out If you set the turner to Bass mode polyphonic tuning isnt even an option.

Been using mine for years and never knew this! But then I don't read, I fiddle...