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I bought five or six of these ten years ago. I’ve given away a couple when I’ve sold instruments. One went bad recently—the only one. A new battery made no difference. I don’t think I’ve even changed any other batteries—not bad for ten years. This is supposedly a new model, but it looks the same to me. I don’t need a transposing tuner, but then I don’t play sax. I think the Intellitouch is the best tuner around because it offers pinpoint accuracy, whereas many tuners simply light up when you are in tune. Also, this is chromatic, so I can tell if I’m two cents flat of Gb, should I want to. You DO have to turn it off after using it—its made that way so you can leave it on throughout a gig, but I never do. I’ve given this tuner four stars because it has the same design problem it had ten years ago: the on-off button rattles, and sometimes I can hear it when playing quietly. There is a cheap and easy repair, though. Take a tiny piece of Scotch tape—3/4” wide and 1/2” long, and put it over the lower edge of the body, gently covering the on-off switch as well. When you turn it on, the tape will stick to it. The tape provides just enough upward force to prevent the rattling entirely. I don’t think I’ve ever had to replace the tape, and I’ve had no more rattles. But four stars because the company should figure out that problem. There is also an inherent problem with this sort of tuner that the others have as well: difficulty figuring out which note is being played on low strings. For example, I want to tune low E (6th string). I’m nearly in tune, but the tuner tells me I’m nearly in tune to an A or B or something. I think what is happening is that the tuner is momentarily “hearing” a harmonic vibration—it’s confused. The lower the note, the worse the problem, so definitely expect it with an unamplified Bass. But don’t worry. Whatever Note is shown, if the tuner says it’s in tune, and you know you are close to the right note, it will be in tune. When the open string is in tune, all the harmonics are in tune, as well. Tuners don’t always do this, but sometimes, and only with low notes.Read full review
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Depending on which instrument you're tuning, the experience with the tuner will he different. Tuning a guitar made the product feel sluggish and almost unresponsive on low E and sometimes on low A strings. This did not change by clipping the tuner in different areas. This is disappointing since guitar was the main instrument I bought this tuner for. However, clipping the tuner to the bell of my trumpet provides me with pretty quick responsiveness from the lowest note most of us ever play to decently high in the register. So overall - depends on what you're tuning. Guitar? Look elsewhere. Trumpet? Go for it.
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I can't give this 5 stars because it has a weakness or flaw in construction. They always break because the small plastic post connecting the tuner to it's spring clip is fragile and becomes disconnected or breaks or unglued and cannot be repaired. Also, the tuner does not safely grip my violins, so it will fall off and eventually break. Otherwise it's great and works in sunlight where others do not. Fix the flaw!
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I've used this tuner before. Pluses - highly visible display, quite accurate and readable. Minuses - not great at locking on to bass strings (workaround is to use octave harmonic to tune, works well), battery holder cover is somewhat fragile.
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Easy to use and see in dark or light except when battery gets low, also pricey compared to other brands
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