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Rating And Reviews: Korg Pitchblack Tuner

Four LED display modes: Meter, Full Strobe, Half Strobe, and Mirror.

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"DO IT!" submitted May 24, 2008

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Musical Background: Active Musician
Music Style: Metal, Rock, Blues, Classic Rock
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Sound: This pedal does not color your sound or take away from the tone at all. It even uses a momentary switch so there isn't a popping noise when you turn it on and off. Very transparent. Feature: Very accurate, easy to use tuner. The backlit display is very easy to use and see in all applications. Also has an extra 200 ma output that you can power a separate pedal with. Ease of Use: Very simple, just put it in your signal chain and tune away. Quality: Very nice, rugged metal casing that seems to have lasting power. Value: It is cheaper than its earlier model and smaller but it has overall better features. Manufacturer Support: Haven't used it but shouldn't have to. The Wow Factor: It is so nice to not have to take the guitar out of the input every time you have to tune but now it takes me about 20 seconds and I'm in a very good sounding tuning. Overall: Very nice product, better than all of the tuner pedals in its price range and much more accurate than the Boss.
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Korg Pitchblack Tuner Customer Review submitted April 13, 2009

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Musical Background: Active Musician
Music Style: Rock and Roll
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Sound: Your sound is unaffected. Feature: It tracks beautifully. It can take some punishment. It has some features other than straight tuner but I don't remember what they are and will never use them. Ease of Use: The tracking is untouchable. There will come a point in time where your 'trusty' boss tuner poops in your bed and you will need to find a more reliable lover. this is she. Quality: Pretty high quality. Don't want them to get too satisfied. It can always be better. Value: WAY BETTER THAN BOSS. Manufacturer Support: It never broke/Won't bother calling them anyway. The Wow Factor: black is so much sexier than white. Overall: best tuner on the market. exc
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"Korg Pitchblack tuner...try it and you'll buy it." submitted March 17, 2011

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Musical Background: Active Musician
Music Style: 80's long hair ROCK and the blues
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Sound: The Korg Pitchblack tuner has a true bypass. No noise in switching and it's the perfect tuner for my rig. Feature: The tuner has a few visual options for tuning. It has big bright illumination which makes tuning a breeze. Ease of Use: it doesn't get any easier....plug it in and go. No noise, no loss of gain. Quality: This piece of hardware is going to be around a long time. It's built like a tank though most of the abuse will come from loading and unloading, I'm sure it will withstand most anything. Value: I had to do some shopping around but zZounds gave me the best price by matching a competitor and then I got free shipping on top of that. Manufacturer Support: People are great. The tuner has a 3 year warranty behind it. How can you go wrong. The Wow Factor: WHen in use(tuning mode) it does turn heads. I like that. Overall: Don't have anything bad to say about it. I do wish it had detuning modes which it may have but I have been too impatient to search and learn how to use it completely. It's a tuner and that's what I bought it for. It's the BEST I've ever had
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"Best tuner in its price range!" submitted November 9, 2011

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Musical Background: Semi-pro
Music Style: Metal
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Sound: It's true bypass, so no impact on my tone (as it should be for a tuner). Feature: Nice big LEDs, smaller overall size than other comparable tuners. Ease of Use: Just plug in and tune! Quality: Seems pretty beefy. Definitely made to be stepped on repeatedly. Value: For about the same price as other stompbox tuners you get true bypass and a convenient compact size. Manufacturer Support: Haven't needed support. The Wow Factor: I just can't imagine a situation in which I would find a tuner sexy, but the black case is cool-looking. Overall: This is the best tuner pedal I have used. The only reason I would use a different stage tuner is if I was using a rackmount model.
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"Korg Pitchblack Tuner pedal" submitted April 26, 2012

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Musical Background: 35 years, guitar and a few other stringed instruments
Music Style: rock, country blues, blues, alternative, old time string band
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Sound: No sound from this pedal, by design. Feature: One trick pony, tuning, and it does that well. It's new, so I don't know about durability. It seems to be built well. Ease of Use: Plug and play. Quality: It's new, so I don't know about durability. It seems to be built well. Value: Yes. Manufacturer Support: Haven't needed it, so I don't know. The Wow Factor: I like that it does exactly what it's supposed to, and for me, does it well. I've had a few other tuners, but this is by far the nicest. Overall: Works like a charm! No noise, easy to read and accurate.
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"No more accurate and well designed tuner than this puppy! " submitted January 26, 2012

By Paul Angle in McKinney, TX
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Musical Background: Playing guitar for somewhere around 35 years in all formats
Music Style: heavier fusion with dips into blues, metal and hard rock
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Overall: Full true bypass for those who keep their tuner in line. I feed mine off a spare dry out. 4 completely different modes of tuning here, including 2 strobe modes, very, very accurate. It is doubtful your neck no matter how well set up can register perfect on this tuner. It is able to show the minute slight off that traditional straight frets just simply have.
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"A must for your pedal board!" submitted March 31, 2011

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Musical Background: Musician
Music Style: Jazz, Blues, Funk, Rock, Acid Jazz & Techno
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Feature: Just select the mode that you like. Ease of Use: Very easy to use. Tuning is a breeze! Quality: Very well made and reliable. Value: I gave this part of the review a 9 because IMO, I feel that it is a little over priced for a tuner. Manufacturer Support: None needed as of yet. The Wow Factor: It would look nice on a pedal board and fit right in. Overall: I am very satisfied with this tuner. If it was lost or stolen I would buy it again only at a lower price.
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"Korg Pitchblack chromatic tuner pedal" submitted March 7, 2012

By Brian G in Concord, CA
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Musical Background: Playing guitar both professionally and at home for 10+ years
Music Style: Mostly country. Maybe some oldies (50's/60's) or a few classic 70's rock.
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Overall: What a great tuner. It does just what I want...TUNE! Not to fancy. No big time bells or whistles. This is what you could consider a "working musicians" tuner. Yes, for a few dollars more there are tuners out there that will do just about everything but degrease your engine but unless your looking at studio performances this tuner is it. Easy to read, easy to use and rugged enough for even the worst honkey tonk, bar or club...I actually spilled an adult libation on it, wiped it off and kept on going.
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"Korg Pitchblack Pedal Tuner" submitted October 21, 2012

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Overall: Over all very easy tuner to use. I like the large lighted display.
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