Korg Guitar Tuner (SHPRO),Black

Nice headstock tuner. Easy to see, 3 modes of display, kind of big, but folds back on itself when not in use. Its biggest advantage is that it saves me having to have my old chromatic tuner in my pedal chain taking up room on a relatively small pedal board I use. I've been using it with my new ES-335 & once the new strings (Ball Cobalt 8-42) played in, I put the chromatic tuner in the chain & compared the two. This was right on.

This is by far the best tuner I have ever owned... and I have owned and lost a LOT of tuners.First off, my favorite part of this tuner is it's sensitivity. I'm not talking about how fine tuning it gets... I mean how long it'll pick up your guitar's sustain. I've tuned every one of my guitars, and I am pretty sure that I tuned each string off one pluck. I have had a LOT of tuners, for some reason, lose the vibrations quickly, especially on the Low E. And you have to keep picking for it to get into tune. Not this one... it's SO sensitive to vibration.It's also nuts with your ability to fine tune it.... You can tune it on it's regular tuner setting, and nail it for what the human ear can pick up... then turn it to the strobe setting, and it's like adjusting the timing on a car, and you can nail that note down like nobody's business... IF you're that picky about it.The thing no pictures or anything I've seen covered this... but it moves A LOT... you can easily see it from whereever you clip it on the guitar... it swivels in all directions... I was hugely impressed by that. Also pictures make it look WAY bigger than it is. It fits nicely on the lip of my music stand, it's just about perfect in size.The display is SO bright too, I can't imagine a situation that you'd have issue reading it... You would REALLY have to try to get into a spot where you'd struggle to tune this.I could not be happier with a tuner than this one. Worth every penny!!!

So far, I’m happy with the product, but… I purchased this as new item and when it arrived, it was in a package that had clearly been opened and repackaged and stuffed inside a plastic bag, and it was missing the cr2023 battery that was supposed to be shipped with it.

Streamlined and straightforward. I’ve used plenty where your brain takes a second to decipher what’s happening on the screen. This one is awesome at how it displays the green hash mark when you get to the correct pitch on the note. The blue lines let you know if you’re flat or sharp. It’s super visible. The small display is about the size of a finger from the second knuckle. That sounds weird, but it’s an easy comparison.The accuracy is superb. I’ve had tuners on my phone that are way off. I tuned an acoustic with my phone, then used this and it showed I was sharp on all six strings. I’ve had other tuners where something always seemed off. It’s funny how our ears are so accurate, but we can’t identify the issue. This tuner identified it for me. The guitar sounds better than ever.I read a comment that a person couldn’t tune outside standard EADGBE?? Weird. It goes through the entire 12 note scale and advertises that fact. I had no problem with alternate tuning.

Pros:* Strobe tuning accuracy* Least expensive strobe tuner* Clip-on tuner (small size, can use unplugged and on acoustic instruments)* Swivel design allows for good visualizationCons:* Swivel design is flimsy and feels cheap* Plastic construction* Battery life? Most clip-on tuners are poor in this departmentI’ve only had this for a few months and so far I’m impressed with the accuracy, which is much better than the average tuner. The point has been raised that you probably don’t need to be that accurate for live performance, but my philosophy is “why leave yourself wanting more?” I own many tuners, including a dozen d’Addario NS clip-on tuners, Boss TU tuners, a rack mount Peterson, a StroboStomp, and Sonic Research pedal strobe tuners. The latter was my go-to tuner for gigs but it requires 1/4” input and needs to be unscrewed to get to the 9V battery. I love the accuracy of this but wish they could put it into a NS sized clip-on tuner and figure out a way to give it amazing battery life.

Like every other Korg tuner I've bought, this thing is great. Tunes quickly and accurately, with an easy to read display, during low and moderate brightness. Hard to read in a very bright environment. Also seems to have some trouble if there is a lot of loud background noise. This tuner definitely has a place though, if you know its limitations.Edit 12/25/2019. I am going to drop this down to a 3, because it isn't nearly as useful in a more loud environment. For home use, I'd give it five stars. It seems hard to get a good read in a bar, or other environment where they may be a lot of noise when you are trying to tune. This would be a limitation of ANY tuner of this type, though, due to the vibrations, and no inherent to this particular model.

As a mandolin and banjo player especially, not to mention guitar, i need a tuner that is sensitive and fast and that can read relatively fast note decay.I have been immensely happy with my tc polytune for its accuracy, even when i cant hear to tune, on stage or at a jam. I also have version 2 of the peterson strobe clip.This tuner is as good functionally. And as accurate.On off twist and and battery slot access have not been an issue. This tuner offers greater view angles, but, imho, the twist off on is not as easy as a simple button. Easy to read in bright sun. Cool different blue and green read out.A bit of a less than elegant design compared to the TC polytune, and the now flat Peterson, as it simply cannot lie as flatly. But, i still love it, especially at less than half the price. I can have several, and, should i lose one or damage it, its less of a loss.I have ordered 2 more, i like it that much.