Get a Tune-Up
Ranging from inexpensive handheld gadgets to tuner/metronome combos to compact pedals, the BOSS brand’s line of chromatic tuners has been ubiquitous among guitarists and bassists for years. Brass and woodwind players can now get the precision and convenience of a BOSS tuner with the TU-12BW. Tuning can be done two ways with the model, either via an internal mic or using the included clip-on contact mic. Using BOSS’s “Accu-Pitch,” the tuner beeps when the pitch is accurate. bossus.com
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