Tuners. TC Electronic or Korg?

digitalscream · February 19

I've used the Korg and TC polyphonic tuners - both are excellent. In my experience, the TC's display is marginally easier to read, but the Korg is a touch less twitchy.

Secret_Sam · February 19

Either the tuner in my multi FX (M9 for bass, G major 2 for guitar), or a clip on. TC electronic unitune clip on is great. Probably not suitable for folks who use whammy bars and full Marshall stacks, but otherwise fast, light, reliable, easy to see.

I was going to add 'accurate', but I have never had a tuner that wasn't, so that's not really a selling point.

Gadget · February 19

Strobostomp HD here too.

stickyfiddle · February 19

PolyTune. I have 2 minis and 2 clips and even though I use a Shure wireless with a built in tuner I still have the PT mini on the board because it means I can check tuning in 2 seconds mid-song if I need to

Lestratcaster · February 19

I've got the OG Boss TU-2, had it since 2008 and still working perfectly. I've also got the Polytune and its also great, both work for what I need, mainly muting between songs and quick tuning on the fly.

earwighoney · February 19

Lestratcaster said:

I've got the OG Boss TU-2, had it since 2008 and still working perfectly. I've also got the Polytune and its also great, both work for what I need, mainly muting between songs and quick tuning on the fly.

My TU2 died recently, I had mine since 2006. I think one of the jack inputs has gone.

I bought a cheap tuner pedal off AliExpress and it has a really loud foot switch.

Lestratcaster · February 19

earwighoney said:

Lestratcaster said:

I've got the OG Boss TU-2, had it since 2008 and still working perfectly. I've also got the Polytune and its also great, both work for what I need, mainly muting between songs and quick tuning on the fly.

My TU2 died recently, I had mine since 2006. I think one of the jack inputs has gone.

I bought a cheap tuner pedal off AliExpress and it has a really loud foot switch.

No way! These things last forever (mind you I hadn't used it in about 3-4 years partly due to the covid pandemic plus the last band I was in breaking up. But I dusted it off last year and it still works fine.

Yorkie · February 19

Korg Pitchblack Poly. I used to have a Tu-3, hated it, sold it.

english_bob · February 19

Haven't tried the Korg tuners, but I've got a full-size Polytune and a Polytune Mini and I'm perfectly happy with both. Reliable, readable, stable, and the poly tuning trick is great for a quick pre song tuning check when you're playing live.

Unfortunately I've done most of my public playing on an acoustic tuned to DADGAD recently, which makes the polyphonic tuning feature useless. Oh well.

lincolnblue · February 20

I've got a couple of Polytunes and find them great, although for some reason the mini on my acoustic board doesn't always register the low E too quickly.
I've had a Korg and didn't like it - found it less accurate

TimmyO · February 20

I can say from experience, if you ever have cause to use the Pitchblack outdoors in the sun, it’s impossible to see - the plastic the display it is made of just diffuses the ambient light.