PW-CT-13 NS Micro Universal Tuner Review

.... some changes needed

Two Fails: 1) putting a calibration button right there next to the other controls is the designers BIGGEST MISTAKE, for musicians on a darkly lit stage it is WAY TOO EASY TO RE-CALIBRATE ACCIDENTALLY ( these are tiny buttons, closely spaced). Probably not an issue for those in a rehearsal room, but on stage, between songs, the SWEARING sometimes comes out over the mains.. 2)… read more Powers down in the middle of a Tuning.... consistently. I totally understand that powering down after none use is great to preserve battery life, HOWEVER, when I am in the middle of tuning and it goes down those same SWEAR WORDS AND MORE come thru the mains. In this models defense the "flip-able display screen" is a VERY NICE feature as we use it on various instruments and viewing angle is never a problem. I have two, will retire them to home use. I've been in love with D'Addario strings for decades, this model just needs a re-working before they put there name on any more. :) Ian

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Cool but Quirky

I stated 'Cool, but Quirky." Translation, "It's okay but it can be a Pain in the *** " How's that? It gets confused by tones or something and shuts down (turns its self off) when it feels like it and when I'm trying to tune a 12 string or a 5 or 6 string Bass that's giving me grief as it is, the act of an electronic device having a mind of it's own and out of sync with what I… read more want and when I want it on and not Off is something I don't appreciate.As for the device itself, there's a wide range of settings, most people tune to 440 Hz, but this does give you options to tune at other frequencies. It IS price friendly, it DOES do the job for the most part as well as for the least. I prefer something more reliably consistent and the low - priced Fender tuner in the same class as this one which CAN be finicky and not always display the note I'm playing and sometimes be hard pressed to pick up a low E and even more finicky when attempting to get a low B on a 6 string Bass, at least doesn't turn itself off on me.

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Super Little Tool

I would get a couple of these, if I was you. Put one on each guitar. Bonehead simple to use.

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