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Not really True Bypass
It's a very simple unit, one butten for on/off and a screen and some LEDs for tuning. The tuning (what it's designed for) is okay. More expensive units are probably more precise, but for home use it suffices.
Pro's:
The unit is cheap, small and easy to use. The screen is nice and big and tuning it this way is good to do. Besides it looks quite fresh.
Cons:
The red LEDs are so bright you can't look at the unit without eye dameage. I had to tape them off to actually use the unit. Who designed this??
But the biggest issue: The unit distorts the sound in bypass mode! When playing a bit hard on my single coil guitar it distorts. I can imagine this being a far worse problem on humbucker or active guitars. Therefore I'll be putting it behind a true bypass splitter I still have lying around and would not recommend this unit for whoever wants to use it on a serious pedalboard.
Pro's:
The unit is cheap, small and easy to use. The screen is nice and big and tuning it this way is good to do. Besides it looks quite fresh.
Cons:
The red LEDs are so bright you can't look at the unit without eye dameage. I had to tape them off to actually use the unit. Who designed this??
But the biggest issue: The unit distorts the sound in bypass mode! When playing a bit hard on my single coil guitar it distorts. I can imagine this being a far worse problem on humbucker or active guitars. Therefore I'll be putting it behind a true bypass splitter I still have lying around and would not recommend this unit for whoever wants to use it on a serious pedalboard.
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Unreliable & Bad Build Quality
This tuner is fine for occasional use, but for any serious musician, this is not what you need. The tuning is unreliable, the DC-in socket is wobbly, and the lights are blindingly bright.
A month of use and I had to buy a polytune (from thomann obviously)
A month of use and I had to buy a polytune (from thomann obviously)
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Not the best
I bought this on a whim as it isn't very expensive and I wanted a smaller tuning pedal for a more compact pedalboard however it doesn't track bass guitars very well and it caused me quite a bit of bother on stage when i was tuning between songs telling me that my D string was and A and that it was flat instead of it actually being sharp.
The build quality however is very good and it works very well with my guitar.
The build quality however is very good and it works very well with my guitar.
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Good but,,
Product seems to have a very bad buzz/hum.. like a bad earth. Tried everything without opening the unit itself to find a solution but gave up in the end..
It's OK for home use or practice but not for live situations as the noise is constant
It's OK for home use or practice but not for live situations as the noise is constant
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Worked great until volume trouble
This tuner worked well until all of a sudden the signal passing through it (when the pedal is turned off) comes through at half volume... quite annoying. The tuner function still works, but what's the point of a well tuned, really quiet guitar?
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Shows OK at +5 cents
Accuracy is lacking. I compared CPT-20 to Fender Rumble Stage 800 internal tuner and CPT-20 shows green when Fender shows +5 cents out of tune. Display accuracy aka minimum graduation is 8cents, i. e. sound needs to change by +8 or -8 cents to show a change.
Red "flat" lamp is to bright and makes reading display impossible. You see are out of tune but you don't know how much. Orange adhesive tape did the job.
Built OK, might have input and output marked, but it's no big deal
Goes back.
Red "flat" lamp is to bright and makes reading display impossible. You see are out of tune but you don't know how much. Orange adhesive tape did the job.
Built OK, might have input and output marked, but it's no big deal
Goes back.
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