I use a Peterson StroboClip. Works great and I just leave in on my bass all the time.
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I found headstock tuners to be very unreliable on my Bass. I have used them extensively on my electric guitars and acoustics with no issues, however.
This topic was been covered extensively on the forum not so long ago. Here is a link
And an excerpt from that link that I posted regarding my connection to an Androoid phone.
I highly recommend the istrobosoft phone app, from Peterson, for iphone or Android, but would caution that although it works without the direct connection to the phone it works best with the interface cable and for $7 for the app + $40 for an irig2 interface I ended up with a great strobe tuner for a fraction of the cost of a standalone strobe tuner for hundreds of dollars.
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I returned the Polytune 3 and got a Boss TU-3. I found the polytuning feature to be more annoying than anything else.
I’m not a fan of the phone or computer tuners. Not because there’s anything wrong with them. I just like getting away from those devices as much as I can. Although, I did finally get an email saying my Audio Interface is finally on it’s way and the separation between computer time and bass time is about to get a lot slimmer.
I really like the display on the Petersen StroboStomp but it does so much more than what I would ever need. I almost got one till my son started giving me crap saying that I was the only person that ever had GAS for a tuner. Little shit. I should have gotten it just to prove him right.
These Korg tuners look really cool too. I like all the lights.
Pitchblack Custom - PEDAL TUNER | KORG (USA)
Pitchblack Pro - RACKMOUNT TUNER | KORG (USA)
Hmmm. I seem to have gone on a bit of a tangent.
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I use the Korg clip on version (Sledgehammer Custom 100).
It works just fine for Bass and seems pretty accurate.
I also have a Tuner built into my amp which is really convenient!
I see Orange do the same thing on some of their models.
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That’s one sexy looking tuner you got there. 
Couldn’t agree more! I just posted about this too - walk into the room and I’m tuned and practicing in under a minute.
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I have the Peterson StroboStomp HD as well…I also have a chromatic tuner as well, but I prefer the peterson…sometimes I just use the built in tuner on Logic Pro, depending on what I am doing.
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Clip ones are not good for two things…
- B strings
- Intonation setting
Even meh pedal tuners can be bad for both of these.
If you get into either, go big and get a high quality tuner, at least this is what i have learned.
I ordered the Peterson stomp HD for my board and asking for the new HD one for my bench for xmas (becuase I am super lazy).
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I still use an old korg ga-30 I’ve lost the back to it and the batteries keep falling out but is works for guitar + bass inc 5 string with low b or high c seems to work for intonation too
I should really upgrade and reading through this the Peterson seems a good idea
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That’s exactly why I got the strobe tuner in the first place. B string and intonations.
I also like the Roadie tuner bass. It’s pretty cool especially for guitars but works pretty well with bass. Many times I’d use both to check the accuracy of the roadie, to my surprise it comes within a few cents of accuracy. Very impressive. But of course some of the stiff tuners get not sons tellers result.
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I love my Polytune 3. I don’t have any of those issues with it.
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I have one of these as well and it disagrees with the polytune. At first I thought it was the Kiev but now I’m not so sure. When the Peterson arrives I’m putting them all to the test head to head.
It’s not that I think one is more accurate than another, and know there’s differences between them all, but they each have quirkiness to their UIs that I think make them more or less accurate to use by a dope like me.
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+1 for this. I don’t philosophically like phone apps for precision measurement. Too many things change often enough for me to trust that platform for something I want to be consistent.
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I read somewhere in the ratings that you had to pay extra for the software upgrades on the Plus HD. Is that true?
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No I don’t. Frankly I don’t need anymore setting on the HD. It’s already massive. It won’t get anymore accurate that’s for sure.
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Was just about to pull the trigger on a StroboPlus HDC (preorder) but I just found out it has a built in battery and have to be charged. Not really my thing. So its either the stomp or the software for me now.
Anybody use the software version, not the mobile version?
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Korg tuners for the win! Got a modified Pitchblack (mini) tuner and my overused GA-50. My clip-on is also a Korg. I also fancy the Boss TU-3.
Lately I just use plugin tuners since I started playing behind my computer again.
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I have a Pitch black which I love the look and construction of but when it comes to the low B and intonation its seems to jitter too much. Could be just me.
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Tbf I never had any issues with any brand of tuners. There are many factors that come to play for tuning tho. For example I had to do a full configuration on a Floyd Rose tremolo bridge on a 7 string guitar, holy shit that was tedious… For tuning the B I had to make sure to mute all the other strings since it resonated so much. Maybe the same goes for a fiver. Didn’t had any issues with my Warwick 5 string.
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That is exactly what I have. A Warwick Thumb NT 5. Do you have the original or advanced pitch black pedal?
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