Clip-on vs. Pedal Tuners

Clip-on or Pedal?

  • I like to stomp it

    Votes: 8 53.3%

  • I like see it on my headstock

    Votes: 7 46.7%
  • Total voters
    15
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Seems like I've been seeing more and more clip-on (e.g. Snark) tuners onstage at bar type gigs. That's not to say that pedal tuners aren't common, but the clip-ons are getting common too. You guys that gig a lot, which do you prefer and why?
 
I prefer a pedal. Because of my playing style and the style of music I play, I often need to check my tuning very quickly, and I only get the chance to wander back to my amp two or three times in a set. We frequently don't even actually break between songs, it's straight from one into the next, so I'd need to leave a clip on on the headstock, which wouldn't work well for other reasons (jumping around, banging the crash cymbal with the headstock, etc.)

If I played in a band that kept a less hectic pace and had a calmer stage demeanor, I'd go for a clip on in a second.
 
I have had standalone, pedal, rack mounted and clip on tuners and am now a convert to the clip on format.

I use a wireless system at gigs and just have a Midi control pedal at the front of stage now so I only have a single cable for that running to the amp switcher I use, all to keep the front of stage decluttered. As I do vocals as well, I clip the tuner to the boom when I'm not using it.
 
Jeremy said:
I prefer a pedal. Because of my playing style and the style of music I play, I often need to check my tuning very quickly, and I only get the chance to wander back to my amp two or three times in a set. We frequently don't even actually break between songs, it's straight from one into the next, so I'd need to leave a clip on on the headstock, which wouldn't work well for other reasons (jumping around, banging the crash cymbal with the headstock, etc.)

If I played in a band that kept a less hectic pace and had a calmer stage demeanor, I'd go for a clip on in a second.
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This mostly. A clip on tuner wouldn't work for me plus if I needed one for the Buzz Fieten intonation on my Suhr guitars I don't know of one that could be programmed with the offests.
 
Jeremy said:
I prefer a pedal. Because of my playing style and the style of music I play, I often need to check my tuning very quickly, and I only get the chance to wander back to my amp two or three times in a set. We frequently don't even actually break between songs, it's straight from one into the next, so I'd need to leave a clip on on the headstock, which wouldn't work well for other reasons (jumping around, banging the crash cymbal with the headstock, etc.)

If I played in a band that kept a less hectic pace and had a calmer stage demeanor, I'd go for a clip on in a second.
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pretty much this.
I'd launch a clip-on across the stage PDQ

as it stands, I tune at the beginning of the set, and that's usually it.
bass, mind ya
 
Mark Wein said:
This mostly. A clip on tuner wouldn't work for me plus if I needed one for the Buzz Fieten intonation on my Suhr guitars I don't know of one that could be programmed with the offests.
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Y'know, that fret buzz feiten can be taken care of with a little nut lube!
 
both.

I use a clip on for guitar when using my small board. With the larger board, I have a tuner on the Eventide Pitchfactor I can use. On bass, I only have one pedal anyway, so I also include my Korg DT10.
 
For open jams I prefer a clip on as I don't use a board. Quick to tune before hitting the stage and easy to do spot checks.

For gigs, I prefer to have it on my board. I like using the switch on the tuner of the board as a kill switch for sound. Also when I switch guitars, I don't need an extra tuner or transferring one from another guitar. Just less things to think about.
 
I used a clip on because my guitars (mostly) didn't plug in. I refuse to play with the tuner clipped on the guitar, though. Now my two acoustic/electrics have built-in tuners; I continue with the clip-on for my acoustic and banjo. I am considering a pedal tuner for the electric, though.

I didn't vote in the poll because I hate to see it on the headstock, but don't stomp it. :embarrassed:
 
Gary Blanchard said:
I used a clip on because my guitars (mostly) didn't plug in. I refuse to play with the tuner clipped on the guitar, though. Now my two acoustic/electrics have built-in tuners; I continue with the clip-on for my acoustic and banjo. I am considering a pedal tuner for the electric, though.

I didn't vote in the poll because I hate to see it on the headstock, but don't stomp it. :embarrassed:
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It occurs to me that there is a contingent of forumites who will have a canary if i post my Bigsbified Telecaster with headstock tuner (and maybe a capo).
 
Electrics get a stomp tuner, and my acoustics are all acoustic/electric with built in tuners. BTW, I'm not a fan of leaving a capo on the headstock either.
 
Stomp or rack mount depending on the gig. I just don't like the look of something hanging off the guitar. Plus capo's go in the pocket when not in use. Maybe if guitars were made with tuners sticking out of them I'd be more inclined.
 
I've never used tuners in line with any effects. I have always set my tuning pre gig direct to tuner off line , and adjusting as needed by ear as we went. I have pretty good pitch, so I'm often correcting the other guitar's tuning cause I can hear the OOT oscillations. I have a clip on coming just for grins.
 
Thanks for the responses guys. Like many said, I don't like the look of something clipped on the headstock either. I like the idea of clipping it to the mic stand until needed though.
 
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