Boss TU-3 Reviews

Reliable tuner

Good and reliable tuner, a classic!

Very good tuner

The only thing I can blame it for is that it is not true bypass. Everything else is great. Very good quality of materials, very accurate tunning. A really great stuff.

Very good tuner

Built like a tank and works well with lots of nice features.

The best on the market

In my opinion, this pedal cannot be beaten. It is packed full of features, has power input and output and has stereo out which is ideal for splitting your signal. The led is clear and bright and can be seen in the daylight.

Best tuner on the market in my opinion.

Industry standard by now

What's there to say? The chromatic tuner does exactly what it's supposed to, very intuitive, reproducible tuning, can be battery powered (In the 6 months that I have it, I exchanged battery twice). Definitely a must have for guitar and bass players alike.

Amazing

I have this on a separate line on my pedal board. Theres is a tuner out-put on my expression pedal that is separate from the mains out-put. This means I can leave the tuner on and it doesn't effect the mains line. This would come in handy when using a fretless bass as it would tell you how close to the note you are.

Really Nice Floor Tuner

Tunes my guitars & mandolins true & quickly. The modes are nice extras, if you want to use them. I don't need them. True bypass is silent & sound is really unchanged.

There is a reason this is the industry standard: it just works!!

Best tuner on the market

Great, sturdy tuner with bright light.

I've used it several times live without any problems.

Surely it won't break, and you can clearly see tuning screen.

Even tho this tuner hasn't got hi tech features like tc tuners, this one will last forever.

5/7 would buy again

Unbeatable

Really, in my experience there are only two really good floor tuners, this and the TC Electronic Polytune. Take your pick, or get both. There is nothing that can be said about this solid accurate and reasonably priced tuner that has not already been said. Accurately and easily tunes all guitars and basses and has a chromatic setting too. Brightness boost fro use in daylight. Just excellent.

Its just the best tuner out there

I play with standard and open tunings, and used this tuner for many years, its just the best, easy to see with bad light conditions, and good for any tuning from drop, to open. True bypass, and played by most guitar players. Had a couple cheap ones that broke super fast, worth to buy a good one like this.

A must have for any guitarist! Very accurate and easy to use. As always with Boss, it's a very durable pedal.

Almost perfect

Well-made pedal, supports up to 7-string guitars and 6-string basses, can be powered by battery too (9V Battery included).

It would have been absolutely perfect if it could show the octave number, for example: C1, C2, C3, ... D1, D2, D3, ... etc.

Great Boss Product with a hidden Bonus!

I am so happy with my new Boss TU3 Tuner. It is the usual "Built like a Tank" construction Boss are well known for. The instructions and diagrams in the box are easy to follow and I was able to plug in and use almost immediately. There is a choice of Tuning Guides - Stream or Cent displays, you can increase the brightness of the display for bright light or daylight situations, it is possible to change the reference pitch, use alternative tunings for Guitar and Bass also 7 / 8 String guitars. But, that is not all! It is possible to connect a number of other Pedals by Daisy Chain from the DC out socket at the side of the DC in! Effectively giving you a free power Brick. This is not only a cost saving but a great space saver on your pedal board. I can not recomend this product highly enough.

Get it.

I use this at the start of my signal chain. It is a buffered pedal so gives my signal a boost which is one of the main reasons I opted for this over the TC electronic tuner.

As a tuner it is incredibly accurate. Super easy to use. It is built like a TANK. Footprint is a little big I guess but it's worth it taking up that space for the reliability factor.

Highly recommend it!!

A great bit of kit

Accurate through the various modes, well constructed and easy on batteries. I like the way you can mute the guitar whilst tuning - no odd sounds for the audience!

Excellent

After 4 years still works great, my friends went through 2 other tunes during the same time. Well made, display is easy to see and precision is just right for quick tuning at gigs.

Would get another one if I had to choose again.

Awesome exact tuner

Boss TU-3 is simply the best instrument tuner ever. So satisfied!!! That was the reason I bought it! Awesome

very good tuner

Really good tuner with quick response, very accurate tuning.

It's a must have for your pedalboard

Great tuner!

The TU-3 is one of the best tuners for live usage out there. LED lights give you the ability to see if you are in tune even on dark stage. The amount of LEDs also allows you to tune quickly and precisely.

The tuner doesn't make any signal degradation while playing the guitar through it and it is also a good buffer. Since I use it for tuning to standard tuning only, I am not able to review any other features but I am sure that they all work as they should.

Overall this is a very accurate tuner and I would recommend it to anyone who wish to have a tuner in the pedalboard and not clipped on the head of the guitar

Boss TU-3

This Tuner is great!

So simple to use, but have not had any issues with it yet.

Good grip, works very well with my acoustic.