Thomann CTC-50 Black 4-stars Reviews

Good tuner

Good tuner and nice screen. Very easy to use.

It was my first clip-on tuner and I liked it. I mean it's quiet precise and the battery lasts very long (about 6 months in my case). Can be used with lots of different instruments. There's only one thing you should take into account - it's mainly good for the home practice. When I tried to use it at my band's rehearsal place it happened to be pretty useless. Probably it was too distracted by lots of noises around and I couldn't tell everybody to shut up every time I needed to check my tuning :) So if you'd like to buy it for home practice - go ahead, it's good, especially for the price. For the real rehearsals you'd rather need a pedal tuner.

Superb alternative

Not quite as easily articulated as the more expensive lookalike. But at this price i'm happy to take the occasional .5 second longer to set it correctly on the headstock. Quite happy to order a spare. Good, strong, rubber insert clip keeps it solidly attached.

Nice and easy

Very nice tuner. Works perfect. Very clear display even on a not well lit stage.

Does what it should

Cute little tuner that tunes the way it should.

There's plenty of modes to pick from allowing it t be used for varying instruments. have been using this one for guitar, bass and ukulele without too much hassle.

It works

Nice little tuner.

Decent little tuner that is a good price and looks cool.

Not sure how long it will last as made of plastic but seems to be holding up.

Good for the price

The hinges are not as tough as in my Fender or Planet Waves tuners but the spring clip is. During the first couple of days something inside it made a faint buzzing sound when I played certain notes but this has stopped now.

Sometimes it hesitates for one or two seconds before registering the note but that is resolved if it's clipped somewhere else on the headstock. The on/off switch is situated at a convenient place. The screen is large and bright.

The luminous needles on the screen show the pitch with enough accuracy but not as finely as the Planet Waves (three times the price) or the Fender (twice the price). However the display is precise enough to set an intonation if I also listen carefully.

I trust my other tuners a little more but it can be done with this one, too. At times it does not display the right note, say an A instead of an E, but it indicates the right pitch anyway, I guess it mixes up some harmonics but it doesn't matter, and other tuners also do that sometimes. The letters are big and bright.

I like the satin but not toyish bright color, and the plastic is not slippery. It works with my bass, too, without having to change the mode. I keep it on my desk all the time because not all my guitars have their own tuner. For only 7 euros battery included I'm happy with it.

Edit: I pulled the battery out and rubbed both sides on rough fabric for a minute. Put it back in and the digital needle doesn't fluctuate anymore. Seems that a greasy film or some oxidation on the battery reduced the power coming out of it.

Good For The Price

Very good quality for the price, recommended

really like this tuner!

easy to use, easy to see, easy to carry.

Nice colour.

Works OK, looks OK. With clip on tuners, its time that says yes or no. this has too many swivels or rotations for me, these work loose and get uncontrollable.

My previous clip on had only one joint with a screw to tighten if it got slack or loose. I like that sort of design, seems to last forever.

So I will know in a year or two how this one holds up to its use.

Perfect portable tuner.

It's lightweight

It's portable

It tunes my bass immediatly.

It does'nt make me coffee.

I needed a chromatic tuner with more precision than the tuner in my Line 6 pedalboard inbuilt tuner because i play half a tone down and the pedal only recongnizes the standart tuning and this little thing, clipped in my headstock, allways tells me if i'm in tune on the spot, during rehersal or live.

And it's pretty too ;-)

Tuner

Easy to use and accurate. Versatile and light it would get top marks but the clip could open a little further to make it easier to clamp to the headstock of my Fender Telecaster. Never the less, it does fit and I am pleased with it.

Good value tuner

Excellent little tuner at an incredibly low price. Great value for money.

Nice little thing!

Worththe money, very nice and precise in tuning, easy to carry with you, great!

Good, accurate, great value!

I previously had a SNARK clip-on tuner which this looks to be based on. The two are near identical. The only real differences I noticed are that this has various modes (banjo, guitar, uke, etc) but reacts more slowly to the notes being played. However, it is still the only tuner you'll ever need. Recommended.