Overall Comments

Clip-on headstock LED/LCD tuner. Available for about $29.95 at most places. This tuner is the successor to the PT1. It compact and light. The contact surfaces are non-marring. It has two buttons, one for on/off, the other sequentially cycles the "A" pitch from 440 up to 450, and down to 430 in 1 hz increments. It will automatically power off after a brief period of lack of input.

The PT10 reads all the strings well, whether the string is struck hard or soft. When you hit a string, the PT10 immediately displays the pitch. The LCD display simulates a meter movement, with a range of plus or minus 50 cents with the center indicating in-tune. The LED backlight shows red until you get the meter needle centered, and then it turns green. It is easy to read an any light situation.

Unlike several other tuners this one has good pitch resolution. If it says the string is in tune, it's in tune. I rarely have to sweeten any chords after using it. Because of this extra accuracy, you might find it to be a bit fussy, but if you are patient, it will get you in tune.

The clip location dictates that the tuner must be mounted on the back of the headstock if you want the display to be right side up. That's not a problem for me because I prefer it there, but some users, particularly slothead owners might not like it. The button placement is on the clip side of the tuner, and that can make turning it on and off a little awkward. Also, if you inadvertently hit the other button, you will change the center frequency, and you have to cycle it through all the way to get back to 440. It doesn't seem to default to 440. Even turning it off doesn't bring it back to 440.

Overall, I am quite satisfied with the PT10. This is the best clip-on tuner I have tried so far.

Overall Rating

9