what guitar/bass tuners you guys/gals using now & why?

[eieio]

i have 2 simple tuners which can fit in my pocket(see pics)
1 is a plain jane & the other 1 got blue backlight with metronome..
sadly the led is broken, can recommend me another similar or better tuners?

thanking you in advance! :mrgreen:

 

[edyeo123]

you can get the korg brand. very good reviews and quite reliable. city music is still having their sales, you can get it from there.

 

[eieio]

which model? or all the korg brand got metronome & blue backlight is it?

 

[pessimist]

im using the korg pitchblack pedal tuner. it's frikkin sweet.

 

[Iceruff]

im using the korg pitchblack pedal tuner. it's frikkin sweet.

dude mind sharing the location and damage of the tuner?

 

[eieio]

how is it compared to boss & strobe(spelling?) tuner?

 

[eieio]

yea I'm so happy, finally after almost 1/2yr got myself another tuner! hehe
much bigger now & easier no need use magnifying glass.. got blink blink some more .. thanks eli!

 

[fgl]

the tuner built into my ME30 Boss multi effects

 

[lemonade93]

Tuner in my Korg AX3000G, but the pitchblack looks good and sensitive

 

[csds92]

mines an intelli tuner which i bought when i learnt classical guitar at christophori

 

[EugeneSmasher]

I'm using a Joyo JT-20 digital tuner.

Good things about it:
- Clip-on style tuner that is mounted at the headstock, therefore can be used for acoustic guitars as well. Unlike my other digital tuner by Cherub which is plugged into the guitar by standard instrument cable (cannot be used with a full acoustic guitar).
- Tuning is actually pretty accurate.
- Affordable. It cost me only about $20-30.

Bad things about it:
- Very barebones, as it does not have flat/sharp mode. Many other clip-on tuners have this feature, though.
- Uses a rather uncommon disc battery as compared to the two AAA batteries my Cherub tuner uses.

My Line 6 Floor POD multi-effects also has a tuner built-in but I haven't used it yet.

Personally, I'll always favour clip-on tuners as they can be used for both electric guitars and full acoustic guitars.

 

[Jumpin'Jellybean]

I'm using Joyo. It's a good decent tuner.

 

[loldude333]

Acoustic: Takamine onboard tuner, its built into the pickup. Tends to be a little temperamental but works ok
Electric: tuner in my Line 6 PodXT Live
Classical/Bass: Intelli clip-on tuner, quite reliable, green backlight. Got it for $35 at Davis. Highly recommended

However, tuners can break. In which case, your EARS gotta be good tuners too.

 

[eieio]

However, tuners can break. In which case, your EARS gotta be good tuners too.

Intelli clip-only come in green is it? if got choice of blue nice..
My old broken also (oem)Joyo, got blue backlight i like.. but I think not so accurate..

If I may mod a bit & add on: (no offense intended..)
However, tuners can break. In my case, so need to get a few other spare tuners.. hehe

 

[EugeneSmasher]

It is good to train your ears, rather than rely solely on digital tuners that could break down, run out of battery, etc. You could use a tuning fork, as it would never ever run out of battery. You could have a digital tuner as your main tuner as obviously it will be more accurate, but also have a tuning fork as backup, as well as to train your ears.

Personally, I have a digital tuner, as well as a tuning fork (a standard A-440 tuning fork, meaning the note it sounds is A). Killer combo. Only way to ruin a tuning fork is to break it and even then, that might be difficult.

 

[eieio]

Some can see light better by nature, while others excel in hearings like sound engineers..
I belong to the sight/visual camp, so hopeless in sound area.. hhehe
How to use tuning fork? I got A-440 but dunno how to use it

 

[EugeneSmasher]

It's very easy. After you hit the tuning fork's prongs on something hard, put the prongs close to your ear and you'll hear an A note. You use this A note as a reference when tuning your guitar.

To be honest I'm better at visual than sound, which is why optimally I prefer to use a digital tuner, and use the tuning fork as backup should my tuner spoil or run out of batt.

 

[carboxymoron]

Nowadays people carry so many gadgets, you don't really have to worry if your tuner fails. I have a tuner on my phone, and single note soundclips on my iPod, or I used to just tune to songs. TC Electronic is even releasing Polytune for iPhone...

But that said I have a Korg Pitchblack and I love it.