Not sure where this thread should go so mods feel free to move as necessary. I have clip-ons that work....IME Snarks work best with the B but are fragile and break. My TC is a more durable mechanical design but tracks less reliably....what's your favorite, specifically with respect to the B string accuracy?
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buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
I really like the Snark, but don't understand why people complain that they break - it's never happened to me. Just keep it in your case, and don't drop it.
I have a TC Polyclip. No issues at all.
I think it also has to do with the bass itself, as strange as that may sound.
I have one of these: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01J38RW9Q/. It works great with one of my 5 string basses, but not nearly as well with the other. It also doesn't work very well with my cheapy acoustic 4 string bass, which is made out of questionable wood.
My theory is that it depends on how well the particular instrument transfers the vibration of the strings to the tuner. I could be completely wrong though, but that's been my experience.
I have one of these: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01J38RW9Q/. It works great with one of my 5 string basses, but not nearly as well with the other. It also doesn't work very well with my cheapy acoustic 4 string bass, which is made out of questionable wood.
My theory is that it depends on how well the particular instrument transfers the vibration of the strings to the tuner. I could be completely wrong though, but that's been my experience.
The TC poly clip works best for clip on tuners that I've tried for tracking low notes
Snark has worked good for me. The NS Micro works but not as good as the snark. I have a Korg Pitchjack I prefer to use with my 5 string. All the clip ons work well with my 4 strings. I have a Fishman that works ok too.
My 8 y.o. Snark works very well on my MIM 5, Musician 4 and acoustic 6. Batteries last a long time.
Snark has a few new products you may want to check out:
SON OF SNARK® | SNARK
Snark has a few new products you may want to check out:
SON OF SNARK® | SNARK
Kliq Ubertuner, hands down. I have all of the tuners mentioned and none come close to the Kliq. All of them had difficulty with my Carvin LB76 except the Kliq. None of them worked on my Schecter Hellraiser Baritone Guitar...except the Kliq. I recently lost it and promptly bought another. Fastest, most accurate tuner I’ve used.
The only one that has worked on a B string from is the Peterson clip on.
Lowendtech
Happily trending in my own peculiar direction.
I have a couple of Snarks but if I were to get another clip on tuner, it would be this one.
StroboClip HD | Peterson Strobe Tuners
StroboClip HD | Peterson Strobe Tuners
i play/teach for a living. all the snarks that i've had did inevitably break. yes, if your able to be super careful with them they'll last long, but from my experience taking the same instrument in/out of a case 10+ times a day, they tend to not last forever. years, though.
in any case, i use the d'addario clip ons now. play the 12th fret harmonic and any clip on will track it
I have a TC polyclip that works just fine with my low B. Sometimes it registers the lower strings (B and E) as the relative fifth, but it tracks the fifth quickly and accurately, so it works fine for tuning.
I’m finding that the headstock shape and size makes a big difference.
TC Polyclip works great on my zon sonus 5 and my bongo 5’s with large headstocks.
EBMM Sterling the B barely tracks (unless u use the octave) and the E doesn’t do very well either.
Also have a SBMM sb15 that has the same shape headstock but is a little wider and it tracks noticeably better than the EBMM
TC Polyclip works great on my zon sonus 5 and my bongo 5’s with large headstocks.
EBMM Sterling the B barely tracks (unless u use the octave) and the E doesn’t do very well either.
Also have a SBMM sb15 that has the same shape headstock but is a little wider and it tracks noticeably better than the EBMM
I've had the best tracking of the low B with the Peterson StroboClip. That's the tuner I keep in my kit at all times.
I've also had decent luck with the little Planet Waves clips but they don't track as well as the Peterson.
I used a Sabine clip-on for a number of years that was pretty durable but it's B string tracking was quite poor.
I've also had decent luck with the little Planet Waves clips but they don't track as well as the Peterson.
I used a Sabine clip-on for a number of years that was pretty durable but it's B string tracking was quite poor.
One of those failed on me and the present one has developed some permanent black blobs on-screen. (And I’m gentle as a lamb with these things.)