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Behringer tuner: really that bad?

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Strikebass

Oct 16, 2012
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Rome, Italy
#1
Since I just bought a new bass, I have to put aside for a little before thinking of getting a tuner. Anyway, I've been asking around just so that i'm prepared when the time comes. I premise that I had a harley benton tuner, and it was crap: after 2 weeks it kinda broke down, the led goes crazy whenever I pick a string. It still does so. Therefore my trust in cheap pedals has lowered a bit. But I asked a friend of mine, who's very keen and fairly bass expert, about the behringer tuner he owns. He said it's never given him a problem. So here's the matter: should I take a risk another time, at the cost of maximum 20 euros, and get a behringer, which might work, or wait and take a pitchblack or a TU-3? (I've been told the latter is the best one for bass, but I've also been told that it's not true bypass. I'd like somebody to tell me once and for all whether it is or not xDD)

TY in advance!
 
#2
I have a friend that swears by Behringer stuff. He says "It's German engineering made with Chinese labor". As far as I'm aware, he's never had any real problems with his Behringer stuff. (Probably the reason he swears by it)

I think there is definitely a certain degree of stigma attached to Behringer gear, but whether or not it's deserved........ I don't know.
 
#4
It seems a coinflip to me you know? This friend of mine has sworn he hasn't had any problem with that 17-euros pedal. Though I, with my harley benton ordered on Thomann, Had a big problem. I'm wondering if it's worth to risk 20 euros or waste (after all 80 euros for a pedal, from my point of view, is a f.. waste) 80 euros for a pedal which will have to last till eternity
 
#6
tylerwylie said:
Have had good results with their rack mount gear though.
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+1
Patchbay, 2x ADA8000, HA4600, 8channel mixer, DI800, DI100, Bass Vamp.
Had them for many years. all work great & sound pretty good for the price. most of them live in a rack, lost some knobs in a move but they still work.

Headphones were total crap, speakers/amps i've heard were bad, pedals seem flimsy so i never bought one.

if you're lookiing for a good cheap tuner check out the Snark. $15
 
#7
I'm assuming you want either a pedal or a clip on tuner (rather than a rack mount).

I'm also assuming that the price of the Pitchblack/TU-3 is within your range of affordability (even though you need to save up a bit).

So.......

I own both the Pitchblack and the TU-3. They are accurate, dead reliable, well constructed, and easy to use & read on a dark stage or in daylight. I've also been down the cheap tuner road and wasted my money + frustration to no end. A tuner is a pedal you will always have and use so why cheap out? I have a Snark as well and it works great but the display is not very bright (hard to read in daylight).

I would recommend the Pitch black without hesitation. If you're going to cheap out on a tuner, than just buy a tuning fork ;).
 
#9
Vincent P said:
I've used the Behringer BTR 2000 tuner for about 3 years with no issues. Is it the best, not really, as it could be quicker but for everything it claims it should do, it does.

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For the price, its not a bad tuner.
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Yup - I bought the same tuner a couple of years back. It works fine. I think the store was blowing them out for $35 new.
 
#13
bobalu said:
I'm assuming you want either a pedal or a clip on tuner (rather than a rack mount).

I'm also assuming that the price of the Pitchblack/TU-3 is within your range of affordability (even though you need to save up a bit).

So.......

I own both the Pitchblack and the TU-3. They are accurate, dead reliable, well constructed, and easy to use & read on a dark stage or in daylight. I've also been down the cheap tuner road and wasted my money + frustration to no end. A tuner is a pedal you will always have and use so why cheap out? I have a Snark as well and it works great but the display is not very bright (hard to read in daylight).

I would recommend the Pitch black without hesitation. If you're going to cheap out on a tuner, than just buy a tuning fork ;).
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For bass you reccomend more the pitchblack than tu by boss?
 
#15
I had Behringer TU300 for about 2 years. Never had a problem with it but it did track slow (especially the E string tuned to D#, always had to use harmonics for it to register it). I moved on to polytune and I'm much happier. It's not a bad tuner though, and mine always tuned me up for shows, albeit slower than poly does now.
 
#18
A tuner is pretty important, one of the pedals you will use the most: get a good one.

I'd recommend the Korg Pitchblack or the Korg GT-10 (I think not being built anymore, but you still find them second hand for not much money). Both are great tuners and built very solidly.
 

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