TheGreek Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I generally use a clip on tuner - mainly because of the convenience of knowing it's in a case where I can put my hands on one quickly. Today I was tuning a 5 string Spector which I recently acquired with said tuner, piece of cheap crap wouldn't even register a note using the B string!! I eventually gave up and rummaged around till I found my trusty [b]Boss CT-6 tuner[/b], buried in a box with loads of other bass nic-nacs. Tuned the B string in no time at all - actually took me more time plugging it into the power supply! [i]Hoo-bloody-ray...[/i]. I know I could have tuned it on the harmonics or the 7th fret but the B string was a bit "[i]wobbly[/i]" and I wanted to get it spot on. Nice to know that there's still stuff out there you can rely on...Any other tuners which do the job properly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Peterson StroboRack of course. But the built-in tuner on my BassPod XT copes with the low B with ease too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowhand_mike Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Polytune clip does and i would imagine the pedal Polytune would as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomed Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Polytune does the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I use either Polytune or my Roland GT6B depending on what i decide to use on the night. Both tune my 6er no probs at all. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painy Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I've found my Snark pedal copes with the low B better than any other tuner I've tried (and I've tried most of them). I can't actually tell any difference in the way it responds to the B at all compared to the other strings. Nice clear display too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Zoom B3 and Korg TM-40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 The tc polytune clip does. The planet waves PT10 also does. I sometimes don't use standard A=440hz tuning, the PT10 still tunes a low B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 My Zoom B3 is fine, and surprisingly the Korg Pitchclip I bought for emergencies is fine too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saved Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I use a Korg one.Dont remember model,but something with 20.Cheap.Also i can tune F# below LB with this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 The D'Addario Eclipse is brilliant, I have two... in different colours! A yellow one for my yellow bass and a purple one for the 7 string. Tunes to B no problem. I've just managed to get it to go as far as G# below B! For pedal tuners, I've owned the Korg Pitchblack for years and have never worried about upgrading it. Built like a tank and it's display is really smooth, doesn't flicker or jump about. The TC tuner is great too though I don't own one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fihermanmusician Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 The Polytune app on my iPhone handles the B string well. Obviously acoustically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 TC pedal is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thodrik Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I have used a Boss TU2 for the last 12 years or so. No issues though I don't think I could ever get desperately excited about a tuner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Wishbone Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 TC Polytune can get down to A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Mine's a Metro-Tuner MT-30 made by C.Giant and purchased in an ALDI bargain bin several years ago. The photo is of one identical but for the brand name. [attachment=239339:Metro-TunerMT-30.png] It came with a clip-on transducer on a wire. I unplugged that and I don't use it. The device itself takes an output from DI, FX OUT or the dedicated tuner output on my combo. It sits where I want it on the end of a cable. I recently found a limitation. If I am playing through the house system It would require my taking a feed back from the desk. No major crisis though, I could always rig it with a splitter cable if that was a frequent occurrence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 I use Harley Bentons micro pedal tuner on my board, does the fiver very well and cost next to nowt for a nice metal pedal with a big bright screen. Can't beat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 [quote name='Painy' timestamp='1488306930' post='3247776'] I've found my Snark pedal copes with the low B better than any other tuner I've tried (and I've tried most of them). [/quote] My Snark clipon is worse than useless with a low B. TC Polytune clip is much better. Korg DT10 is great too, although it takes up a lot of space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisK1975 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Yup the polytune clip works fine, if it has to be clip-on. Never had any issues with a TU-2 or TU-3 (set to Bass mode) either if you're considering pedals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 [quote name='dood' timestamp='1488311592' post='3247835'] I've owned the Korg Pitchblack for years and have never worried about upgrading it. Built like a tank and it's display is really smooth, doesn't flicker or jump about. [/quote] +1 A great big, bright, simple display makes it dead easy to read under stage lighting, the Mute button is essential if you get as angry as I do with guitarists who tune up at gigs with their guitars going through their rigs (do you really imagine the audience actually wants to hear this?), and you can use it to power a non-battery 9V pedal which can be bloody useful under some circumstances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 So there are loads out there that do...this begs the question then "[i]why don't all of them?[/i]". I think the answer may lie in the fact the clip on tuner I was using cost less than a £5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1488468518' post='3249226'] So there are loads out there that do...this begs the question then "[i]why don't all of them?[/i]". I think the answer may lie in the fact the clip on tuner I was using cost less than a £5. [/quote] Mine was closer to five quid than ten back then. I use neither the clip on part nor the tiny microphone supplied however. Would the clip perhaps be at fault? Maybe it doesn't make a good enough mechanical contact to accurately measure the lowest frequencies. As I mentioned, I feed the signal directly to mine. When it misbehaves sometimes it is either the battery getting weak or poor contact at the jack connectors. I carry switch cleaner in an aerosol can with my cables. If my tuner is picking up hum, a quick squirt sorts it out. Edited March 2, 2017 by SpondonBassed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Steve Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Another vote for the TU2 and TU3 - great display, work brilliantly as a kill switch at gigs, and never a problem in finding the low B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlefeeder Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 I use a Snark clip-on, and it is sensitive to position. At the end of the headstock, it loses the B and the E, unless you press the transducer hard against the headstock, then it picks it up. Alternatiely, moving it closer to the nut works, but may get in the way when you need to get to a tuning head. I also have a headless bass tuned BEAD, and the Snark works fine clipped onto the volume control knob. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivansc Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Sideways look at this: Does your tuner react to first harmonic on the 5th string? A solution and of course free. I have one of the reverb £2 ones and an old Boss TU 12P that works on a flat lithium battery. Battery lasts literally for years and that thing will tune anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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