Recommend me a headstock tuner

chunkmonk

With the risk of repeating older threads......

My headstock tuner has finally given up the ghost, and I need a new one.......who’s got what and would they recommend it?

Flanging_Fred

Tc electronic polytune clip is pretty good. Happy with mine.

not_the_dj

The PolyTune clip is brill 

wrinkleygit

TC polytune every time, had mine for 6 months now, better than my previous Boss TU-10 & streets ahead of some of the budget ones I've used

RandallFlagg

yep, never looked back after I got the TC Polytune, been through 2 or 3 others but the TC is the one.

Moe_Zambeek

I have a TC and a Peterson, I prefer the Peterson but the TC is smaller if that is an issue for you.

terada

Always used a snark myself. Never had any issues

Moe_Zambeek

Actually I have a Snark too but it chews through batteries something rotten.

Legionreturns

+1 for the TC 

I've got a couple of snarks as well, but they never get a look in now 

blobb

Satisfied Peterson user.

Maynehead

Polytune. More reliable than snark.

Dodge

+1 for the TC. -1 for the Snark though,  the plastic has on the clip is actually made of cheddar.

TINMAN82

I have a newer TC but it’s relegated to a drawer in favour of the old Snark which I find far more adjustable and easy to handle.

Walter Trout played his entire gig in Glasgow recently with a blue Snark on the headstock of his 70s strat. 

Moe_Zambeek

I’ve always thought they look a bit crap on the headstock but it’d be good to ditch the tuner and spare some space on the board.

terada

Interesting that the snark is not so well received on the whole here, maybe I'll check out the polytune.

Worth the 20 odd quid price increase?

proggy

I've only ever used Snark tuners and they've been fine.

CeeJay

I use a Snark. It seems a little temperamental but fine for home use. Wouldn't want to gig it though.

baldy

I have a D"Addario plus a couple of those £2 ones Reverb were doing last year & a TC.
They all work fine, I only play at home, but the TC definitely seems better made IMO & the battery lasts longer, again IMO.
I have tuners built in to 2 of my amps & a multi FX pedal I have & all 4 clip on"s seem accurate when compared to them.

TINMAN82

terada said:

Interesting that the snark is not so well received on the whole here, maybe I'll check out the polytune.

Worth the 20 odd quid price increase?

Nope

Legionreturns

TINMAN82 said:

terada said:

Interesting that the snark is not so well received on the whole here, maybe I'll check out the polytune.

Worth the 20 odd quid price increase?

Nope

Yep

sweepy

A big plus 1 for the TC Polytune clip on 

brucegill

Had the TC and now have a Peterson strobe HD, love it. Pricey though. I always used the TC on strobe as, personally, i couldn’t ever get it that accurate on the needle setting. A mate has a Tc and loves it, until I put it on strobe to piss him off. Each to their own I guess. 

Sassafras

I only play heavy metal so I don't need a tuner.
  

crunchman

I've not used the TC, but I do own the Planet Waves one and the Snark.  The PW is better than the Snark.  It tracks better on the low strings, and it seems easier on batteries.  I've also had a Snark die on me.

Th4fonz

I have a snark and a tc polytune clip.  The polytune is way better.

TheMarlin

TC Polytune Clip. I have three of them. Awesome. Way more accurate and versatile than any other headstock tuner I’ve tried.  Impressive battery life. 

My Snark eats batteries. It’s now consigned to the parts bin, Polytune Clip rules the roost. 

I even git rid of my floor tuner!!

TINMAN82

This is making me wonder if I’ve got a different version of the tc polytune! Mine feels kind of cheap and annoying that it doesn’t swivel around to any position whilst clipped on like the snark does. Ah well, as long as the guitar is in tune.

Andyjr1515

Polytune clip on for me too.  Tunes bass guitars just as effectively as electrics...

Blackbooks

Just bought a TC Polytune Clip from Amazon for £27 delivered with Prime...might be a more left at that price. 

crunchman

Blackbooks said:

Just bought a TC Polytune Clip from Amazon for £27 delivered with Prime...might be a more left at that price. 

That's quite a lot of money.  I bought the Planet Waves one for £6.95 in their Black Friday sale.

The PW one is good enough.

Modellista

The TC ones are great. Actually I prefer the Unitune. I don’t use the poly mode of the Poly (I only have one hand spare to adjust one string a time!) so I don’t like it when the Poly flips into poly mode. Not an issue with the Uni. The Uni used to be cheaper when the Polys were around £40, but now they’re both the same price. I’d sill chose the Uni.