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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: sgmypod on March 10, 2009, 03:04:02 PM

Title: Cheap footpedal tuner
Post by: sgmypod on March 10, 2009, 03:04:02 PM

Need a cheap one to go inline with my other pedal effects

Title: Re: Cheap footpedal tuner
Post by: Twinfan on March 10, 2009, 03:26:35 PM

How cheap?

Boss TU-2
Korg DT-10 (my tuner of choice)
Korg Pitchblack

They're your main guys, unless you go peanuts cheap like a Danelectro tuner?

Title: Re: Cheap footpedal tuner
Post by: sgmypod on March 10, 2009, 03:46:56 PM

ta..thats my kinda cheap the korg and boss

Title: Re: Cheap footpedal tuner
Post by: gwEm on March 10, 2009, 03:48:50 PM

korg pitchblack is meant to be true bypass... its a great pedal - i have one

Title: Re: Cheap footpedal tuner
Post by: Davey on March 10, 2009, 03:54:57 PM

i'm gonna go for the Korg Pitchblack, when i get to some money

Title: Re: Cheap footpedal tuner
Post by: Twinfan on March 10, 2009, 04:19:20 PM

The DT-10 is buffered, which is good if it's your first pedal...

Title: Re: Cheap footpedal tuner
Post by: Oli on March 10, 2009, 04:29:42 PM

Korg Pitchblack user here, it's great (and more accurate than the Boss too!) :)

Title: Re: Cheap footpedal tuner
Post by: markofled on March 10, 2009, 04:39:07 PM

planet waves do one which is true bypass and well constructed. Ive found it very reliable

Title: Re: Cheap footpedal tuner
Post by: Will on March 10, 2009, 05:20:01 PM

I got my Pitchblack+ new and boxed off of eBay for £55, quite cheap for what its actual worth is

Title: Re: Cheap footpedal tuner
Post by: Philly Q on March 10, 2009, 05:21:12 PM

The new Digitech Hardwire tuner looks good.  About £10 more than the TU-2 or Pitchblack though:

http://www.digitech.com/products/Hardwire/HW_Tuner.php (http://www.digitech.com/products/Hardwire/HW_Tuner.php)

Title: Re: Cheap footpedal tuner
Post by: tomjackson on March 10, 2009, 08:34:30 PM

The pitchblack is great, very good to read on stage and quick to find the notes.

I don't know if it's proper true bypass as that would require a 3DPDT switch but the switch on my tuner feels more like just a mechanically controlled micro switch.  There's no pop like a true mechanical switch.

Nonetheless there is no signal degregation when bypassed and it's built like a tank....

Title: Re: Cheap footpedal tuner
Post by: Frank_C on March 12, 2009, 07:11:29 PM

£55??!!??
i got my Korg pitch black for £45 off of Hot Rox UK

Title: Re: Cheap footpedal tuner
Post by: Will on March 12, 2009, 07:14:26 PM

Pitchblack+
The more accurate one :P

Title: Re: Cheap footpedal tuner
Post by: Frank_C on March 12, 2009, 07:19:21 PM

ahhh ok
haha didnt see the little + in there :P
so yeah £55 is good!

Title: Re: Cheap footpedal tuner
Post by: m0jo on March 18, 2009, 01:54:07 PM

Korg Pitchblack definitly, better than the Boss and not unnessecary huge like the DT-10

You're right tomjackson, in that it is an actuator switching a microswitch, but;
The Pitchblack is true bypass, the microswitch switches a relais that switches the pedal true bypass, just as good as mechanical TB. ;) But cheaper to make I guess.


edit: By the way, the + isn't more accurate in (half) strobe mode, only in standard mode.