Clip-on tuners on headstocks are a real pet peeve of mine. It ruins the aesthetic of the whole guitar I think.Not seen one. Having seen damaged soundholes and rosettes I'd be unlikely to use one but as an audience member who doesn't like seeing clip on tuners on headstocks I'd approve of it on someone elses guitar. I don't know what the controls do but they are potentially awkward.
twocorgis,Clip-on tuners on headstocks are a real pet peeve of mine. It ruins the aesthetic of the whole guitar I think.
a non-marring plastic mounting clip
I have a early 50's tube Conn strobe (most accurate tuner there is!), a polytune pedal, but around the house I use the GuitarTuna app on my phone the most. It is an amazing app. Covers just about every stringed instrument, every alt/open tuning, 12 string, and saves your own created custom tunings. It's by far the easiest/most versatile tuner I've ever used. And it tunes in cents! Best part...it is free!! (I did pay something like $19 for all the additional in-app tool upgrades) I highly recommend it! Best part is, you'll ALWAYS have a tuner with you!Never seen it.
I have a Snark and the little D'Addario Rocky posted but I mainly use the app on my phone.
Not true for someone who attends events where non-silent cell phones are a faux-pas. The internet is full of performances that are interrupted by a cell phone and it turns out that a performer brought it on stage. I never want to be that guy and if the price is having the phone in a car or in the Green Room (or equivalent) I'll do it. Of course the fact that my Korg Chromatic tuner has many of the same virtues and a smaller form factor than my phone contributes to my willingness not to adopt a phone tuner ;-)Best part is, you'll ALWAYS have a tuner with you!
Any performer that has a live cellphone onstage is a dumbass! Turn you phone on airplane mode, it turns off all cell service, tuner app still works. It's not rocket science. But these apps aren't meant for performance artists.Not true for someone who attends events where non-silent cell phones are a faux-pas. The internet is full of performances that are interrupted by a cell phone and it turns out that a performer brought it on stage. I never want to be that guy and if the price is having the phone in a car or in the Green Room (or equivalent) I'll do it. Of course the fact that my Korg Chromatic tuner has many of the same virtues and a smaller form factor than my phone contributes to my willingness not to adopt a phone tuner ;-)
A pet peeve of mine is electric players using clip on tuners who don't turn their volume off while tuning.No use to acoustic only players, but I clip my Snark to my amp. Never on the guitar.