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Clip on Tuner
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:57 am
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:57 am
Can you guys recommend a clip on tuner for an acoustic. I’m a beginner…3 months in. Just purchased a Martin and want to buy the right tuner. So many options out there….TIA.
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Posted on 7/6/21 at 12:17 pm to BehindtheWoodshed
Snark works fine for me
Posted on 7/6/21 at 12:30 pm to BehindtheWoodshed
i have a few snarks but find the guitar tuna iphone app to be all i need.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 12:44 pm to Clint Torres
Here's what I use in the shop ...
D'Addario NS Micro Universal Tuner
Also ... If you want to spend more and get the best, Peterson - unquestionably the industry leader in electronic tuners for decades - makes a clip-on strobe tuner. It is the clip version of the pro Peterson on my repair bench I use for setting fretted instruments' intonation.
Peterson StroboClipHD
D'Addario NS Micro Universal Tuner
Also ... If you want to spend more and get the best, Peterson - unquestionably the industry leader in electronic tuners for decades - makes a clip-on strobe tuner. It is the clip version of the pro Peterson on my repair bench I use for setting fretted instruments' intonation.
Peterson StroboClipHD
Posted on 7/6/21 at 12:57 pm to BehindtheWoodshed
quote:
Can you guys recommend a clip on tuner for an acoustic.
I just have a basic Snark clip on but I honestly use the Pro Guitar Tuner app on my phone 9/10 times.
quote:
Just purchased a Martin
What did you get?
This post was edited on 7/6/21 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 7/6/21 at 1:11 pm to TheFretShack
quote:... and their phone app which is even more precise.
Peterson StroboClipHD
(much more)
Posted on 7/6/21 at 1:28 pm to SidewalkTiger
Martin 000E Black Walnut Ambertone
Posted on 7/6/21 at 2:05 pm to BehindtheWoodshed
quote:
Martin
Look into what’s on your headstock. Clip on tuners will mess up the finish on a Martin. That’s usually a nitro lacquer Martin though.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 2:24 pm to BehindtheWoodshed
quote:
Martin 000E Black Walnut Ambertone
Dadgum
heck of a guitar to learn on 
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Posted on 7/7/21 at 7:39 am to BehindtheWoodshed
I use a TC Electric PolyTune clip-on. It’s been great.
Posted on 7/7/21 at 10:07 am to BehindtheWoodshed
Snark works well for me. Like to use it at home or if I am playing a small club and don’t have my pedalboard tuner pedal.
Posted on 7/7/21 at 10:48 am to wareaglepete
I'm curious ... A clip-on is not about bench strobe accuracy, it's about convenience, speed and portability at something organized like a gig or in a guitar lesson. Do any of the phone app tuners - Peterson or anyone else - have a clip-on with a screen that communicates with the phone via blue tooth? I'd fear the phone apps rely on a guitar cable and/or a USB cable (a PITA waiting to crap out and let you down on stage, compared to a traditional clip or a stompbox tuner); or an external mic (not practical useless unless you're in your quiet bedroom or a closet or bathroom backstage). Can anyone shed light?
Posted on 7/7/21 at 1:25 pm to BehindtheWoodshed
Snark is all you need. Get two of them.
Posted on 7/7/21 at 1:30 pm to LSU alum wannabe
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Clip on tuners will mess up the finish on a Martin.
The snark will not as it’s made of not stick rubber
Posted on 7/7/21 at 4:14 pm to TheFretShack
I think the phone apps use the phone mic, and that would be trouble in a live setting.
Pedal is the optimal. The only drawback to the clip-on is since it is based on vibration through the wood there are issues if you have a drummer that won’t quit hitting the drums while you’re tuning.
Pedal is the optimal. The only drawback to the clip-on is since it is based on vibration through the wood there are issues if you have a drummer that won’t quit hitting the drums while you’re tuning.
Posted on 7/7/21 at 5:26 pm to BehindtheWoodshed
Posted on 7/7/21 at 5:38 pm to SidewalkTiger
^^^ That is a great unit too if you're an acoustic guy, and they are affordable enough to get one for each guitar and not bounce the same unit between.
Posted on 7/7/21 at 9:23 pm to wareaglepete
quote:
Pedal is the optimal.
Of course. You’re not going to want a clip on tuner for a live setting. If you’re playing an acoustic in a living room it’s ideal. On a stage, no.
Posted on 7/7/21 at 10:44 pm to monsterballads
quote:When it comes to in the living room we usually all tune to the same tuner.
Of course.
Posted on 7/8/21 at 10:19 pm to monsterballads
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The snark will not as it’s made of not stick rubber
read that they can if left on for extended periods?
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