Intelli IMT-600 Guitar, Violin and Chromatic Clip-on Tuner

by Intelli

Product Features

• Clip style tuner that picks up vibration directly from the instrument
• Mode selector for Chromatic, Violin and Guitar
• Most accurate and intelligent chromatic auto tuner. Can be used on a noisy stage
• An upgrade to the famous Intelli IMT-500 but great for guitars and violins
• Battery Included

Product Details

• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0007M424G
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #929 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #6 in Musical Instruments > Instrument Accessories > Guitar & Bass Accessories > Tuners > Standard Tuners

Product Description

This is the Intelli IMT-600 Auto Tuner, which is an upgrade to the IMT-500. It has a mode selector switch to choose between Chromatic, Violin and Guitar modes. The IMT-600 is a clip style tuner that picks up vibration directly from the instrument. It can be used on a noisy stage because it ignores distracting noise that can confuse other tuners. It attaches easily to any instrument and has an easy-to-read LCD meter that acts like an analog meter. The Backlit LCD panel illuminates making it easy to see in the dark. Some of the technical specs are: Calibrate from A = 430 to 449Hz with 1Hz step. Quadra flat tuning - no need to remove a capo to tune your guitar. Tuning range: 12-note full range chromatic, A2-B7. Tolerance: +/ 0.5 cents, uses Quartz Crystal. Clearly shows how sharp or flat you are in cents. Powers off after 3 minutes to save battery life. Power source: Coin battery 3volt (CR2032) (included). Overall Dimensions: 45x45x55.8mm, (body only 45x45x14mm). Weight: Approx. 50g (including battery)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great product, October 18, 2009

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Gary Dean Walker "m2dad" (Arizona) - See all my reviews
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I was invited to participate in a jam session at a friend's large family get-together. When it came time to tune up one of the other players handed me an Intelli IMT-600 clip-on tuner. I had never used this type of tuner before and had never seen one before. Having an older type of tuner which required me to find a spot in front of the guitar (and music played by others would interfere in the tuning) I was amazed by how well the IMT-600 worked, especially when all the other musicians were playing their instruments at the same time. Immediately upon returning home that evening I found the product at Amazon and ordered one. When it arrived I was very impressed with its accuracy not only in tuning my Martin HD-28, and my Ibanez classical guitar, but how well and easy it was to use for my mandolin, and even my Les Paul electric. The price is phenomenal for what you get and the convenience of having a tuner which clips to the headstock is fabulous. The ONLY negative to which I have found for this product is that it is a bit slow tuning the low E-string. Other than that I can't recommend this enough. It is a wonderful product.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly the Way It Should Be for 6- & 12-String Guitars - Worked for Acoustic Bass, Too, January 11, 2010

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Scott Rauch "Papa" (York, PA) - See all my reviews
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Length:: 0:29 Mins

Many reviews on this tuner and its brothers have mentioned slowness on acquiring the guitar low E. This video shows how minor (or even non-existent) the issue is if you put the tuner on the side of the headstock closest to the low E.

If you VIEW the video in FULL SCREEN, you can see the digital pointer, and how it moves as the two low E's on a 12-string guitar are tuned up to correct pitch.

Sorry about video quality (Amazon reduces their quality) and the cars in the background (I needed lots of light in the background, and I did not want to bring my guitar out into the snow).

The tuner also worked for a friend's acoustic/electric bass guitar. It took about a second to get the low E (on the bass guitar, remember), but it got it. He was able to tune his bass, and I my 12-string while a piano was playing (we were about 10 feet behind the soundboard of an upright acoustic piano that was also being amplified). Great tuner!!

When the Mode Selector Switch is set to "Chromatic", the tuner allows you to tune to any note, and the display will indicate the note, e.g., "D#". When the Mode Selector Switch is set to "Guitar" or "Violin", the tuner allows you to tune only to those notes that exist on a standard-tuned guitar or violin. E.g., when set to "Guitar", it allows you to tune only to the six standard guitar notes, and will display either "6E", "5A", "4D", "3G", "2B", or "1E". The Mode Selector Switch seems to have no affect on the tuner's performance. (This is a good thing because it works perfectly.)

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works great, but tricky to place on violin., September 21, 2010

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C. Robles - See all my reviews
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This tuner does what it's suppose to, and does it well! My biggest problem is finding a spot on the violin that wont make it overly cumbersome to tune with this thing in the way. I like putting it on the top of the scroll, it's still a bit of a pain in the butt to tune the pegs with this thing on, but it's definitely manageable.

Warning! Don't attach this to the back of the violin neck, I managed to scratch a music store's really expensive violin as a result. I had to sneak outta there!!