Anyone gigging with the Korg Pitchblack tuner?

[MrDan666]

If so, How good is this thing for gigging with?

I read a bunch of reviews with guys saying they liked it much better than the Boss pedal tuners.. Saying it tracked better, and that the accuracy was better.

I gotta say it does look like a great tuner for gigging and the display looks like it would be great on dark stages!

 

[tweed]

All of the above plus you can read it easily in lit or dark places, small form factor,built like a tank too.

 

[MrDan666]

All of the above plus you can read it easily in lit or dark places, small form factor,built like a tank too.

Awesome Randy!

Pretty sure im gonna buy one for my board..

Does it eat batterys fast or do they last a decent life in the Pitchblack tuner?

 

[Buckeyedog]

All of the above plus you can read it easily in lit or dark places, small form factor,built like a tank too.

+1 and it doesn't eat batteries much at all. At least mine hasn't so far.

 

[tweed]

Still have the original in mine and is about 6 months or so old.

 

[Buckeyedog]

Still have the original in mine and is about 6 months or so old.

Mine too.

 

[MrDan666]

Thats extremely cool!

Im sold. I will grab one very soon, as i need to finish up a small board to take out to practice + gigs

 

[Bantam Menace]

The Pitchblack replaced a (fragile) Strobostomp on my board...awesome tuner!

 

[MrDan666]

The Pitchblack replaced a (fragile) Strobostomp on my board...awesome tuner!

Wow very cool! I wondered if the Strobostomp would be the better choice, but frankly.. i cant afford to be spending over £100 on a pedal tuner!

 

[RockStarNick]

I'd never NEVER go back to my Boss TU2. Pitchblack is just faster, more accurate, and True Bypass. I love mine. Me and the other guitarist in my band both made the switch and are very happy.

 

[MrDan666]

I'd never NEVER go back to my Boss TU2. Pitchblack is just faster, more accurate, and True Bypass. I love mine. Me and the other guitarist in my band both made the switch and are very happy.

Im totally sold.

Thanks for the info guys!!!!

 

[graymatter]

I love this tuner too. Visuals are much better than the TU-2. I have one gripe though:

It makes a slight popping noise when turning on and off. Not sure if this is a function of true bypass or not.
The pop is quite noticeable at loud amp volumes especially if your tuning during a quiet part of a song.
This made it unusable for an accoustic tuner/mute at my theatre gigs where you can hear a pin drop during songs.

The Boss turns on and off silently so IMO it has the Korg beat in that one area.

 

[orangekick]

Another happy Pitchblack user here.

The TU-2 has been moved to bass duty.

 

[Copperhead]

So far so good. I like having it on my board, hands free. Like the above poster, the TU-12 has moved to bass duty. I do miss the needle however, it's been a bit of an adjustment.

 

[LedZep77]

It makes a slight popping noise when turning on and off. Not sure if this is a function of true bypass or not.
The pop is quite noticeable at loud amp volumes especially if your tuning during a quiet part of a song.

This is my only issue with it. Otherwise, it's a great pedal tuner. I just recently picked it up, so I haven't gigged with it yet, but I'm concerned about that popping when playing live at an increased volume.