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Five Tuners, One Mission: Stay in Tune

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PG contributor Tom Butwin dives into five clever, gig-ready tuner options—some you’ve seen, and at least one you haven’t. From strobe accuracy to metronome mashups and strap-mounted stealth, these tools might just make tuning fun again.


Korg Pitchstrap Guitar and Bass Strap Tuner - Black

KORG Pitchstrap is the world’s first strap-mounted tuner and features a state-of-the-art technology that allows the tuner to detect the pitch of the guitar or bass from the strap’s vibrations.

Korg
$79.99

Peterson StroboStomp Mini Pedal Tuner

The StroboStomp Mini delivers the unmatched 0.1 cent tuning accuracy of all authentic Peterson Strobe Tuners in a mini pedal tuner format.

Peterson
$119

Peterson StroboClip HDC High-definition Rechargeable Clip-on Strobe Tuner

The StroboClip HDC features a high-definition, color backlight display, rechargeable battery and over 65 Sweetened Tunings. With tuning accuracy of 0.1 cents, the StroboClip HDC is the ultimate clip-on tuner.

Peterson
$79.99

Cherub Pix Tune (WST-915Li)

The latest Cherub Pix Tune (WST-915Li) offers 16 vibrant display modes, allowing users to customize their tuning experience to match their own styles. There are 5 meter styles, 3 animal cartoon styles, 2 sports styles, and 6 user customizable styles. You can conveniently upload your boot-up animation and tuning display pictures through the accompanying APPs. With its engaging visuals, tuning has never been this enjoyable!

Cherub
$49

Taylor Beacon Digital Clip-on Tuner - Black

The Taylor Beacon combines a tuner, metronome, timer, and flashlight in one compact device, offering five tuning modes, 12 time signatures, and up to 100 minutes of practice timer.

Taylor
$49.99

Cool compression profile that yields blooming and nasty fuzz with fangs. Simple. Excellent value!

Not a ton of variation in the fuzz’s simple controls.

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One big, bad, and very boss no-frills fuzz.

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A hyper-versatile algorithmic reverb with a new and groundbreaking Ensemble engine for generating orchestral-inspired pads is now available for your DAW.

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From devastation to celebration, Lari Basilio comes out on top with her latest album, Redemption.

Photo by Eduardo Orelha

The Brazilian guitarist’s soaring new instrumental record chronicles her recent journey from tragedy to triumph.

“The journey of this album actually coincides with my motherhood journey,” says Lari Basilio, speaking about her newest release, Redemption. “When I started writing the songs, I had no idea that I was pregnant. It was always a dream of mine to become a mom.”

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Fall Headline Tour Scheduled to Kick Off October 31st with Special Guest Myles Kennedy GRAMMY® Award-nominated songwriter, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Wolfgang Van Halen is back with the latest single from the band he masterminds, Mammoth.

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