StroboClip HDC Review
StroboClip HDC
Absolutely amazing, but clips are a bit inconvenient.
By Bobby Smit on Monday, December 15, 2025
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Plays 4 String Bass
Perfect, just like every other Peterson tuner I’ve owned.
The only thing I really miss is having more clip options besides the chunky “fat” clip and the violin clip. The existing clips are clearly designed for guitar-type instruments and violins, not for a more complex, unconventional instrument. A slimmer clip would help a lot, or some sort of clip kit with different sizes, extensions, or alternative mounting solutions (something like a permanent screw-mount option) would be amazing.
I use this exclusively on my hurdy-gurdy, and there’s practically nowhere to clip it. The instrument is packed with strings, tuning pegs, knobs, bridges, moving parts and everything else, so any usable edge is either too thick, too tight, or awkwardly placed. I honestly wouldn’t mind mounting it permanently somewhere, but with the two existing clip styles, neither one fits well enough to make that practical.
That said, once it’s on there, it’s fantastic: super accurate, stable, and easy to read, and it makes tuning way less of a headache.
The only thing I really miss is having more clip options besides the chunky “fat” clip and the violin clip. The existing clips are clearly designed for guitar-type instruments and violins, not for a more complex, unconventional instrument. A slimmer clip would help a lot, or some sort of clip kit with different sizes, extensions, or alternative mounting solutions (something like a permanent screw-mount option) would be amazing.
I use this exclusively on my hurdy-gurdy, and there’s practically nowhere to clip it. The instrument is packed with strings, tuning pegs, knobs, bridges, moving parts and everything else, so any usable edge is either too thick, too tight, or awkwardly placed. I honestly wouldn’t mind mounting it permanently somewhere, but with the two existing clip styles, neither one fits well enough to make that practical.
That said, once it’s on there, it’s fantastic: super accurate, stable, and easy to read, and it makes tuning way less of a headache.
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