Boss DB-30

Tried metronome apps, but bought this in the end... again.

I bought the same tuner about 15 years ago when I started to play the guitar the first time and then life circumstances changed and i stopped. I recently picked up the guitar again, became hooked and started to practice it heavily. Playing in time is a crucial skill to master and metronome is a necessary tool for that. I tried apps on my phone and free tools on the internet that do the trick, but in the end, I always found Boss DB-30 much more conventient to use.

It has great build quality, easy layout and you can adjust all parameters you need. You can adjust tempo from 30 to 250 bpm and even tap the tempo if you wish, you can adjust the beat count and rythm (from quarter notes to sixteenths, triplets and various other rythms inbetween with some additional rythms built in). Volume can be adjusted to be loud enough to hear it over the amplifer and it has visual cues together with flashing leds to indicate tempo. Can be used with headphones if needed.

Moreover, it plays pitches as well, if needed.

Since i have rigs in two different cities, i bought another one and couldn't be happier. Highly recommended!

Very good metronome.

Highly recommend it.

Only one moment to mention: sound is not super loud in headphones.

Not loud enough

Well, it's not very loud actually. If you play a louder acoustic instrument, you might be in trouble if you're not using headphones. Good feature is that you can use some odd-time division, but in just 2 groups. For example, if you want 3+2+2, that's not possible. But you can do a 3+4 I guess...

great compact metronome

I have a Korg Beatlab Mini as a metronome and I wanted to try something different. what I like about this tiny buddy:

1. LEDs for beats. left for accent, right for others

2. complex rhythms. in Korg you cannot split a 9 in 4+5, here you can have them all: 9, 4+5, 5+4

3. I actually find controls more easy to use than on Korg

4. seems loud enough

5. no tone generator/timer/other useless functions, it's just a metronome

what I don't really like:

1. no desktop stand, it's intended to be on belt or lay on the table

2. no display backlight possible. mostly it's not needed because of LEDs, but when setting it up in the dark environments this might be handy. on the other hand, this would require a bigger battery

overall I'm very satisfied with the purchase and would highly recommend this metronome.

Warning, this metronome is not able to tune the standard 415 Hz.

The blinking light is a neat feature , but as expected, this metronome is much too quiet. The search for louder one continues....

Very easy and intuitive to operate

the menu is very uncomplicated and personally, i did not need the manual to figure out its functions.

gives you a beep through a small internal speaker (volume adjustable) or via headphones. you can also have it play a note to use as tuning aid.

Had it for over ten years

The one and only metronome I've kept from my full time teaching job. Pretty much does everything I want. But you cant set every full bar rhythm you can think up. Just visit the Boss website to read off all the presets. But hey - you want to do that - buy a drum machine ( my rec. Alesis SR16 - oldie but goodie.)

Perfect app alternative

Excellent standalone metronome, considering the price. Does what it is supposed to do very easily, with no weird button combinations. It's compact and lightweight so you can keep it in a stickbag or a guitar case at all times.

For drummers, the headphone output is loud enough for playing along and the tone generator is actually pretty useful if you 're tuning your drums to a specific pitch. When muted, 2 red LEDs on top keep counting the meters which is handy in certain situations. For some players, the 250 bpm ceiling might be annoying if you 're trying to practice certain patterns but the beat variations and note values are really enough for most people, clave patterns are a nice addition too.

My only gripe is that the metronome has to stop in order to use the tap tempo function but it's really not a deal breaker.

Useful & practical

Boss is always excites me with their products.This is veru useful tool for guitarists,drummers,etc.

Great pocket metronome

Very easy to use, has a lots of options, loud enough to hear it when you play with an amp (on home practive volume level). I recommend.