Roadie 3

£129

Tuning your guitar has never been easier with the Roadie 3; a nifty device designed to help you tune your instrument quickly and effortlessly for an always perfect sound. However, with a built-in vibrating metronome too, the Roadie 3 is set to be the perfect companion for any string musician.

On first impression, the Roadie 3 is a small device that is rather unassuming when first opened due to its compact and minimalist design. However, its small and simple exterior is home to a top-notch string instrument tuner which has over 150 inbuilt tuning settings to choose from. The pre-set tuning options cover almost everything you could desire, but should you want a more specific tuning, the Roadie 3 lets you completely customize your tuning to suit your preferred sound or set-up. I loved that you could even customize the reference pitch, so you could more easily tune even with a capo on. These options mean that the Roadie 3 is perfect for a whole range of string instruments with geared pegs, spanning from a variety of guitars to ukuleles, banjo, and even mandolins – to name only a few! This all-around tuning tool is perfect for any string musician to ensure they always have the best sound for each performance or recording.

One of the other main perks of the Roadie 3 is that it also includes an inbuilt vibrating metronome and a powerful string winder. The string winder utilises a 110 RPM motor and ensures you can restring and then tune any of your string instruments even on the go. However, it is the vibrating metronome that adds a special touch to the Roadie 3 for me. The metronome sits on the table or in your pocket and will provide a metronome vibration completely customisable to what you’re playing. The metronome is entirely controlled through the Roadie 3, where you can enable or disable a beep or vibration to help you keep time – super ideal for both experienced and new players to help keep time through long pieces of music. As somewhat of a novice player, I was so pleased to see it had a metronome built in, as I often find I speed up what I’m playing without noticing, so having the reliable vibration to help me take my time and keep the perfect rhythm was ideal – the perfect 2-in-1 tuner and metronome if you ask me!

As mentioned, you can make the most of the Roadie 3 using the Roadie Tuner App, however, the device has a useful full-colour high-resolution screen so you can clearly see what you’re doing and make selections quickly without even needing to open the app. This is great for using on the go so you can quickly tune and get playing without added steps and hassle. Plus, the screen is front-facing so super easy to use for even easier tuning.

Overall, the Roadie 3 is a compact, ergonomic and nifty device that makes tuning, string winding and keeping rhythm so much easier. If a loved one plays a lot of string instruments, then this would make the perfect gift so they can tune on the go so much easier. Plus, thanks to its small and compact size they can keep it in their guitar or ukulele case knowing they always have the perfect tuning, string winding and metronome device for every music session.

Pros:

• Frontfacing RGB LED screen for easy use
• Easy tuning with preset and customisable tuning settings
• Vibrating metronome for perfect timekeeping whilst playing
• Has 150 builtin alternative tunings and you can even cerate and add your own custom tunings

Cons:

• Cannot be used on Bass Guitars – for this, you’d need the Roadie Bass for more specified tuning