Tuner reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 178 Reddit reviews across 35 subreddits and 52 posts to rank the best Tuner brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/guitarpedals, r/Guitar, r/gibson, r/guitars, r/pedalboards. Top-rated brands include Peterson (4.8/5), TC Electronics (4.7/5), Boss (4.8/5).
Stats
Reviews178
Subreddits35
Posts52
Brands65
Products60
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#1
Peterson
4.8
(19)
"Peterson Stroboclip HD is the most precise."
"If you want accuracy and versatility, Peterson Strobostomp."
"Peterson does the strobe thing the best."
"Peterson Strobostomp all day. I have the mini and it's fantastic."
"Strobostomp is superb. Worth every penny."
"I got a strobostomp because my research lead me to peterson as #1- big fan"
"I got a Strobostomp HD on sale, that's pretty much all I use."
"My personal favorites are the Korg Pitch Black and the Peterson Strobostomp HD."
"Peterson is the best."
"Ughhh it IS the Peterson went years using boss."
#2
TC Electronics
4.7
(17)
"TC polytune clip in strobe mode is accurate to +/- 0.02 cent. I’ve owned many petersons. The TC is more convenient."
"Polytune is the best clip out there imo. Super accurate, does not chew thru batteries, very bright and defined screen."
"If you want speed & simplicity, especially for live use, Polytune."
"Polytune and the buffer is great"
"Love my polytune mini"
"Polytune does the all strings at once thing the best."
"Just get either the full size or mini Polytune."
"Hard to argue with the TC Polytune mini"
"I like the polytune pedals. They also make clip one ones if that is what he prefers."
"I love the polytune mini."
#3
Boss
4.8
(14)
"I like the Boss TU-3, and would recommend it."
"Boss TU-3!"
"If you are looking at pedal tuners, you can't go wrong with a trusty Boss TU-2."
"Boss TU-02 clip on tuner. It is very accurate and cheap."
"The Boss Tuner app is great."
"TU-2. Simple and always works."
"Boss TU-2 has been on my board since 2002."
"The best clip tuner is a boss tu-3."
"The BEST tuner for an electric guitar is not a clip on - it's a pedal."
"It’s perfect"
#4
TC Electronic
4.9
(7)
"TC Electronics Polytune. It’s never let me down."
"For clip-on tuners, my favorite by a long shot is the TC Electronic Unitune."
"The TC Electronics Polytune 3 Mini is excellent."
"TC Electronics makes a little guy that’s great."
"TC Electronic Unitune is my favorite."
"I have been happy with the TC Electronic UniTune."
"Other popular options are the TC Polytune and Peterson Strobostomp."
#5
Grover
4.7
(7)
"Grover locking tuners"
"Grover locking tuners.... they came standard on my, well, standard (2017 SG), look great, are rock solid."
"Grover Rotomatic Chrome Tuners for instance."
"Grover locking tuners."
"Grover 502NK is what I'd go with. Locking tuners, with the Keystone style key."
"I replaced my 79 LP tuners with Grover locking tuners."
"I settled for Grover locking tuners. To be honest, I think the regular Grover’s would work."
#6
Snark
3.6
(9)
"I second this. Snarks Rechargeable (USB-C)"
"Snarks are great and cheap"
"A Snark couldn’t be easier."
"The Snark rechargeable is pretty good."
"I used to be able to play all sorts of weird chords and double stops an that thing would give me an insight."
"Snarks are fine for a quick tune up and then removing them. Too bulky to just leave on all the time."
"My only real issue with snarks is that they look so cartoony."
"I love the half dozen Snarks I had from way back."
"I got the Snark ST-8 because it had good reviews, but it’s garbage."
#7
Dynojet
5.0
(5)
"I have been using Dynojet PV-2B with Fuel moto’s base tune. No issues whatsoever."
"Dyno jet PV 4 but buy it from Fuel Moto & it’ll come with their support for free."
"Dynojet is what you want. There’s some preloaded maps for stage 1 in it."
"Amazing customer service as well."
"Simple plug and play, connects to your phone through an app and Bluetooth."
#8
Hipshot
4.8
(5)
"Hipshots are a great option for vintage guitars. As long as the posts can fit through, they can be mounted without drilling new holes for screws as they use their universal mounting plates."
"Hipshot locking tuners. Never not."
"Put open gear hipshots on mine. Super lightweight and no need for drilling."
"I put some on my Les Paul standard and it was life changing."
"Hip shot Griplock is another option."
#9
EZ Lynk
4.6
(5)
"I have EZ Lynk and love it"
"Ezlynk is what I have. Starlite tunes"
"Get an EZ lynk. It’s the best tuner for a 6.7."
"Ez lynk with amdp tunes."
"I have an EZ Lynk for my 2011 6.7. I like it and haven’t had any issues."
#10
Polytune
4.6
(5)
"Another vote for the Polytune, fast and efficient."
"Polytune3."
"Polytune."
"Polytune 3."
"I have both the polytune 3 and the TU-3 and I like them both."
#11
Yaesu
5.0
(4)
"The mAT will tune a wet piece of string."
"Second the mAT’s. Work perfect with my 891."
"I have both and they're great tuners - plug and play with yaesu using the tune button on the rig."
"It tunes any antenna I throw at it."
#12
PHP
5.0
(3)
"The only answer to this question is the PHP Hydra with Jelibuilt tunes."
"PHP Hydra and Jelibuilt tunes."
"PHP Hydra."
#13
Kluson
5.0
(3)
"Kluson Revolutions locking tuners. Direct dropin replacement."
"Kluson makes a set of nickel tulips that should be a drop in replacement."
"Kluson makes a direct replacement locking tuner. G series, I put a set on a Les Paul. Works great"
#14
Smarty
4.7
(3)
"A smarty tuner is a 3rd gens best friend."
"Smarty."
"I'd recommend a smarty for it with a 5" straight pipe to help with egt since they got weaker pistons in 04.5."
#15
Sonic Research
4.7
(3)
"Sonic research mini replaced my old boss TU-2."
"Sonic Research Turbo Tuner or Peterson Strobostomp."
"Sonic Research Turbo Tuner."
#16
Korg
4.7
(3)
"The Korg chromatic works perfectly, and it costs only 20-something bucks."
"My personal favorites are the Korg Pitch Black and the Peterson Strobostomp HD."
"I've used the same KORG tuner since 2002"
#17
Gotoh
4.7
(3)
"I love gotohs classic looking locking tuner line."
"I love gotoh tuners, yes, the sg-301-04 would work without any modifications."
"Gotoh res-o-lite or Grover Titan"
#18
DMann
4.3
(3)
"A lot of people will probably recommend him, myself included."
"But i use dman because hes quick."
"I'm doing mine through Dmann right now."
#19
MFJ
4.0
(3)
"It's an amazing Auto tuner."
"Probably won’t find one cheaper than this."
"MFJ is (was) the king of inexpensive tuners, but be aware that they are going out of business."
#20
OZ Tuning
5.0
(2)
"They are awesome probably cost you 600-700 with tuner."
"It’s an adaptive tune, which means you can run any octane without needing separate tunes."
#21
Eugene
5.0
(2)
"Been on his e85 tune for 50k miles and car drives better than new."
"I've been on Martin's tune for over 6 years and looking to switch to Eugene just for his flex fuel program."
#22
Walrus Audio
5.0
(2)
"I recently went to a Walrus Audio Canvas. Very visible, good quality switchable bypass, super accurate, and the upload able Screensaver image is a nice feature."
"Canvas is the most visible under all conditions."
#23
LDG
5.0
(2)
"It tuned up on 40m with a 20m ham stick with no problem."
"I have a LDG z100Plus ATU and I like it."
#24
Eccentric Motorsports
4.5
(2)
"Would second that option."
"I would take it to Eccentric motorsports."
#25
Graph Tech
4.5
(2)
"I’m really enjoying the Ratio locking tuners that GraphTech have put out"
"I just replaced mine with graph tech ratio locking tuners."
#26
ATU
4.5
(2)
"It’s awesome!"
"The ATU-100 is super cheap and kind of amazing."
#27
Screaming Eagle
4.5
(2)
"If you’re trying to keep the warranty go with the screaming eagle tuner."
"I have the SE pro street tuner and use it with my Low Rider S…stage 2."
#28
D’Addario
4.5
(2)
"I like a D’Addario micro sound hole tuners."
"I ended up going with the D’Addario clip on tuner."
#29
Hotone
4.0
(2)
"Hotone Tuner Press has it in a volume treadle."
"Awesome space saver if you're using all three."
#30
PPEI
4.0
(2)
"PPEI has Aisin tuning."
"I agree with emissions intact ppei is the safest option."
#31
Cleartune
5.0
(1)
"My best acoustic tuner is called CLEARTUNE. Its an iPhone app. worth every penny."
#32
EQT
5.0
(1)
"EQT. That’s all you need."
#33
OFT
5.0
(1)
"Return the Ecutek and get a OFT. No CEL on my UEL headers with the OFT"
#34
Mini Max
5.0
(1)
"We have a mini max. Works great in our 3500."
#35
Vance and Hines
5.0
(1)
"I have a vance and hines fp3 and love it."
#36
Power Vision
5.0
(1)
"Power Vision 4. Lots of good canned tunes."
#37
034
5.0
(1)
"If you do plan on going stage 1+(e85) or 2 or farther... then I would go with 034."
#38
eTune
5.0
(1)
"I have his e tune and have been running it for 20K miles with no issues."
#39
Justin Freeman
5.0
(1)
"He’s incredible."
#40
Torqued Performance
5.0
(1)
"I've had beautiful results."
#41
Calibrated Power
5.0
(1)
"Rob at 5-9 is also excellent."
#42
5-9diesel.com
5.0
(1)
"Another vote for 5-9 Tuning."
#43
Ivan's
5.0
(1)
"Ivan's reflash. Google it."
#44
Sperzel
5.0
(1)
"I’ve used Sperzel Locking tuners for years with no issues."
#45
IMW
5.0
(1)
"Derek Robinson of IMW is who we recommend."
#46
D'Addario
5.0
(1)
"I highly recommend D'addario Auto-Trim locking tuners. They'll likely fit without any modifications."
#47
Agile Guitar Toolkit
5.0
(1)
"Agile Guitar Toolkit is a nice one. Using it for years now."
#48
Ryan Martin
5.0
(1)
"Tuning by Ryan (Martin) is best option for these cars."
#49
Strobostomp
5.0
(1)
"Absolutely love mine."
#50
Mat
5.0
(1)
"Tunes dam near anything."
#51
Cobb
4.0
(1)
"Cobb is extremely popular in the tuning world."
#52
Edge
4.0
(1)
"I used an Edge EvoHT on my 2013 2500HD L96."
#53
EFILive
4.0
(1)
"EFILive through PPEI is a safe bet for most trucks."
#54
APR
4.0
(1)
"I have APR and it’s very good."
#55
Perrin
4.0
(1)
"Dmann at Felix Performance in Florida."
#56
Clark Turner Tuning
4.0
(1)
"I used Clark Turner Tuning for my e tune."
#57
Dirty Diesel
4.0
(1)
"Buy one from dirty diesel in bc or look at North 49 industries in Alberta."
#58
Diablo
4.0
(1)
"I use the Diablo intune."
#59
Soundcorset
4.0
(1)
"Soundcorset tuner & metronome android app."
#60
SCT
4.0
(1)
"Brenspeed has SCT's for $299"
#61
Admin
4.0
(1)
"Admin or Racebox. Both are good."
#62
5Star
4.0
(1)
"5star also does 'custom' tunes or you can use the canned tunes from SCT or Bullydog."
#63
Edge Auto Sport
4.0
(1)
"For me it was between edge and JST."
#64
Intelli
4.0
(1)
"I recommend the Intelli IMT-301."
#65
Ecutek
3.0
(1)
"I heard ppl use ecutek and admintuning on IG"
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