![]() It’s a very cool feature, that’s what! It’s something I’ve never had the privilege to test in action until now, but I already love – you can strum ALL the strings at once, and the monitor will show you all six current string tunings! You’ll be able to see instantly if any of them are off at all.Įvery tuner should have this feature. The accuracy speaks for itself, but what’s this “polyphonic view” thing? Strobe tuning is one of the visual options.Its accuracy is truly exceptional: ☐.02 cents!.The PolyTune has three things going for it that caused me to surrender to the clip gods: In writing this article I was so intrigued by this little guy that, yes… I went out and bought one. Remember what I said about clip-ons not being precise enough? Well, leave it to the great company TC Electronics to come along and prove me wrong. The KLIQ UberTuner!!! 2) TC Electronic PolyTune Clip If, however, you’re a player who isn’t as picky as I am about intonation, and likes the immediate, visual aid that a clip-on brings, and doesn’t have a big wad to spend… well, this could be your lucky clamp. Unless I’m around a campfire, in a non-professional setting, you wouldn’t find me onstage with this model. For a clip-on tuner, that’s… about what I’d expect. ![]() Although they’re not all-encompassing by any means, it’s at least a start. The Kliq provides a few tuning modes which I appreciate in something this inexpensive. ![]() They can, however, give you a great warranty – THREE years! Always good to see a company with the confidence to stand behind their product for so long, isn’t it? But, again, for the price point, they can’t do everything! Since there’s no low battery indicator, you’ll also not know you’re running outta juice until it appears to not work right, or your screen goes blurry, or both. The battery life on this unit is not stellar – you’ve only got 8 hours on one battery. Guess they took the old adage to heart that says, “Don’t complain. It makes sense that this would be the best among the clip-ons, since KLIQ Music Gear, the company, was founded by a couple real musicians who really liked the clip-on idea, but (like me) couldn’t find a reliable one. There are some cheaper, and more expensive, that don’t work as well as this one! It also appears that, in today’s market, this particular tuner is the best bang for your buck if you can only afford at most twenty or thirty bucks. Or NOT giving you, which is usually more the case. You don’t want tuning to take long, and you need to be able to see your unit regardless of what the lighting person is giving you. In a pro gig environment, unless you have your own side-stage gear techs to handle your guitars and tuning them (and if so… can I be YOU for a week… or more?!) those are two of your biggest concerns. It’s the easiest to see and read onstage.So we’ll start things off here with the cheapest option I can actually recommend without cringing: the Kliq. ![]() ![]() That being said, tho’, I realize that there’s a huge market for inexpensive, non-professional tuner uses. Plus, I haven’t found them precise enough for my liking. They just don’t come equipped with the real estate necessary to really see the micro-measuring that I need in a professional stage environment. Let me be up front about this: I’m not really a fan of clip-on tuners. Whether you’re playing live, or just practicing at home, intonation problems can be as frustrating as trying to find your cell phone when it’s time to head to a gig (not that that has ever happened to me, mind you)! lolįear not, ’cause I’ve found for you some truly fail-safe and rockin’ options.īelow is the LAST LIST YOU’LL NEED this year, and at the end… my number one pick, and the very choice I still use to this day! 1) KLIQ UberTuner Clip Have you ever been frustrated because your guitar’s out of tune? One of Teaj’s live rigs with his favorite tuner shinin’ blue on the right! ![]()
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