Looking at Tuners.....

[Archer250]

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I'm using the TC Polytune 2. I used a Boss for a long time and I wasn't sure I liked the TC at first but I do now. It intermittently added noise on bypass but a flash update fixed it (TC took a couple of days to respond but they sent me the link to the software to flash it). Polyphonic mode doesn't jibe perfectly but it's close and good for a quick check.

I have the Planet Waves strobe pedal tuner too. They were notorious for the display going out but it was 39 bucks on clearance a while back. I wouldn't use it on my board and it is a PITA like BrianS mentions. It is real accurate though. I use it for intonating ... when I bother. :-)

Interesting. Have you tried A/B it with the Polytune 2's strobe mode? TC claims the strobe mode is as accurate as any Peterson.

[d1dsj]

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I used to have a strobostomp which I loved until the switch started popping so I got a Turbo Tuner which is even better on a board as the display is quicker, it's easy to see and a smaller footprint. I have set guitars up with it but I have a Peterson VS 2 for that which is more a table top tuner. I recently added a Polytune black edition with blue and white LEDs to my small board which seems ok and I'm sure you could intonate a guitar with it.

[J E C]

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Thanks for all the feed back. It is much appreciated!

[Darg1911]

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Interesting. Have you tried A/B it with the Polytune 2's strobe mode? TC claims the strobe mode is as accurate as any Peterson.

I've had it for a while now and pretty much just use the polyphonic and chromatic modes. I've been lazy lately and aside from taking time with the Planet Waves on a couple of guitars when I first got it, I've just used the TC's chromatic mode and said "good enough". Like I said, I've been lazy. I have one of the cheaper Gibsons I picked up a few months back and haven't even changed the strings yet. When I do that (soon), I'll compare the Planet Waves with the TC's strobe mode. It wont tell me how the Planet Waves or the TC compares to a Peterson, in terms of accuracy, but at least I can compare the PW and TC. At any rate, it's a good idea, thanks.

[Archer250]

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I've had it for a while now and pretty much just use the polyphonic and chromatic modes. I've been lazy lately and aside from taking time with the Planet Waves on a couple of guitars when I first got it, I've just used the TC's chromatic mode and said "good enough". Like I said, I've been lazy. I have one of the cheaper Gibsons I picked up a few months back and haven't even changed the strings yet. When I do that (soon), I'll compare the Planet Waves with the TC's strobe mode. It wont tell me how the Planet Waves or the TC compares to a Peterson, in terms of accuracy, but at least I can compare the PW and TC. At any rate, it's a good idea, thanks.

I always put my Polytune mini on strobe mode lol. It still does poly tuning, but chromatic tuning is much more precise.

[BadBen]

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Musician's Friend's Stupid Deal of the Day today is a Korg Desktop Polyphonic Tuner for $24.99. I had $25 in my PayPal account so I figured it was a sign.

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[Liko]

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Can't go wrong with either, but the Polytune is easier to read

Nice demo, though I've seen another that really dumps on the Turbo as far as pitch detection speed:

I'm not sure this is a fair test (it's done by the Polytune's makers and the Turbo and Polytune are both in needle mode while the TU-3 is in strobe), but taking it at face value the Turbo is very visibly the slowest of the bunch.

All three of these blow the older TU-2 I have out of the water as far as speed and accuracy are concerned, though. Might be time to upgrade. If I do, it'll probably be the Polytune 2, I like its display modes and LED colors the best, it has power pass-through unlike the Mini and Noir, and it's true bypass unlike the TU-3.

As for phone apps, I'm an Android guy so I use PitchLab. It'll tune anything it can hear, and it has polytonal capability so it has a multi-needle mode and a very useful chord recognition mode. The only beef is that the needles and the strobe displays don't always agree; when the strobe is showing you solid vertical lines, the needle indicates you're slightly above pitch, so I avoid the combination modes.

[Archer250]

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Nice demo, though I've seen another that really dumps on the Turbo as far as pitch detection speed:

I'm not sure this is a fair test (it's done by the Polytune's makers and the Turbo and Polytune are both in needle mode while the TU-3 is in strobe), but taking it at face value the Turbo is very visibly the slowest of the bunch.

All three of these blow the older TU-2 I have out of the water as far as speed and accuracy are concerned, though. Might be time to upgrade. If I do, it'll probably be the Polytune 2, I like its display modes and LED colors the best, it has power pass-through unlike the Mini and Noir, and it's true bypass unlike the TU-3.

As for phone apps, I'm an Android guy so I use PitchLab. It'll tune anything it can hear, and it has polytonal capability so it has a multi-needle mode and a very useful chord recognition mode. The only beef is that the needles and the strobe displays don't always agree; when the strobe is showing you solid vertical lines, the needle indicates you're slightly above pitch, so I avoid the combination modes.

But... That's a Korg...

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[Liko]

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But... That's a Korg...

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Oops.

[PFDarkside]

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Musician's Friend's Stupid Deal of the Day today is a Korg Desktop Polyphonic Tuner for $24.99. I had $25 in my PayPal account so I figured it was a sign.

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This Korg is a great tuner, I paid a bit more for mine. Great for intonation setting (+/- 0.1 cent), and an awesome display for a pedal board. Only caveat is no stomp mute, so you either need to not care or have it in the tuner out of a volume pedal (that's what I do)

Everyone else, buy it, great deal!

[BadBen]

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That Korg tuner is the SDOTD again today.

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[DeadandBuried]

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Have had the Boss TU-2 tuner for about 7-8 years now and its a beast! Been gigged relentlessly with and has never let me down! Dark stages, bright stages, indoor/outdoor venues, studio and live, its been a workhorse. I also have the Polytune mini which is also pretty good, as my TU-2 is stuck down on my band pedalboard I only use it for gigs mainly, so for rehearsals I use the Polytune.

[BloodRose]

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Alil late to the party, but I recently got a Korg pitchblack and so far Im quite pleased.

[Liko]

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Have had the Boss TU-2 tuner for about 7-8 years now and its a beast! Been gigged relentlessly with and has never let me down! Dark stages, bright stages, indoor/outdoor venues, studio and live, its been a workhorse. I also have the Polytune mini which is also pretty good, as my TU-2 is stuck down on my band pedalboard I only use it for gigs mainly, so for rehearsals I use the Polytune.

Seems like that should be backwards; you'd want to be more in tune for performances. The TU-2 will show "in-tune" up to 3 cents from true pitch, while the Polytune Mini is accurate to half a cent. The Boss stompbox chassis does speak for itself though, and if you're daisychaining power on one or the other board the Polytune Mini wouldn't help you there.

[DeadandBuried]

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Seems like that should be backwards; you'd want to be more in tune for performances. The TU-2 will show "in-tune" up to 3 cents from true pitch, while the Polytune Mini is accurate to half a cent. The Boss stompbox chassis does speak for itself though, and if you're daisychaining power on one or the other board the Polytune Mini wouldn't help you there.

Hmm maybe....though I doubt anyone is going to notice anyway haha.