UberTuner

This is an excellent tuner. The professional tuner I have been using for many years has gotten to where it is not very sensitive. I wanted a good one for my granddaughter to use tuning her banjo. I was so impressed with this one that I have ordered another one for me to use. Very well designed and extremely easy to use.

I’m pretty new to this. In fact, I just started to play the guitar a couple of weeks ago. Someone told me that I needed to get a tuner so I looked around at a few. I was contemplating between this one by KLIQ and another one by Yamaha but eventually went for this after reading a bunch of reviews. It seemed easy to use and that’s what mattered to me. The package came quickly and I tried it right away. It comes with a clip so you can just attach it to the guitar. The construction seems solid, I don’t see it breaking any time soon. I must have, the display looks really nice. Everything is very bright and clear no matter what angle you’re looking at it from. I wasn’t sure how to use it exactly at first but I eventually got the hang of it and was able to tune my guitar just fine. During my tuner research I came across these musicians earplugs so I picked some up to help me focus on tuning. They actually work pretty well so I still wear them when I’m playing (especially if there’s a lot of background noise). The only thing is I wish there was some sort of sleep mode. That would prevent me from having to leave it running the entire time, which I’m guessing will eventually take a toll on the battery. Speaking of battery, it uses the flat kind that’s the size of a quarter. It comes with the tuner however so you don’t have to worry about having to buy it separately. To put it in, you have to pull out the drawer first. It’s pretty simple. So yes, I’m happy with my purchase. The price was reasonable and the quality is there. I would gladly recommend it to anyone who’s looking for a tuner for their instrument! I forgot to mention this but the company also offers a good warranty so there’s that too. Considering that, you really can’t go wrong with making the purchase.

There are some that have stunk these down but I own two and they work well. They don't provide accuracy to the cent that I can tell but I’m a cowboy chord guitar player so there’s that. Battery life is good, setting different tunings easy.

Really good tuner! Easily read and fast at gauging appropriate open string guitar notes!

Very nice and easy to read tuner. Good quality, perfect size, very fair price, and easy to use

I am not at all musically inclined, but I sent this as a gift to a guitar virtuoso relative who was kind enough to provide his initial impressions. His comments follow; From the packaging it’s immediately evident that the Kliq Ubertuner All Instrument Clip-on Tuner is a superior version of the ubiquitous clip-on tuners you see on so many instruments at so many gigs. This is a very refined technical version of the concept of a Piezo sensor-based tuning technology. In essence, the tuner does not “hear” the note it is asked to legitimize, it “feels” it through the vibration generated by the string and transmitted through the guitar body up through the neck. The KLIQ specifies its Tuning Precision as +/- 1%. In practical terms, you achieve a perfectly-tuned guitar by following the simple directions, keeping in mind that the nuance of bringing a string “up to” pitch from a flat rather than “down” from a sharp is a rule that predates any kind of tuning technology. The KLIQ sets up in two or three minutes.The battery compartment snaps open, the included 2032 "button" battery is inserted PLUS side up, and battery drawer is snapped back into the body. An easy-to-find Power On/Off button wakes up the sensor, and away you go. As a guitar player, I set the Tuning Mode to “G” (Guitar) and I hit the low E (6th) string. It’s sharp as the red bars tell me. I tune down past where the E should be, and slowly twist the tuning knob (the one that tightens the string) until the yellow indicator lights go to the top of the readout, and the center circle turns solid green. The readout in the center of the screen confirms that I am working on the E6 string. I follow the procedure for the remaining five strings, being sure to tune “up" each time. When I overdo it, and the red sharp indicators flash on, I make sure to turn back down past the note I’m trying to nail, and then slowly creep up to it. If you ever get the sense that the tuner isn’t “working,” it may be because you tune down to a note, which always leaves a little bit of slack in the string, which then causes it to drift out of tune pretty quickly. You may also have some looseness in your tuning pegs, or slop in the way the string is wound around the peg. Bridge pins have to be solidly in place, too. If your E6 string registers perfect pitch, and you're out of tune as you play notes going up the neck, you may have set-up issues like overly high action which requires too much stretch when you play a note, which of course, changes (sharps) the pitch. If everything else on the instrument (I can only talk about guitars) is where it should be, the KLIQ Ubertuner can be relied on to do its job precisely. It is user-friendly. You can swivel it to keep the screen in virtually any position you prefer. You can tune, shut off the power to save the battery, and start the KLIQ up again with the touch of a button. Other features include a choice of tuning modes… Chromatic, Guitar, Bass, Violin, and Ukulele. There are calibration possibilities, and transposition settings. The unit weighs 1.4 Ounces, so there’s no risk of neck strain if you leave the tuner clipped to the headstock. It is a professional, all-black little gem that I affix to vintage guitars with no fear of damage. All in all, this is the pick of the litter, and a slick way to improve your sound and get things back to where they should be quickly and smoothly after a lot of string bending or vigorous playing. A lot of students give up because their playing never gets beyond that beginners’ sound. In my experience, it’s a tuning issue 9 out of 10 times. The KLIQ may mean the difference between giving up, and going on to play Carnegie Hall.

The tuner is very good, however I had a very lacking customer service experience. The Kliq Ubertuner has a small round "foot" in the clamp that has a rubber pad on it. The pad is glued onto the foot and at some point, while using this tuner on a few guitars, the rubber pad on the foot fell off with no one noticing. This seems like something that could/would be common with this design, so I contacted Kliq via Chat about replacement pads which they said they do not offer. I then asked about their warranty - "3-YEAR WARRANTY: In the unlikely event the KLIQ UberTuner breaks or stops working, we'll replace it or give you 100% of your money back, no questions asked." and was told that losing a part does not constitute a breakage. I agree - but the glue letting go during normal usage and allowing the pad to fall off does. That should be designed to have the pad clip in somehow in addition to glue or this is likely to occur, and a better glue/epoxy should be used. After a bit more back and forth, I was asked to provide a picture, which I did, and the customer service rep then just went silent and ceased responding. I pinged a couple more times in the chat, but gave up after 45 minutes of nothing. The pad is important to prevent scratching up a finish, especially on a nitro-finish guitar. The leftover glue is not completely smooth so I would not want to use it as is on any nicer guitars. I would expect that they should be able to replace the pad (or warranty the tuner if not) given that it is a design/assembly concern, but was told they could not help me before being ghosted when I replied to their later request for a photo. In short - very good tuner in terms of functionality, but check it carefully after every use as you're out in the cold for something simple like the pad letting go. Customer Service was dismissive overall and ceased communication once the picture they requested was provided - a very poor showing. Even if they would not help, after receiving the picture they requested there should have been some response. And as to the "no-questions" warranty - apparently it's just marketing rhetoric and there is nothing behind it. Too bad I can't rate the functionality, assembly, and customer service individually. Averaged it out to 3ish stars.

I have played guitar for more than 5 decades and spent many of those years playing professionally, and do so currently. I've owned just about every tuner known to man or woman - this little gizmo is my favorite. I will leave the tech details to others, who have done a fine job of laying those down in other reviews. All I care about is - it works. It not only works, it works great. I just bought this thing and after trying it out on both electric and acoustic guitars and on my resonator guitar, I just ordered another one. I could never get a tuning that completely satisfied my ears with a Snark or a Planet Waves clip on tuner, they come close enough to work on the fly, close enough for normal ears, and are convenient. I use them around the house when I don't want to plug in my tuner pedal, which tunes extremely accurately, I also use them on gigs where I don't want an extra cord lying around and for acoustic jams as well. But finally, here is a clip on tuner that tunes right. It even gets low D right on a drop D tuning on an electric guitar strung with Super Slinkys, something the other clip ons have problems with. The only downside is actually an upside for me - it is huge in comparison to a Snark and especially in comparison to the little Planet Waves tuner, which is the best of this breed for being invisible to the audience on stage. So, I might unclip the KLIQ on stage after tuning or not, probably not. The reason that hugeness is also a plus is, the thing can be seen! Even my aging eyes have no problems reading this, the light and display are very bright, the display is big enough to be seen from space. And did I mention it really tunes? I swear I have never heard my resonator sound so in tune before, and to a musician, that is huge - more than that, it's a joy. Just be aware that this is bigger than a Snark, like amusingly bigger. Also built way better. Great clip on tuner, made this old guitar picker smile big time.