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    Guitar Tuner?

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    got a fairly new guitar (bout 3 months) and have been relying on tuning by ear to a cd with the correct notes. it isnt working very well. i know how certain tuners cost less but arent very good, so can anyone here name a decent tuner or at least where the prices for the ones worth buying start?
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    Got a seiko ST737, brilliant thing imo, works for standard tuning, 7 string and bass goes easy on batteries aswell, cost me about £15 from my local guitar shop

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    Personally, i'd try to avoid getting one of those cheap "quik tune" ones, mines pretty awful (although it was a freebie), the mic in it is kinda crap, and chooses to hear a different note every time, so it works better using the line in, but my taylor is pure acoustic so kinda screwed there, also it's no good with bass guitars (just incase this helps) it can tune standard tuning fine but if you down tune its a nightmare, mines has never once picked up a dropped D on my bass.

    One thing to consider also it getting a pedal tuner, much handier then a standard tuner, you never have to unplug it and can check your tuning mid song.

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    AudioPhonics Guitar tuner - I belive its freeware (got given it at a practice session). Works brill with the mic in the laptop although when I'm practicing it'll run on my home PC brill as well direct or mic. It has all the tuning chords built in (if you dont' know what different notes should be).

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    Quote Originally Posted by subucni
    Personally, i'd try to avoid getting one of those cheap "quik tune" ones, mines pretty awful (although it was a freebie), the mic in it is kinda crap, and chooses to hear a different note every time, so it works better using the line in
    agreed, i don't like the mic on mine at all, i leavfe mine plugged in all the time as its got a line in and out so i can check tuning while playing like a pedal tuner. Pedal tuners are still the best though imo

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    how about some kind of budget that you're willing to spend? i think i found a nice fender pedal tuner yesterday for $50 (can't be bothered to work out the exchange rate right now) you've got me wanting to get back into playing my guitars now, damn you and now i want a new tuner too

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