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Post by forest on Aug 7, 2018 9:43:48 GMT
Hi all, Can I please pick your collective brains, what is the best tuner for home use, I have a snark and a Korg CA30 but is there anything better about for just acoustic not electro tuning. Many thanks Paul.
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Post by oustudent on Aug 7, 2018 9:51:49 GMT
I like the Snark Snark SN-1X Clip-On Chromatic Guitar Tuner I have tried similar from Thomann, they are cheap but they have a weird setting for other instruments like Ukelele and if you select the wrong instrument it doesn't work as expected. www.thomann.de/gb/thomann_ctc_50_red.htm?sid=fe76c405dfb064a2388ee3502f3f4e70 I also have the iStrobosoft app on my iPad which I keep forgetting to use. John
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Post by scorpiodog on Aug 7, 2018 9:59:31 GMT
I like Snarks too. I have a black one which will work for guitar or bass. I haven't tried it on any higher pitched instruments. But my absolute favourite, and I am so glad I sprung nearly 40 quid for it is this one. It is ideal for quickly checking tuning, and reacts much faster than any other tuner I've tried. It works on mandolin and guitar very well. Not so clever with bass. The bottom E is, I think, below its range.
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Post by Onechordtrick on Aug 7, 2018 10:14:01 GMT
Another Snark fan here, I use the red one (SN-2) for mandolin and octave. It has both vibration and microphone. Sometimes it struggles on the E in vibration mode, but works fine with the microphone. The Thomann one linked appears to have the same display as the Snark.
I've also got an eBay special AtoG tuner that has instrument settings like the Thomann one. It seems as accurate as the Snark (or at least they have the same inbuilt error!) but can be frustrating if I switch to the wrong instrument.
I'd personally go for a chromatic tuner if you switch instruments or tuning
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Post by brianr2 on Aug 7, 2018 11:59:37 GMT
I’m a fan of the TC Polytune, at the in scorpiodog’s post. I find in more accurate, stable and robust than Snarks. It can be fitted to the front or back of the headstock and folds flat so can be left on the guitar while in the case. Brian
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Post by grayn on Aug 7, 2018 12:13:36 GMT
I have 2 Snarks. 1 in my bass case and one in the music/computer room. They are pretty decent. But you get what you pay for, in this instance and the Polytune is worth the extra cash, I reckon. TC stuff is always excellent. It's definitely tougher and better built. But if you just play for yourself, at home, I'm not sure you need anything more than the Snark. Try tuning by ear. it's a worthwhile skill. We didn't have tuners, back in the70s.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2018 13:33:04 GMT
Yeh, another vote for the TC Polytune, although personally I never use the ‘poly’ bit of the tuner, if you know what I mean. There is now a much cheaper one without the polyphonic bit. Very accurate. Bit slow in taking up the tuning of the bottom string of a bass, but usually play 12 harmonic for that. Also, when my 6th string is tuned to C my ears are telling me that is not in tune, and usually have to tweak it a bit. Other than that it’s great.
Robbie
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Post by andyhowell on Aug 7, 2018 16:01:22 GMT
I had a TC and loved it until it died. Too expensive to replace regularly. Back with Snark now.
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Post by ocarolan on Aug 7, 2018 22:47:29 GMT
Ears, as grayn said. (Though I'd have to reference the 60s, when I had some of those awful pitch pipes - convinced me to use my ears!) And, as many others have said, a TC Polytune which I use "out" when it's noisy. And it's fine for bass if you use 12th fret harmonics. Keith
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Post by bellyshere on Aug 8, 2018 8:37:26 GMT
I’m going to be frowned at now. I use my phone app. It’s just as accurate as my old TU thingy. I used to be able to tune fairly well by ear but seem to be miles out nowadays.
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Post by andyhowell on Aug 8, 2018 8:46:42 GMT
I’m going to be frowned at now. I use my phone app. It’s just as accurate as my old TU thingy. I used to be able to tune fairly well by ear but seem to be miles out nowadays. Don't worry. I often use mine as well!
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Post by vikingblues on Aug 8, 2018 18:10:51 GMT
I've settled with having a Snark of the red variety. Seems perfectly adequate for home use and not too pricey. As always followed with fine tuning by ear. I've not tried the method Pierre Bensusan suggests. A tuning fork (A 440cycles) held between the teeth and hit so you can hear the sound in your head. Then he uses his ears to tune the other strings by harmonics. With that method I suspect I'd just break my teeth and have my fillings rattling loose! Mark
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Post by robmc on Aug 8, 2018 21:55:21 GMT
Phone app to check low e is concert pitch then me lugs... I do have a TC but it ran out of battery around Christmas... That is the first and only tuner I've had, I got it when it was still quite a bargain from my local PMT and even then the salesman was quite apologetic about the price!
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Post by dreadnought28 on Aug 9, 2018 0:46:47 GMT
The cheaper version if the Polytune, the Unitune, is amazing value. I’ve tried most tuners and these are the best.
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Post by dreadnought28 on Aug 9, 2018 0:47:55 GMT
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