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Thanks to whoever ( Tony A, I think?) posted something here on this little device recently.
Despite bad luck with several previous "clip-on" tuners, I went out and bought one of these, and find its just great: Compact, easy to use, accurate and very convenient, expecially in a noisy environment. I think I'll get a couple more.
RE: Planet Waves Mini Headstock tuner (in reply to ralexander)
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it's good to train your ears of course
Well; I have played most of my life (77 years) with only one good ear ( the other got busted listening to bombs exploding during the 1940 blitz) . And my only good one now needs a hearing aid for the higher frequencies.
So, for me, these little clip-on tuners are practically a necessity, and much more convenient than the fancy big one's I paid five times as much for. . .
RE: Planet Waves Mini Headstock tuner (in reply to britguy)
I'm with you Britguy, couldn't live without my Sabine tuner with its red, yellow, and green lights. Now if I go blind I'll really be screwed. It's tough getting old... I'm also (barely) a child of the '30s so I know (Some of)what you're going thru. Cheers, Dave
RE: Planet Waves Mini Headstock tuner (in reply to britguy)
Rafalin Habichuela's got one. And I just ordered one. I've got a tuning fork but I've also got pegs... no hair shirt though. I find them a bit scratchy.
RE: Planet Waves Mini Headstock tuner (in reply to britguy)
I bought one too this week and i'm happy with it, especially because it's so small that i haven't to take it away when i put the guitar in it's case. i used it during our rehearsal in a "noisy" environment and that's really an advantage (especially with 5 other instrument that are more or less tuned), and they aren't expensive, i can recommand these too.
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RE: Planet Waves Mini Headstock tuner (in reply to britguy)
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Well; I have played most of my life (77 years) with only one good ear ( the other got busted listening to bombs exploding during the 1940 blitz) . And my only good one now needs a hearing aid for the higher frequencies.
So, for me, these little clip-on tuners are practically a necessity, and much more convenient than the fancy big one's I paid five times as much for. . .
77, eh? Kudos to you, sir. My comment was directed more at Rico, as I'm already a strong supporter of these little tools. I'm currently using the Snark, but have tried several others. I love the fact that you can get these in the $10-20 range.
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