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Does the job, could be made better
CPT-20 works well. Screen turns green and stays green when string is in tune. If it won't stay green, it's the string, not CPT-20.
I have about five Thomann CTG-10 Clip tuners, so the screen was quite familiar. I consider CPT-20 like a CTG-10 in the pedal form. Nothing bad about it. I can still see the screen w/o my glasses while standing. Just about.
I also have a few Thomann CTC-50 Red tuners in my concert guitars cases. I find CTC-50 superior to CTG-10. I also have a Behringer rack tuner, which works well. The rack tuner is plugged into the recording out of my M/B Quad preamp, so I can't mute while tuning. That can be annoying playing live. I only use it during concerts if there is no other way. With clip tuners I can tune in silence, but I like to have another option for tuning in silence on the pedal board.
So I was looking for a cheap tuner/mute button with a small footprint to save precious space on PB. And CPT-20 would actually be a great choice if only a bit more attention was paid to details. The power input is like really loose, it moves into all directions. Not just a bit, more like 2 mm wiggle room. Also the switch feels cheap. It's also just a bit low, I used a S-Connector between a small buffer pedal and the CPT-20 and it's not a perfect match. The absence of battery does not bother me at all. The thing I really like was the brushed aluminum face of the pedal. More pedals should be like that.
All in all, could be made better. But it works. We'll see how long.
I have about five Thomann CTG-10 Clip tuners, so the screen was quite familiar. I consider CPT-20 like a CTG-10 in the pedal form. Nothing bad about it. I can still see the screen w/o my glasses while standing. Just about.
I also have a few Thomann CTC-50 Red tuners in my concert guitars cases. I find CTC-50 superior to CTG-10. I also have a Behringer rack tuner, which works well. The rack tuner is plugged into the recording out of my M/B Quad preamp, so I can't mute while tuning. That can be annoying playing live. I only use it during concerts if there is no other way. With clip tuners I can tune in silence, but I like to have another option for tuning in silence on the pedal board.
So I was looking for a cheap tuner/mute button with a small footprint to save precious space on PB. And CPT-20 would actually be a great choice if only a bit more attention was paid to details. The power input is like really loose, it moves into all directions. Not just a bit, more like 2 mm wiggle room. Also the switch feels cheap. It's also just a bit low, I used a S-Connector between a small buffer pedal and the CPT-20 and it's not a perfect match. The absence of battery does not bother me at all. The thing I really like was the brushed aluminum face of the pedal. More pedals should be like that.
All in all, could be made better. But it works. We'll see how long.
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Nice tuner but weak switch
Good tuner for the money. The lights are extremely bright, almost blinding in a low light environment.
The switch started acting up after a few months of use, but what can you expect from a 20 euro pedal?
The switch started acting up after a few months of use, but what can you expect from a 20 euro pedal?
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MA
Nothing special
Ordinary tuner, accurate tuning, good for the price.
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BE
LED's are waaaay too bright
Built very sturdy and tunes very accurately.
Display is nice but the green and red LED's are just blindingly bright, unusable without something taped over them or so.
I used two layers of masking tape to dim them somewhat.
Price is awesome, as always with Harley Benton Products
Display is nice but the green and red LED's are just blindingly bright, unusable without something taped over them or so.
I used two layers of masking tape to dim them somewhat.
Price is awesome, as always with Harley Benton Products
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Does the work
The tuner is not super accurate, but for the price it will fit the job well. I can recommend as a budget pedal to place on your board.
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You get what you pay for
Tuning with this is a bit hit and miss.
Sometimes when I'm tuning a different note will show up or nothing at all.
The biggest con is that when you have a good few effects on hitting this pedal creates a thump. (which I've managed to incorporate into a song so I guess its good?)
Overall I don't regret buying it but i will definitely upgrade when i have the money.
Sometimes when I'm tuning a different note will show up or nothing at all.
The biggest con is that when you have a good few effects on hitting this pedal creates a thump. (which I've managed to incorporate into a song so I guess its good?)
Overall I don't regret buying it but i will definitely upgrade when i have the money.
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it tunes and turns my blues driver on...
as a tuner it's good... no complaint there...
but every time i turn it on it either switches on or off my boss blues driver (no matter where either pedal is in the signal chain)... it's pretty weird.
it doesn't affect any other pedal i my rig but the blues driver (bd2) turns on and off when i turn the tuner on.
if i don't have the bd2 it is a great tuner but if i have the bd2, and it's not on and i go into tuning mode it creates awful hum/hiss type nose becouse it turns the bd2 on...
anyway as i say as a tuner it's great.... and i don't know if i got a bad example but all of the above is true, so be aware if you have a blues driver =D
but every time i turn it on it either switches on or off my boss blues driver (no matter where either pedal is in the signal chain)... it's pretty weird.
it doesn't affect any other pedal i my rig but the blues driver (bd2) turns on and off when i turn the tuner on.
if i don't have the bd2 it is a great tuner but if i have the bd2, and it's not on and i go into tuning mode it creates awful hum/hiss type nose becouse it turns the bd2 on...
anyway as i say as a tuner it's great.... and i don't know if i got a bad example but all of the above is true, so be aware if you have a blues driver =D
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Pretty good overall
It works well for tuning. The led light is really, really bright.
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BB
Cheap but good!
Bought this for a friend who needed a tuner pedal. Didn't want to spend 60Euros on a Polytune, so I gave him the HB tuner, it's nice and compact and does the job.
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Not good
Was not happy, had to send my order back. Ordered another pedal.
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