Tuners

[Beefyeggo]

I've seen the clip on type tuners advertised for just a few quid. Does anyone use them? Are they OK?

I can't quite make it out... I can see how they would work on an acoustic, but was wondering just how effective they are on an electric bass..

Edited August 26, 2011 by Beefyeggo

[KevB]

I've seen people use them on electric instruments too, there is enough resonance to get a signal. I think if you are tuning in a noisy environment they might get a bit compromised though.

[BottomE]

I was a sceptic at first. Mrs BottomE bought one for me and i now have 2 which are great. Small and light they are very accurate - you can use the digital representation of the analogue meter or the Hz settings to tune. Can be callibrated. Shows up nicely on a dark stage. Works on vibration so usually not affected by noise from other instruments or environment.

Always seems to take a bit longer to tune the E string. Don't know how effective it would be if you had a 5 stringer.

[OliverBlackman]

i use a £20 korg one on my double bass which is great if i need to quickly tune before a practice. Wouldnt use it on a gig though

[Dropzone]

I was thinking of one of these but tune as low as A and wonder if it can handle it???

[mart]

[quote name='Dropzone' post='1352547' date='Aug 26 2011, 03:11 PM']I was thinking of one of these but tune as low as A and wonder if it can handle it???[/quote]
Harmonics!

[KiOgon]

My son bought me one of these for a present a couple of years ago - works perfectly & checks spot on against a full size
[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SEIKO-ST01-CHROMATIC-KEY-RING-DIGITAL-GUITAR-TUNER-/290578841944?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item43a7d94158"]Seiko keyring tuner[/url]

[Machines]

I've got a Rotosound one (does most stringed instruments) and it seems to track better and quicker with higher frequencies. A 12th fret harmonic E is much better than an open E I find.

[BottomE]

[quote name='Machines' post='1352566' date='Aug 26 2011, 03:20 PM']I've got a Rotosound one (does most stringed instruments) and it seems to track better and quicker with higher frequencies. A 12th fret harmonic E is much better than an open E I find.[/quote]
Which is fine if you know your bass is setup correctly. Only problem with this is that its harder to setup intonation if you can't track the bottom E.

[dave_bass5]

Ive got a Peterson Strobo-clip and a Snark and both work really well.
I too was a bit sceptical about this type of tuner but ive not had any problems with mine.

I only really use the Peterson when i change strings or do a set up as its not cheap and doesn't look like it will hold up to a lot of gigging. The Snark is good enough for gig tuning and it looks pretty good as well.

Both work very well in loud environments.

[Prime_BASS]

[quote name='BottomE' post='1352579' date='Aug 26 2011, 03:25 PM']Which is fine if you know your bass is setup correctly. Only problem with this is that its harder to setup intonation if you can't track the bottom E.[/quote]

I would hope intonation would be set correctly before you are at a gig and need to tube up.

[BottomE]

[quote name='Prime_BASS' post='1352854' date='Aug 26 2011, 06:35 PM']I would hope intonation would be set correctly before you are at a gig and need to tube up.[/quote]
Me too. I was just saying that they aint the best tools to do a setup with. I prefer my mates old 1980s Korg analogue tuner for that.

btw - i think you meant to say "lube" up