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09 Jan 08 - 02:02 PM (#2232205) Subject: Tech: Clip On Tuners 2008 From: GUEST,Ian Hendrie Advice regarding clip-on tuners for acoustic instruments is sought. A previous discussion is now at least two years out of date and there now appear to be a number of very cheap tuners available in the UK - but are they any good? I am particularly interested in the visibility of the display and ease of use. Comparison by visiting shops is not easy as many shops only seem to stock one make. |
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09 Jan 08 - 02:03 PM (#2232210) Subject: RE: Tech: Clip On Tuners 2008 From: Peace Try one out. They work. |
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09 Jan 08 - 03:32 PM (#2232349) Subject: RE: Tech: Clip On Tuners 2008 From: Lowden Jameswright The "Intelli" Chromatic Turner IMT-500 is brilliant - most acoustic guitar players seem to have one now - they're priced around 20 quid. I've bought several tuners down the years, including the Sabine "stick-on" slimline (which was great too) but these are the best. |
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09 Jan 08 - 03:41 PM (#2232393) Subject: RE: Tech: Clip On Tuners 2008 From: Tootler If you are not a guitarist (or player of other "plucky things") get one of these and plug it into a chromatic tuner. They allow you to tune in a noisy environment the same way as guitarists do. I use one with a Korg CA30 tuner to tune my flute at sessions etc. |
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09 Jan 08 - 04:06 PM (#2232416) Subject: RE: Tech: Clip On Tuners 2008 From: Waddon Pete Hello, I've got two...one elecrically digital and one you blow through! The pitch pipes are about 40 years old and have never needed a new battery. The digital one is an EMT 888GB. Both excellent! Best wishes, Peter |
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09 Jan 08 - 04:47 PM (#2232448) Subject: RE: Tech: Clip On Tuners 2008 From: Banjo-Flower "The "Intelli" Chromatic Turner IMT-500 is brilliant" you were robbed they sell in the U K for a tenner but they are brilliant Gerry |
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09 Jan 08 - 05:26 PM (#2232475) Subject: RE: Tech: Clip On Tuners 2008 From: PoppaGator Let's expand the discussion to devices available outside the UK, as well. If I recall that earlier thread correctly, there are two brands with very similar names, one of them "Intelli," and one is said to be far preferable to the other. I bought my first electronic tuner a little over a year ago. It's OK, but lacks features that I now realize I should have sought, because it's not as useful on stage as it is practicing at home. It does not clip on to the headstock, and it provides visual feedback only for the notes EADGBE. If the price is right, I'm ready to spring for another tuner ~ but this time I'd want more info at my fingertips. |
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09 Jan 08 - 05:36 PM (#2232487) Subject: RE: Tech: Clip On Tuners 2008 From: Richard Bridge ENO ENT3000 About four quid cheaper thn the intelli. Check other sellers too. |
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09 Jan 08 - 11:12 PM (#2232696) Subject: RE: Tech: Clip On Tuners 2008 From: JudyB I like the TUNE TECH TT-1000 CLIP-ON TUNER - $30 US at Elderly - http://elderly.com/accessories/items/TT1000-BLK.htm - I have an Intellitouch, and it gets me close - but the Tech Tune's little light doesn't go to green unless I'm really on. |
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10 Jan 08 - 12:30 AM (#2232729) Subject: RE: Tech: Clip On Tuners 2008 From: Jeremiah McCaw I've used and appreciated the Intellitouch tuner, but currently I'm using and highly recommending the Planet Waves Multi-Purpose Tuner (about $59 here in Canada). Best bass range response of any clip-on tuner I've tried and excellent rejection of extraneous sounds. It's modular (2-piece, to be precise) and extremely versatile. The tuner part can be used 3 ways - plugged onto the piezo sender clip; plugged into a standard DI chord (it has an out as well, so can be kept in-line); or on its own as a stand-alone outboard tuner. Neat thing is that since any tuner could be plugged onto the send clip, I've added the cheapest tuner I could find that had a physical needle display for tuning outdoors in the sunlight. (Ain't no tuner I've seen with LEDs that ain't a pain-in-the-you-know in daylight!) Planet Waves is a division of D'Addario. Here's the tuner web page. |
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10 Jan 08 - 02:35 AM (#2232751) Subject: RE: Tech: Clip On Tuners 2008 From: Dave Hanson I've got a £90.00 Seiko, a £40.00 Intellitouch and a £20.00 Intelli IMT 500, the IMT 500 is the best. eric |
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10 Jan 08 - 03:22 AM (#2232759) Subject: RE: Tech: Clip On Tuners 2008 From: Geoff the Duck The ENO tuner mentioned above is quite useful if you want to tune thigs which aren't a guitar. It has a VERY wide set of jaws for clipping to something thicker than a guitar headstock. Mrs Duck has one and it clips to the body of an autoharp with no trouble. My Intelli will not reach, and I had to clip that to a tuning pin, which was not a very convenient solution. The Eno also has a built in microphone which can be selected for checking tuning on a wind instrument such as a whistle. It will even work on a voice if you want to test your ability to hold a single note. Quack! GtD. |
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10 Jan 08 - 03:46 AM (#2232766) Subject: RE: Tech: Clip On Tuners 2008 From: Backwoodsman The best tuners are clipped, permanently, one each side of your head. They're called 'ears'. I use an Itelli IMT-500 to get the A string to accurate pitch, then tune the other five by ear using the tempered-tuning method. Unless you spend £100+ for something like a Peterson, you won't get correctly-tempered tuning from an elctronic tuner. IMHO. |
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10 Jan 08 - 04:28 AM (#2232782) Subject: RE: Tech: Clip On Tuners 2008 From: Ian Hendrie Many thanks for all the advice. I have now ordered a tuner as my ears are not quite up to the job, though I admire and envy those in possession of a properly trained pair. |
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10 Jan 08 - 09:03 AM (#2232904) Subject: RE: Tech: Clip On Tuners 2008 From: Banjo-Flower "The best tuners are clipped, permanently, one each side of your head. They're called 'ears'." do'nt work so well if you've got a touch of industrial deafness John Gerry |
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10 Jan 08 - 09:22 AM (#2232912) Subject: RE: Tech: Clip On Tuners 2008 From: Rog Peek Banjo Flower Where d'you get one for a tenner? Cheapest I could find was on Amazon, £15.79 + p&p (£4.50). Rog |
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10 Jan 08 - 09:24 AM (#2232913) Subject: RE: Tech: Clip On Tuners 2008 From: Mr Happy I've an Intelli. Was great when I first got it, but if there's a banjo player in the vicinity, it picks up their vibes instead've mine! |
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10 Jan 08 - 11:04 AM (#2233003) Subject: RE: Tech: Clip On Tuners 2008 From: Banjo-Flower Try cash converters Gerry |
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10 Jan 08 - 11:49 AM (#2233031) Subject: RE: Tech: Clip On Tuners 2008 From: Richard Bridge Ears are not so good if someone is killing a 100 watt Marshall stack next to you either whereas the vibration tuners are remarably good at rejecting outside sound. As I said, I find teh ENO better than the intelli adn tehre are variants of vibration clip-on tuners on ebay down to a couple of quid and the same again for postage. Worth trying before spending lots, I say. |
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10 Jan 08 - 01:00 PM (#2233083) Subject: RE: Tech: Clip On Tuners 2008 From: Grab A previous discussion might well be 2 years out of date. However the discussion about clip-on tuners that petered out in November or December probably won't be... ;-) Intelli was the general verdict there. IMO you're better not buying Intellitouch - they perform significantly worse than Intelli (the Intellitouch "arrows" aren't nearly as good as the Intelli "needle"), they're a lot larger so you can't leave them clipped on the headstock permanently, and they're several times the price. Graham. |