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Which Guitar Tuner?

Posted by The Professor on December 26, 2011 at 2:25pm in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

Hi all

My analogue Seiko tuner that I have had for over 20 year is starting to play up a little and I was thinking of geting a new one.

I have seen clip on types, which look ideal but having no experience of them I just wondered has anyone got a view or advice.

Also how do they fair tuning up CBG's

Best Regards

Prof.

Thanks to everyone for your comments. It has proved really helpful. I think on reflection I will go for the Snark Red.

Regs. Prof.

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  • Seaman Jay December 27, 2011 at 3:52pm

    Not funny. Not helpful. Quite idiotic. Nothing against nobody really. 

  • blufloyd December 27, 2011 at 3:31pm

    Polish Chop Stix?   Nothing against nobody really.

  • Tom December 27, 2011 at 2:29pm

    Taking your advice Keni, ordered a Snark SN-2 off of Ebay. Super sweet price. Will see how it works.

     

  • Seaman Jay December 27, 2011 at 12:18pm

    I already bought 5 of them. Gave 4 to friends & family. All still working and undamaged... It's probably your violinist's grip, Diane >:)

    "Red" is actually not about the color -- they make blue ones - optimized for guitar in standard tuning, and red - for all stringed (but not only stringed) instruments...

    Diane in Chicago said:

    The Snark tuners can be hard to read in bright light, though.  I like the black ones with a backlit display better. 

    Plus, I broke my Snark in about five minutes after I got it out of the box.  The swivel neck is kind of fragile.  Now it is held together with contact cement.  >:-(

    I wanted to like it!  It is red!

  • Lonman December 27, 2011 at 11:59am

    old school, you go Chickenbone-

     

  • Uncle John December 27, 2011 at 7:23am

    I have two clip on tuners from Gitty.  INexpensive.  Work great.

  • ChickenboneJohn December 27, 2011 at 5:50am

    Forget digital, this is the one...cheap, compact, reliable, no batteries required.

    305765662?profile=original

  • Ray Davies December 27, 2011 at 4:28am

    There are quite a few online tuners out there. Obviously not much help if you're sat in a field with no PC, that's when the electronic tuner would be useful. For home tuning by ear I've found the two below quite good. Umpteen variations of tunings and for different instruments. Worth a look.

    Gieson Online tuner

    Get tuned Tuner

  • blufloyd December 27, 2011 at 2:50am

    Red is good but I got one at Guitar Center in a little box on counter and whatever one  Mr Gitty sells plus the old analog and the newer analog and I got a lot of stuff. The currency really is worthless, you know.

  • Diane in Chicago December 27, 2011 at 12:22am

    The Snark tuners can be hard to read in bright light, though.  I like the black ones with a backlit display better. 

    Plus, I broke my Snark in about five minutes after I got it out of the box.  The swivel neck is kind of fragile.  Now it is held together with contact cement.  >:-(

    I wanted to like it!  It is red!

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