Tuners

[Slaphound]

I was using a Boss TU12 tuner up until last night when I left mine behind and now its gone. It was a good tuner but I had a problem with it in low light. So now I'm looking for some advice on a new one. Are there any tuners out there that work well in low light? If I buy a pedal type, which look like they have good large letters in low light, will it compromise my sound? I'd have it plugged in during a set. Bass to tuner. Tuner to amp. Extra wire in there. Any opinions?

thanks

steve

 

[AcidFripp]

My Fender guitar/bass tuner works well even when it's dark because it has red/green lights for out of tune/in tune.
Is that what you're looking for?

 

[Slaphound]

yeah. Basically looking for something that is easy to read in low light and that shows E, A, D, G, sharp and flat.

 

[JohnMCA72]

Korg Pitchblack is what I use. Large LED display of the note, arrows to show which way it's off, & green bar when it's on. Very visible in low/no light, even good in daylight. Also, supposedly "true bypass". I've been happy with it.

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

I have the Korg Pitchblack's predecessor, the BT-10 and like it a lot. Easy to see, very accurate, will mute the signal while tuning and I do not notice any degradation in the sound.

 

[Stingray5]

I just ordered a pitchblack, Amazon has it right now for $67.50 which is a nice deal.

 

[Chrisk-K]

+1 to Pitchblack

 

[Slaphound]

looks good. Thanks

 

[AcidFripp]

yeah. Basically looking for something that is easy to read in low light and that shows E, A, D, G, sharp and flat.

Well, that's my tuner! There's E, A, D, G, and B. It works for guitar and bass. If you're sharp, the light on one side glows red. If you're flat, the light on the other side glows red. If you're in tune, the middle light glows green. It's good and pretty cheap, I'd think.

 

[Pilgrim]

The Korg, the Boss TU-2 and TU-3 all are good and all bright. There's a new TC PolyTune polyphonic tuner that checks all the strings at once...but any of the Boss or Korg tuners I named will tune as accurately as human ears are capable of hearing. I really like the muting while tuning of the TU-2 and TU-3.

 

[Slaphound]

Got the Korge Pitchblack today. From Amazon for $67.50.

Thanks Stingray.

 

[Slaphound]

Now a new instrument cable. Oh. Two. One into the Korg and one out to the amp.

 

[HaMMerHeD]

I have a Boss TU-88. It's a nice practice piece, because it has a chromatic tuner, a metronome with tap tempo, a headphone amplifier, and an aux-input so that you can practice along to music.

If I didn't want all the extra jazz, I would just get a Korg Pitchblack.

 

[kraigo]

I have the Korg Pitchblack's predecessor, the BT-10 and like it a lot. Easy to see, very accurate, will mute the signal while tuning and I do not notice any degradation in the sound.

I use the DT-10. I have three Korg Tuners and I have no reservations recommending them. In their price range they're the best, IMO. Korg handles a low B much better than the Boss, IME. I'd say get the Pitch Black.

KO

 

[rimtism123]

You should check out a tuner called Polytune by TC Electronic. It costs as much as your boss pedal but its way better. What makes it cool is that (as implied in the name) you can strum all your strings and it will show up in a grid whether your strings are flat/sharp/in tune as well as the normal one string at a time. Its also has a way faster response than the Boss..almost instantanious.





p.s. Its also true-bypass...unlike Boss

 

[BiigM]

I know you bought already, but for future readers of the thread The Turbo Tuner is amazing too.

Pitchblack is cool to but i prefer the Turbo.

http://www.turbo-tuner.com

 

[dwm74]

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The tech at GC said these are actually very accurate, and can be read easily in low light situations. Clip it on between songs, and remove it when you're in tune. Plus now you can plug the bass directly into your amp. One less cable to worry about.