blindboygrunt Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Followed blueskings example and ordered a new tc helicon clip tuner. Great job it is too. The 'strum all the strings' method of finding which strings are out a bit is a great feature! Thanks BK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 The 'strum all the strings' method of finding which strings are out a bit is a great feature! Now thats cool, great innovation if it really works like that. Would save quite a bit of time during a gig when you need to retune in the middle of a set. Is this one: http://www.tcelectronic.com/polytune-clip/ Sounds odd having a German rocker explaining it, a bit like Ahnold talking about a Gibson.. Pricey, as expected, $50 from Amazon.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Shocking bad influence, aint it? That feature doesn't work too good, well on mine, but the strobe tuner one string at a time low to high is even quicker and way more accurate than my old Poly foot pedal. After usng it for a couple of months, a lot, that is stunning way to tune and it is very bright a and readable. Try it- takes a while to get the swing of it, but once you got it, you just go blip, blip, blip and tune UP to the line.... $110 aust dollars! Great, great , great tuner worth more. BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I'd rather spend the $50 on picks and just use the free app on my smart phone. Accurate enough for my old ears, always at hand, one less thingy to carry around and lose. But, I understand how pros would need something better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 Yeah , the phone app is fine but not in a bar full of noisy drunks :-) The strumming technique works fine for me BK.. Not sure why it wouldn't for you ,and I've read others say that it doesn't work :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyd Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 That feature doesn't work too good, well on mine There's another long thread on this topic where several other people said the same thing. I was interested in this product until I read that, the polytune feature sounded very interesting. But not if it doesn't work. ;) I have a Peterson stroboclip that is very accurate and also features "sweetened" tunings and some other nice features. So it doesn't seem like this device would offer much for me. https://www.petersontuners.com/products/stroboclip/ I also have the peterson tuner app on my iPhone. It is fine, but really not the same thing as a clip-on since it relies on the microphone. I found it especially hard to tune the lower strings with the app so I haven't used it for a couple years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58 Relic Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Hi took delivery of a Polytune Clip one month ago . I have changed the batteries three times in one month . Yes it's going back next week and I'm going back to the Snark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 Hi took delivery of a Polytune Clip one month ago . I have changed the batteries three times in one month . Yes it's going back next week and I'm going back to the Snark But they fall apart !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurfbird Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Snarks fall apart? Seriously? I have five of them scattered around the house and aside from changing the battery every year I find they work just fine. Maybe not good in a noisy bar? I'm too terrible to play out so it's one less concern for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I suppose they will use batteries with that very bright screen, though they say they don't. I'm going to get a battery tester from StewMac one day....I have no faith in the things - the ones I get for my garage door opener blipper thing are flat when I get them half the time. Easy to tell they are flat because the door don't go up! BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 I doubt the norm is to have to change batteries three times a month. Or battery. The screen is no brighter than snark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchristo Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 here's one thats worth a try tuner for 99 cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Was kinda getting into these a week ago, having read the rave review from Bluesking dude. My Snark, well, broke. GC doesn't sell the 15 dollar ones here anymore, so it's a case of now what? I bought a Korg one (24 bucks)...just to have and because I always likes Korg stuff. But I kinda got to thinking I wanted more around the house, and went to GC to try some more. Anyway...got to trying this Polytune clip, and it really IS a stand-out clip on. It picks up and tunes fast, as good as a pedal or a plug-in. But...the things I have read about the "polytune" feature were true as well. It does work, and works good, but the tuning is slightly off when compared to using it single string at a time. So, if you do the poly and then go to single string, you will be going back and forth with it. I still like the Korg stuff, but the Polytune acts like a super-Korg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurfbird Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 For 99cents, I bought one. I can't imagine playing big bucks for a tuner. I used to use the family organ, a pitch pipe and even the dial tone on a landline phone (though I now forget what pitch that was.) I understand a pedal for pros. But around the house? Snark for $8 seemed fine by me. Sometimes they get thrown into a deal for the heck of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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