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Planet Waves SOS Guitar Tuner

The revolutionary Planet Waves SOS Guitar Tuner pulses two out-of-phase LED light beams directly onto the vibrating string. When the string is out of tune, the two lights will visually dance on the string being tuned. As you approach in-tune status, the movement slows down and eventually stops when you are perfectly in tune. This revolutionary visual tuning system enables precision tuning in silent or noisy environments, without the need for audible sound or sensing of any kind. Learn More...

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10

Individual User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10

Overall:
It's a little tricky to use at first. The E1 and E6 note markings don't relate clearly (at least to me) to "low E" or "high E". I somethimes get lost chasing an overtone. Like most tuners, I've gotten better results by tuning to the 12th fret harmonic. It's important to have all the strings close to the right pitch when you start. Anything beyond a minor adjustment from there means you're getting lost. I like how it's the same "input" whether my guitar is acoustic or electric. I also like how it works no matter how noisy the room is. I think the results are better than other tuners I've used. It's an excellent fine tuning tool, but not so good for coarse adjustment.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Quality:
Rock solid. Friend of mine has washed it twice (left it in his pocket) and it kept on working.

Value:
It's a very accurate tuner, doesn't require sound to tune.

Desirability:
Draws attention every time I use it!

Overall:
I love mine. Have given to friends and they like it too.

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Overall:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
Features:
* * * . . . . . . . 3 out of 10
Value:
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I Want It:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10

Feature:
Pretty cool. A strobe tuner the size of a pick... a really fat pick, but a pick nonetheless.

Quality:
Well made and suprising size for what it does. Only $20 bucks.

Value:
I know it's only $20 but it's not worth even that if you can't use it.

Desirability:
I thought it was cool enough to buy

Sound:
Does not apply

Ease of Use:
Very difficult to use. Takes too long to tune each string!

Support:
Does not apply.

Overall:
If you want a conversation piece, go ahead and get it. Bet your friends how long it will take to tune!!! Don't even think of using it as a pick!

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