Steel Guitar Tuner

Richard Vineyard · Post by **Richard Vineyard** » 21 Nov 2023 1:00 pm

I purchased a Rogue 6 string lap steel and the problem I'm having is that the body of the instrument is so thick all around that my regular guitar tuners will not clamp onto the body so that Im able to tune it. I really dont care for stand along tuners, but prefer one that clips onto the instrument.
Any Suggestions of one that wont cost an arm and a leg.

Thanks
Rich

David Knutson · Post by **David Knutson** » 21 Nov 2023 1:26 pm

You could try clipping your tuner to a tuning peg, or even one of the knobs. I’ve had both work for me. I also prefer those mini tuners that can just stay put, but ya, those Rogues are pretty thick.

Lloyd Graves · Post by **Lloyd Graves** » 21 Nov 2023 2:48 pm

If it is only a beater guitar, you could screw and glue a piece of wood to the body of the guitar. Something big enough to clip a tuner to.

Or buy something like Korg's PitchJack: https://www.korg.com/us/products/tuners/pitchjack/
One of them is chromatic.

Edit: For my Rogue, I use a 1/4 patch cord and my old chromatic korg tuner. But mine is just a practice instrument.

Steve Lipsey · Post by **Steve Lipsey** » 22 Nov 2023 4:23 pm

Just take the clip off and blu-tac it to the headstock...works for me...

Tom Sosbe · Post by **Tom Sosbe** » 23 Nov 2023 9:38 am

just lay it some place on the guitar. will work fine.

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 23 Nov 2023 10:25 am

I also prefer clip-on tuners, such as the Fishman FT2.

It clips to the headstock of most instruments. On my Studio Deluxe (basically a three-legged Champ) -- which also has a super-thick headstock -- I merely clip it to a tuner button/shaft when tuning.

Bob Shilling · Post by **Bob Shilling** » 23 Nov 2023 10:57 am

UPS just dropped off my new Rogue yeaterday, and I was confronted with the same problem. I clipped the Snark to the plugged in cord jack, and it works fine.

I can, of course, use the Peterson Strobo plus that my MSA is plugged into, or my good old Boss TU-12, but for this guitar a clip-on seems more useful.