First off, I’ve never been particularly convinced by clip-on tuners, mainly because my experience has been with cheap £10–£20 efforts. They’re OK and do a reasonable job.

Then enter the Peterson StroboClip HDC—wow, it’s superb. I bought it mainly for adjusting intonation and setting up my guitars, but it now lives on my Taylor.

I’ve used various tuner pedals and the built-in tuners on my Quad Cortex, Kemper and Helix. I found the Helix tuner so frustrating that I drove 150 miles to Guildford to buy a PolyTune pedal! The Peterson has impressed me enough that I’ve since got rid of the PolyTune.

I love the strobe display, the choice of colours and the instrument-specific tuning options. It’s also easy to just switch on and use, without getting into all the settings.

Unfortunately, I managed to catch the corner of it against a wooden sound diffuser in my studio and cracked the screen cover. I think I was just unlucky with where it caught, as the tuner itself still worked flawlessly.

I contacted Peterson to ask about a replacement cover, and they sent me one free of charge, along with a couple of stickers and a nice note. No hassle at all. It’s now fitted and the tuner is looking tidy again.

Excellent tuner and excellent customer service. Thanks to John and the team at Peterson—much appreciated!