Acoustic/Electric Guitar Tuner Reviews

The Intellitouch PT1 Tuner is designed to tune electric and acoustic guitars, basses, violins, banjos, mandolins, etc, without interference from room noise..The Intellitouch PT-1 Tuner clips to the headstock of your instrument, allowing for easy access. The tuners LCD display swivels easily out of the way when not in use, allowing a perfect view of the tuner's display from nearly any angle. The Intellitouch PT-1 uses the instruments vibration instead of sound, making it easy to tune in a noisy environment. This makes it a great tuner for guitarists who have to tune onstage, without interference from room noise or other instruments playing, by sensing vibrations. Another advantage about it, is that you can tune without having to sit down and plug your tuner in while balancing it on your lap. The Intellitouch PT-1 sometimes has trouble locating the proper note you're tuning. Overall, with its great design and simplicity make the Intellitouch PT-1 a great value. Retail price $69.95 but often sells for less.

The Planet Waves Tuner-Up Acoustic Guitar Tuner Bracket is a handy, inexpensive little tool that will save you from the headaches of tuning an acoustic. The Planet Waves Tuner-Up improves any acoustic guitar tuner's performance, especially in noisy environments. It has a built-in piezo element that senses vibrations, along with the mic on the tuner from the guitar's top, and sends that signal directly into the guitarist's tuner via a 1/8" to 1/4" cable. It fits most traditional type tuners 1/8" male to 1/4" female adapter. The Planet Waves Tuner-Up is perfect for acoustic guitars without pickups. Retail price: $14.99 but often sells for less.


The Guitar Mate clips directly to the instruments headstock, and needs no pickups or microphones to track a pitch, just by the vibration of the instrument, allowing accurate tuning despite ambient noiseThe Cherub Guitar Mate WST 550G is an inexpensive and accurate digital tuner great for acoustic instruments. The tuner can be turned to any direction for viewing at any angle. The LCD lens are clear and it responds quickly after you pick a string. For the price this clip-on tuner does an excellent job. Retail price: $19.95 but often sells for less.