When I was asked to review a I couldn’t help but feel a little bemusement. A tuner is a tuner, right? There’s a million of them out there and they all do a very simple task. Well, it turns out not all are created equal, as we’ll find out with Peterson Stroboclip HDC.
Clip-on tuners have risen in popularity of late as the technology to create them has gotten better and more affordable. Why take a slot on your precious when you can just attach one to your headstock? Worrying about batteries is a thing of the past thanks to USB charging, and clip-on tuners now feature plenty of deeper options that allow you to tweak them to your personal preference. The Peterson Stroboclip HDC promises a tuning accuracy of 0.
1 cents which is impressive for a clip-on tuner and amongst the smallest increments you’ll find without plugging in directly. It’ll also track down to 16Hz, so you shouldn’t have any problems tuning the low B on a . It’s powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that promises 6 hours of continuous use, depending on the color of screen that you use.
The LCD screen is plenty bright to be seen in any light condition, and you can also customize certain tunings by color, giving you a quick reference depending on what tuning you’re going for. The Stroboclip also features something unique called ‘sweetened’ tunings. Instead of using traditional tuning where each note is the same distance from one another, known as ‘equal temperament’, ‘sweetened’ tun.