Tuners. TC Electronic or Korg?

markj · February 17

I know a tuner is a tuner but which is your fave tuner on your board?

springhead · February 17

TC. I’ve got a two boards with Polytune minis on. And a clip on one. I like the poly trick - strum all six strings and it shows you a rough view of in tune, sharp or flat. Good for a quick check between songs mid gig.

susbemol · February 17

Korg for me.

There are a few models to choose from, mostly with a decent sized and bright display that works well pretty much anywhere and last forever.

guitargeek62 · February 17

Boss TU-3 - I never found the poly modes on the TC to be particularly useful, and prefer the footswitch/enclosure of the Boss.

ElectricXII · February 17

TC Polytune on my gigging board. I've got a Boss TU-3 as a backup, but I find the Polytune easier to use.

Fingers657 · February 17

My favourite is the Peterson STROBOSTOMP HD.
The Boss is great built like a tank.
Not the Waza version the light in the dark is a pain to see properly.
The Behringer clone of the Boss is excellent value for money and works just aswell.

thomasw88 · February 18

Boss tu3.. it'll last for ever and just works

NelsonP · February 18

Polytune mini. Does everything, takes up little space. Tried a korg mini but not in the same league so returned it.

Penn · February 18

I have a boss. Works well and built like a tank.

Headphones · February 18

I have an A440 tuning fork.

Doesn't even need batteries, is easy to amplify and works on acoustics.

The joy of learning guitar in the early '80s.

susbemol · February 18

Headphones said:

I have an A440 tuning fork.

Doesn't even need batteries, is easy to amplify and works on acoustics.

The joy of learning guitar in the early '80s.

Until you're in a room with lots of other musicians warming/tuning up and you can't hear it.

Better learn to tell the pitch from the vibration then!

Headphones · February 18

susbemol said:

Headphones said:

I have an A440 tuning fork.

Doesn't even need batteries, is easy to amplify and works on acoustics.

The joy of learning guitar in the early '80s.

Until you're in a room with lots of other musicians warming/tuning up and you can't hear it.

Better learn to tell the pitch from the vibration then!

From the '80s, so they tremble before my twin Marshal stack!

TheBigDipper · February 18

I own a TU-3 these days. Absolutely fine, but it's not being used any more coz the tuner on the H90 is also fine and that makes it one less thing to carry/cable, etc. I have a headstock tuner as a spare, just in case...

I used a Korg Pitchblack for 15+ years and that was equally fine.

Neilybob · February 18

Korg for me. Brilliant and easy to use.

markj · February 18

I think I will stick with the Korg.

TTBZ · February 18

I use a Korg Pitchblack and have done for years. Before that I had their DT10 but the switch died after a few years of heavy gigging.

RaymondLin · February 18

I've got 2 TC Polytune mini, easy to use, small, works.

Rocker · February 18

StroboStomp every time. Perfect for BFTS and sweetened tuning.

richman6100 · February 18

I used the TU-3 for a long time. As with all Boss pedals, it's a well built thing and perfectly functional. Then I got a Peterson StroboStomp HD. The accuracy, large screen, sweetened tunings etc make it the best tuner I've used to date. I'm a convert to Peterson and use the StroboClip on my acoustics now too.