After some excellent advice on using a clip on tuner on the headstock of my fretless for checking tunings - I gave my cheapo reverb special clip on a go - it works, but it's very slow to respond and not the most accurate or easy to read.
So I'm after a clip on that's man enough for the job:
Has to be clip on - I don't want to use an app on a phone as it's a pain in the backside for bass.. and, well - I just don't
Clip on is broadly in the right place for my eyes when playing
Needs to be super quick and responsive to pick up notes as I play them
Must be good on bass (and acoustic as I'll use it for that too)
Must be easy to read on a bass headstock which is basically so far away it might as well be in a different county!
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they are very easy to use, but not very accurate
I find the upmarket Korg ones are the best
The ones with AA batteries are less annoying for battery life
Some tuners are not very accurate on the bottom string and basses - watch out for that
Thanks! Useful info that..
The tc Polytune works just as well, but the poly, er, tune function is a bit unnecessary really.
i have the stroboflip which is great for setting intonation and general tuning, but I don’t think I would want to use it for assessing fretless playing. it’s just too sensitive
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On the subject of clip-on tuners - has anyone experienced them affecting dead spots on guitars?
Polytune is great and not so cheap.
A mate has the Peterson which again isn’t cheap, but is very accurate, although how quick depends on how accurate you wish to be. My mate says it’s like playing a game trying to get all the whizzing dots to align. I settled for almost there when I tried it.
I like strobe tuning so will probably get the Peterson next time Amazon or eBay have a blowout.