The TC Electronic PolyTune Clip Black is clip-on version of the PolyTune guitar tuner offering ultra-precise strobe, chromatic and polyphonic modes. With a fabled black coating, the PolyTune Clip in black has a discreet design that provides stealthy tune-ups either on stage or in the studio.
The game-changing polyphonic tuning mode allows you to tune all six strings at once, whilst the ultra-precise strobe tuner mode offers +/-0.02 cents of tuning precision. With carefully chosen high-quality components and stunning clean looks, the PolyTune Clip is designed to complement you and your instrument, whilst containing the most advanced tuning technology to date.
TC Electronic have managed to contain their proprietary PolyTune algorithm, shrink key components and increase battery life all while creating a tuner more powerful than any PolyTune released before it. You can use this tuner left handed, right handed, horizontally, vertically, electric, acoustic, guitar or bass – everything is covered!
This superb little gadget accurately tunes all six strings at once. It will tune with the capo on up to the 7th fret, which is brilliant if your guitar, like mine, does not completely retain its tuning when capoed. As you tune, it automatically switches between six-string and single string display. So tuning with this gadget is very quick - you just strum all the open strings then tune any which are shown to need it. It would be nice if it could also cope with other tunings like drop-D and DADGAD, but this is a minor complaint. Overall, very intuitive and easy to use, accurate, and a clear display.
Have two of these, one permanently on my archtop guitar, the other for my bass. Does all the transposed tunings, like Eb, and can switch between strobe and meter display, and between guitar and bass mode. Unfortunately, unlike the foot pedal version, you lose the polychromatic tuning, which is a pity, but just for the quality of the display and accuracy and ease of tuning it's still worth it in my view, and you can still use it on bass in guitar mode anyway on a regular 4 string, just ignore the top two string indicators on the tuner.
This tuner seriously packs a punch. The tuning accuracy is spot on, and with the strobe mode, it is as good as any other plug-in tuner pedal/rack unit.
Had a pedal version and needed something more flexibile in studio. This one fits perfect and I doubt there is a better clip on tuner on the market than this one.