Tuners

Tuners

There are loads of variations of tuner to choose from, all with their own positives and negatives. All tuners can be classified under the following categories:

• Chromatic
• Polyphonic
• Strobe
• Microphone

Chromatic – the most common tuner. These can be found in microphone, clip-on and pedal formats. A chromatic tuner will allow you to tune to every note in the chromatic scale, which is all 12 notes between octaves. This is useful for alternative tunings as well – as long as you know which notes you’re after. Probably not the best choice for absolute beginners, but the most all-round for any guitarist with at least a small amount of understanding.

Polyphonic – a fairly new invention made by TC Electronic and adopted by Korg. These tuners, like the Polytune 2, allow you to play all your strings at once and easily recognize which strings are in or out of tune. They give you a holistic view of what your guitar's current tuning looks like at once. Obviously, you can only tune one string at a time unless you’re an octopus, but this allows you to see how tuning one string will affect the others by: strumming & tuning, then strumming and tuning again.

Strobe – the most accurate tuner available on the market. They tend to be more expensive, but the accuracy is almost always worth paying for. These are the go-to for guitar techs, producers and pro guitarists. A needle tuner uses a microprocessor to measure the average period of the waveform and convert that into an easy to read frequency. A strobe tuner generates a reference frequency and shows you the difference between that and the musical note. The screen then shows a rotating motion, even if there’s the slightest difference between the two.

Microphone uses an inbuilt microphone to pick up the frequency of the notes that you play. These are the least accurate, but will often just serve the purpose of helping you tune-up. These are not very useful live because you’ll often have background noise that’ll interfere when trying to tune. As far as home use goes, these used to be the cheapest most viable option however clip-on tuners have probably taken that spot. Most models will only show you how far off the strings are from standard EADGBe guitar tuning. They won’t include the semi-tones like Ab. Mostly an outdated type of tuner compared to other options. You'll find them in guitar starter packs or in a metronome.

Buy tuners in Musician.UA

Not sure which type of tuner to choose? Our sales consultants will help you choose the right product for you. Online consultation is also possible. You can buy tuners in our stores. It is also possible to place an order on our website musician.ua. Delivery is carried out all over Ukraine. Thanks to the wide assortment, everyone will be able to choose a product that suits the characteristics and cost. We take care of the quality of service and do everything possible to make sure that you are satisfied with your purchase.