12 reviews for TC Electronic POLYTUNE CLIP Clip-On Tuner with Polyphonic, Strobe and Chromatic Modes and 108 LED Matrix Display for Ultimate Tuning Performance

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   Eudaimonium – July 30, 2025

   Accurate, fun, and doesn’t look like Rodan landed on your guitar’s headstock.
   This is my first clip-on tuner, and I think it’s pretty great despite not having anything to compare it to. It seems to be every bit as accurate, quick and easy to use as my Polytune 2 pedal tuner (which I also really love).The polyphonic mode isn’t as accurate as when you check each string individually (in fact, yes, the modes appear not to agree perfectly sometimes, as one guy who gave it two stars noted), but the polyphonic function gives you a quick and easy way to see if a string is so far out of tune that you should take the time to adjust it. One strum across all the strings and a quick glance is all it takes to see where things are at, and it’s a super fast way to tune all your strings at once if you’re in a hurry and don’t want to tune each string one at a time to perfection (and if you do, then you may also suffer from OCD). Strobe mode is very accurate, but a little trippy to decipher until you get used to it, then it’s very fast (also sort of space-age and fun).When deciding to purchase this I read some reviews that complained that they didn’t like the clip, but I don’t agree with them. It appears minimalist, functional, and robust. I’m not sure what those other folks expect. From an aesthetic design standpoint, this tuner is a lot less obtrusive and far more slick looking than the other options out there. One guy said he was afraid it could scratch his headstock, but I think you’d have to work at it pretty hard for that to happen.I also read some reviews that complained that the PolyTune Clip was a little fussy about where it’s placed on the headstock in order to read all the strings. I found this to be somewhat true, but not an issue for me since it works great on the end of my Martin acoustic headstock, and in the middle of both my Fender Stratocaster headstocks (though not as well on the tip of the Stratocaster headstock where it’s harder to see anyway). Others complained that since it doesn’t swivel in all directions they didn’t like it, but I’ve not really found that to be a problem for me since the best placements on my headstocks also happen to be in places and at an angle where it’s easy to see. I also suspect that if it had another point to swivel from it may not be as accurate and sensitive as it is since more rotating parts means more places to negatively affect the vibrations it’s trying to sense.In order to get the most out of it, you probably need to read the manual. I suspect some of the negative reviewers aren’t big on doing that, and that’s why they’re happier with the less expensive clip-on tuners. Or maybe they just got a defective unit, who knows.

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   Knight Owl – July 30, 2025

   Slickest tuner ever!
   I’ve only owned Snark & the knockoff electronic tuners, which are very useful & economical. But when playing with my friends who use Petersen tuners, I wasn’t able to tune to the same accuracy as them. Then I discovered this tuner, which can show the tuning status of all 6 strings simultaneously! This may seem like a gimmick at first, but allows you to strum all strings at once & QUICKLY see if any are out of tune. This tuner also responds faster than others I’ve used, so I can tune quicker. The display is very bright & easy to read, and I have not experienced any glitches or inaccuracies with it yet, unlike my cheapie tuners.

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   Dan – July 30, 2025

   This is a nice tuner.
   I really like this tuner. The led display is very bright and highly visible. There seems to be ample space between the clamping jaws for thicker guitar headstocks. I am still running on the original battery after several months. This tuner is highly accurate and very responsive. My favorite part about the tuner is the metal clip. It is durable and will not break like the plastic clamps on other tuners I’ve used and had to throw away in the past. The simultaneous multi string tuning capability is a neat feature but I don’t really know how to use it. I think the best feature of this tuner is the strobe tuning mode.

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   Michael Anderson – July 30, 2025

   Excellent guitar tuner
   Excellent product, great battery life.

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   Richard Rolfes – July 30, 2025

   Polytune!
   I may have tried 30or more tuners. This is the most usable, convenient and accurate tuner that I have ever used.

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   Rich – July 30, 2025

   Really nice tuner and a great gift
   Let me start with this; I am a huge TC Electronic fanboy. I own 7 of their products and I love them all.I have seen how good the TC Polytune pedals are but never bought one due to them being too expensive. So when this came out I was interested but originally decided I wouldn’t buy it; however when I recently played a show at an outdoor venue and had to hide behind the PA to see my tuner I saw why these are so popular and decided to get one.Let’s start with what I like:The tuning itself is uncanny in how accurate it is. This will keep you in great tune even in alternate tunings, the different harmonic resonance usually created by these tunings often will trip up clip-on tuners, but this Polytune handles these with ease. The second as I have already mentioned, is the brightness. No matter how bright a stage you are on you will be able to see the Polytune without an issue (especially if you keep it behind the headstock like me). The third is the design; this thing is solid as a rock, definitely feels very high quality, also it looks awesome. Usually tuners are an eyesore and that is why everyone tries to hide them behind headstocks or take them off or use tuning pedals or whatever; that is not the case with this one. It is very pretty and will fit in against any guitar finish you clip it to.Now on the stuff that I think could use some improvement:First is the switching between polyphonic and needle/strobe: on the higher strings this is a non issue, but on the lower strings the harmonics will frequently trick it and it will switch to polyphonic mode. If there were hardware manual switch/button on there to switch the modes that’d definitely be an improvement. Second, this thing is pretty expensive. It is definitely the world’s best clip-on tuner, but still if it were $35 that’d be much more reasonable.All that aside, this is a really good product and definitely worth adding to your guitar-senal (makes a great gift too). I’ll be using mine for a long time to come and I hope TC continue to improve it in the future

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   Amazon Customer – July 30, 2025

   Best tuner
   Best tuner on the market

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   Friedrich von Kiesel – July 30, 2025

   D’accord, il est beaucoup plus cher que les autres… mais il est aussi nettement plus précis ( au moins autant qu’un accordage par les harmoniques ), il est parfairement lisible aussi bien en plein soleil que dans une sale de concert somber, et la qualité de fabrication est juste parfaite. Il detecte immediatement l’instrument, n’est pas perturbé par les autres musiciens en mode piezo, et non negligeable detecte les cordes mal calibrée simultanément. Vaut largement son prix

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   Alberto Mouriqo – July 30, 2025

   Me parece que es muy preciso. Me encanta. Cómodo y fácil de usar. Es lo que es, un afinador muy molón. Seguro que otros por mucho menos precio hacen lo mismo, desconozco si este realmente lo hace con precisión, no soy experto en la materia, pero a mi me parece que sí, al afinar hila muy fino. Y es “bonito”, quiero decir que hay otros que son horrendos. Estoy muy contento con la compra, aunque sea carillo.

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    Shalin & Pearlin – July 30, 2025

    Great product, if someone wants real qualitative tuner this is it. It’s the apple of tuner. Tuners response is very quick, it immediately shows notes on display after plucking string. It is very accurate with strobe mode. Notes does not shake while tuning. Very accurate and firm reading. Low “B” string response is also awesome in bass mode. Very sturdy stainless steel clip. And bright LED display which helps tuning on stage very easy and visible.I got it from Alberto Music, packing was really good. Appreciate on it. It got deliver before it’s cut off date. Tuner is also working great but I feel that I got the product which was already used before and repack it. It has scratch mark and some patches on it’s screen guard. Which slightly made me disappointed. As far as product is working fine I am happy with that. Amazon should look in it and speak with Alberto music about product feedback. Pic is there for the ref.

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    金玉ｷﾗｷﾗ金曜日 – July 30, 2025

    チューニング中の視認性がかなり良く使いやすい！また、感度が良い為しっかり音を拾ってくれる！高いペダルチューナーより使いやすくて驚いた🤩

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    Richard Bury – July 30, 2025

    THIS IS A GOOD QUALITY TUNER, ACCURATE, STURDY