Looking at Tuners.....

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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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Archer250 said:
Can't go wrong with either, but the Polytune is easier to read

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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.
 
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Liko said:
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.
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But... That's a Korg...

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BadBen said:
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!
 
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That Korg tuner is the SDOTD again today.

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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.
 
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Alil late to the party, but I recently got a Korg pitchblack and so far Im quite pleased.
 
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DeadandBuried said:
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.
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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.
 
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Liko said:
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.
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Hmm maybe....though I doubt anyone is going to notice anyway haha.
 
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blueman335 said:
What does that say about your band?
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We don't intentionally go and play on stage out of tune. The pitch of the string is correct, if its 3 cents or whatever out, who in the audience is going to notice? Playing live is about enjoying yourself and the energy in a band. If we were half a step out or whatever then ok, then there's an issue. But its not like we deliberately do it to be out-of-tune.
 
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I've been using the Polytune clip-on lately. At $50 the specs single it out as the most accurate Polytune. It's fast and easy to use, and it seems more durable than other clip-on tuners I've tried.
 
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I have a Planet Waves Tru Strobe. While it is awesomely accurate, it is VERY finicky to work with. Wouldn't recommend it as a live on-stage tuner, but it's great for setting guitars up and whatnot.
 
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Well I decided to get a PolyTune 2. Very accurate, a lot of good features, and a lot of good revues. Should have it later this week.
I also ordered a 6 pack each of the Dunlop Ultex Jazz III 2.0, Ultex Sharps 1.4, and Ultex Petrucci.
When I told my Wife I had ordered the tuner, her response was..... So much for that Birthday Present.... oops, my Birthday is on the 31st of this month. Guess I will have to come up with another peddle that I would like to have...... Time for the.... Flanger question post or the Roto Vibe question post, or....

Thanks for all the input everyone! John
 
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Got the polytune 2 a couple of days ago, and I got to say.....I'm impressed! Quick and easy to use, once you figure it out. The one thing I didn't like.... It didn't come with a manual? What the hell! So I googled it. I will have to check the intonation of the last guitar I built with it this week end and see how it works for that.
 
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J E C said:
Got the polytune 2 a couple of days ago, and I got to say.....I'm impressed! Quick and easy to use, once you figure it out. The one thing I didn't like.... It didn't come with a manual? What the hell! So I googled it. I will have to check the intonation of the last guitar I built with it this week end and see how it works for that.
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As aforementioned, switch to strobe mode. It's much more accurate for intonation work.

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