TUNER PEDAL DEATH

Sometimes they just give up. Could be a bad solder joint. Could be a buncha things.

 

Checked for Gremlins?

 

I had one of those korg pitch black minis die on me after a couple years too

 

That's been my experience with Pitchblack's, I have two that just stopped working. I use a Sonic Research ST-300 now, and so far it's been working like a champ.

 

Tuners die like that.
One day, they're good, the next, they're dead.
What do you expect? That they start by being a few cents off, then the LEDs get dimmer, start flickering and finally, it will stutter, then burst in flames?

I own two Pitchblacks. One was purchased new around 2012 and the other was an old, used and abused one that I grabbed for ten bucks around 2017. Both are fine. I needed to fasten the nut for the foot switch on one at some point, that's it.

 

Could be plenty of reasons. Bad PSU or bad cable (if you're using it on a board).
Bad Luck.
Bad climate for tuner pedals.

How is your setup? Do you have the tuner on a board? What else? What PS

 

Sometimes coincidences are just that, coincidences.

 

I know someone with a pitchblack that died. Having taken apart mini pedals, there seems to be an engineering problem with how the actuator and switch push against a circuit board.

Get a TC polytune or an old Boss. They are both great pedals.

 

[OT] I made the switch from velcro to dual lock after a heated show where I accidentally kicked the tuner off my board into the audience. I was half expecting a similar story coming to this thread.

 

No. As the ancients knew, there are spirits in all things.

 

Then bless the pedals with sage before applying power

 

Maybe they know the guitarist is gonna say your out of tune anyway.

 

What power supply are you using with your tuners? What other effects pedals, if any, are also being used at the same time? Are they all on the same power supply?

 

don't let your soldiers smoke joints

 

That was my thought exactly... my PolyTune must be getting on for 10-15 years old... my Boss TU-2 must be over a quarter of a century by now... both rock solid tuners and bomb proof!

 

My pitchblack mini won't hold on to a guitar cable, have to Velcro strap it to keep it plugged in. Still works but replacing it.