Intelli IMT 500 Digital Tuner Review

Product Description:

Intelli IMT500 Digital Tuner is a chromomatic clip on digital tuner with a back lit display. It can be used to tune a whole range of instruments from guitars and bassess, to violins, mandolins and many more.

The big advantage of this model is that it allows an individual to tune an instruments irrespective of the amibient noise in the environment, all completely without the need to use a microphone, wire or a pick up.

In other words no matter how noisy it is in a room, anybody will still be able to tune their instruments with the Intelli IMT500 Digital Tuner, because it doesn’t work by adjusting to the sound. This tuner is very quickly becoming essential kit for anyone who has to tune acoustic instruments in a loud environment.

The clip on guitar tuner clamps on to the head of the instrument and uses the vibrations instead of the sound to tune. The Intelli Imt swivel display allows people to be able to see the display readouts easily, so an instrument can be tuned from any position.

The Intelli IMT500 Digital Tuner is also very competitively prices, being much less than other similar models on the market. It is also far more robust and with few of the bass tuning problems of it’s predecessor, the Intellitouch.

Intelli IMT500 Digital Tuner User Reviews

Actual User Reviews From Amazon Updated: 03/07/2010

A very decent clip-on tuner,
Enigma027

I had been studying the Intellitouch line of clip-on tuners for some time but had seen mixed reviews. Recently, I happened to see a short review of the Intelli IMT500 clip-on tuner. After a bit of study, I decided to give it a try. The body is quite small at slightly greater than 2.25 inches measured diagonally. The meter screen itself is square at about 1.25 inches diagonally. The screen backlighting is quite bright and the scale itself is easily read when looked at straight on with some blurring if viewed at some angles. The scale is typical for many electronic tuners and easily understood. It has a calibration feature which takes it from a 430 to a 449-A reference. It also has a flatting feature for use in tuning with a capo. I have used neither of these features as of yet. When I first used it, there was an irritating rattling sound when I played. I discovered that the three buttons, POWER-LIGHT / FLAT / CALIB, were vibrating in the tuner. I disassembled the unit and using a toothpick, placed a very small amount of clear silicone RTV sealant along the inside edges of these buttons. I left it to cure for a couple of hours and then reassembled it. The rattling was gone and the buttons worked fine. Hopefully this fix will last a while but is easily repeated if needed. I then compared its tuning accuracy with that of a KORG Chromatic Tuner Model CA-30 using a Martin DR acoustic with light bronze strings that have a moderate amount of age on them. With the Intelli dead on, the KORG showed a few cents sharp. This is obviously not enough variance to be concerned about. The placement on the headstock did not seem to effect the tuning at all. The only issue I have thus far is that the tuner has a more difficult time sensing the low E string. However, I have heard that this is common with the clip-on tuners. I know that even my KORG and SABINE both have difficulty in picking up the lower notes. Also, when I get the sixth string tuned it seems a hair sharp to my ear and I took it down ’till it sounded right. I will change the strings out sometime soon and give it another try. Also, I struck a 440-A tuning fork and clipped the tuner on the shaft end of the fork. The tuner registered a dead on 440-A!!
I am pleased with the tuner overall. If it holds up, I believe that it will fit the bill quite well for noisy venues. I gave it 4 stars only because of the rattle. If I can add to this at a later date, I will update my opinion as needed.

Great gadget,
Firebreatingmonkey

My instructor turned me on to this tuner, and now there’s no going back. It tunes by vibration in the headstock so you can easily tune up in a noisey environment , like when everyone else is tuning/ playing. Works on my electric too. Large readable display! Get yourself one!

Good To Go,
Mark E Shraps

The Intelli is an accurate chromatic tuner.even though another was used to tweak it It does now work stand alone.highly recommend it to any serious guitar or string instrument player.it will get the job done once you get used to it.for decades only used my ear and tuning fork,now this works well for myself or anyone.Excellent

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