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Decent budget option
Good:-
This is a cheap and cheerful A440Hz [not adjustable] tuner with proper bypass.
Nice and quick to react, and makes it clear when a string's in tune.
Copes with Drop A on guitar, and B on a 5 string bass if it's first in chain, and happier with bridge pickup signals.
You know when it's on as the indicators can be seen from the ISS. It's also got a positive footswitch.
Tiny footprint on a board.
Meh:-
Clearly made in the same factory as EastRock, Donner and others, as it's identical, down to the magnetic flappy box. It also has exactly the same flaw, a loose jack socket. The hole in the case has been cut slightly oversized, so the socket is loose, but the jack itself is a good fit. Mine's in a pedalboard, so accidental disconnection isn't a worry.
Only powered by the socket [due to it's nano size].
No way to adjust frequency from A440HZ.
TLDR:-
Cheap, cheerful, fast but built to a price. Worth that price.
This is a cheap and cheerful A440Hz [not adjustable] tuner with proper bypass.
Nice and quick to react, and makes it clear when a string's in tune.
Copes with Drop A on guitar, and B on a 5 string bass if it's first in chain, and happier with bridge pickup signals.
You know when it's on as the indicators can be seen from the ISS. It's also got a positive footswitch.
Tiny footprint on a board.
Meh:-
Clearly made in the same factory as EastRock, Donner and others, as it's identical, down to the magnetic flappy box. It also has exactly the same flaw, a loose jack socket. The hole in the case has been cut slightly oversized, so the socket is loose, but the jack itself is a good fit. Mine's in a pedalboard, so accidental disconnection isn't a worry.
Only powered by the socket [due to it's nano size].
No way to adjust frequency from A440HZ.
TLDR:-
Cheap, cheerful, fast but built to a price. Worth that price.
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It's Still Working!
I've had a few cheap pedal tuners in my time. Usually they pack up within a few months, but this one has lasted a long while (probably around 3 years at this point). Sure it doesn't look the nicest, but it does the job, and is pretty durable. Would recommend!
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A quite funny interaction happens, if the amplifier is overdriven, and the tuner is engaged - if the string gets in tune to indicate green LED, the pedal makes a subtle „pling“ sound. I found that very amusing.
For its price point, it does what its supposed to do!
For its price point, it does what its supposed to do!
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jn
good enough
I use it to tune modular oscillators , it works fine but sometimes it fails to identify the key on lower frequencies, but that ok, after all, its not designed for this purpose. Too bad it doesn't run on batteries.
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CM
Great price/quality so far
Received one of these with a faulty display, but Thomann sent me a replacement very fast. It gets the job done very well (no twitchy meter or anything), feels sturdy, it's compact and the display is nice and bright!
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You get what you pay
It is a good product, for the price.
PROs:
- very clear screen, green coloring helps a lot
- thin and feels durable
CONs:
- lights are veeery bright (like very)
- noisy click on switch
- input & output jacks offer some "resistance" when plugging and unplugging
PROs:
- very clear screen, green coloring helps a lot
- thin and feels durable
CONs:
- lights are veeery bright (like very)
- noisy click on switch
- input & output jacks offer some "resistance" when plugging and unplugging
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What you see is what you get
It's a tuner that works. If that's your standard then go for it, you probably can't go wrong for the price.
As for the nitpicks, it's sometimes slow and takes a while to get the note I'm playing right. The button feels kind of cheap. The lights are nice and bright, possibly a bit too bright if you're looking straight down on it, but fine at an angle. They are a lot brighter than the display though, which is somewhat questionable.
Overall, obviously you won't be getting anything fancy for the price, but if you're just looking to get your guitar in tune then this will do the trick just fine.
As for the nitpicks, it's sometimes slow and takes a while to get the note I'm playing right. The button feels kind of cheap. The lights are nice and bright, possibly a bit too bright if you're looking straight down on it, but fine at an angle. They are a lot brighter than the display though, which is somewhat questionable.
Overall, obviously you won't be getting anything fancy for the price, but if you're just looking to get your guitar in tune then this will do the trick just fine.
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Nice thing, took it off of my main board though.
It is fast enough, and visible, small and cheap. I removed it from my main setup because it had a small unwanted effect on sound - might be the buffer, might also be just my ears. Now I use it at home and have no complaints.
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Solid Tuner
Works very well only negative would be it can't handle the low B of my 5 string bass.
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Cheap and Cheerful
Does its job well with an easy to read display. Can't complain especially at this price point.
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