Best Korg Pitchblack XS Alternatives

Based on 6 reviews

I was looking for a high quality tuner to go on my desk or in my rack in the studio, so I don't ever have to find a tuner or use a plugin. This fits the bill perfectly; and I've since found that the metronome is very powerful too, at the moment it loves downstairs where I practice my instruments, and once my studio is renovated I might consider getting another one so that I have one handy. I prefer it to using an app on the phone; it's always ready, and the battery lasts quite a long time (charged by USB). You can get smaller tuners/metronomes, or pedal format ones, but if size or floor use is not a consideration and you're after the best quality and features, then this is probably the one to get.

Based on 6 reviews

Overall, this is a good one. The tuner is pretty accurate and precise enough to be used when playing with the band, at least to my ear. It has a huge and bright display that you can read from any angle and from a considerable distance, which is a good thing in the studio when your mates have none or use clips since you can lend them your tuner for a second. It still has a downside, though. The buffered mode turned out to be too noisy, at least for my setup, which is still alright-ish since you can switch to the bypass and forget about this at the expense of the not-too-loud pedal switch.

Based on 3 reviews

Right out of the packaging, I liked its diminutive size and its featherlike weight. It has a reassuring grip on the headstock, and the plastic of which it is made appears to be durable. To give you a better idea, it reminds me of '90s Nokia phones, which looked a bit cheap but felt tough. As someone with nearsightedness, I especially appreciate the fact that all note names are displayed in uppercase letters, which makes them a whole lot easier to see without having to put on my eyeglasses. I also love the strobe feature, which offers more accurate tuning for adjusting the intonation, for example. Last but not least, I really enjoyed the fact that instead of red and green LEDs, it has red and blue ones. For those who did not know this, blue LEDs had been so difficult to make that the...

Based on 2 reviews

Tunes well, shines on standard and on higher pitch tunings (you can tune the guitar with a capo on, try on 5th fret you'd be impressed). Surprisingly, has troubles with lower pitch strings (I bough the bass edition 'cause I thought It should be able to handle lower frequencies better than the standard one). By 'troubles' I mean that it takes much more time to tune a Drop D's low D string than a G string, also Drop A tuning has driven the tuner crazy. But this can be improved via firmware updates. Has not tried it on bass and in the noisy environments. Overall, I had lots of fun playing Open G and weird Radiohead's Open D, hence the rating.

Based on 1 reviews

Nice bright clear and stable display. The clamp connects to the tuner via an adjustable neck. Apparently you can have various frequency settings but I will never use those. Great that it's re-chargeable but shame it's not USB C. I ordered this particular model because it comes with a "carry case". Unfortunately the case looks more an item of packing material but I guess it will protect. I haven't needed to charge the battery yet and only have it turned on to tune my bass and then turn it off. It's my first head mounted tuner and so far I am happy with it and it saves lugging my boss tu2 footpedal tuner.

Based on 153 reviews

I've tried rackmount tuners and a couple of other cheaper boxes, but there's no escaping this simply rules the roost. Excellent accuracy and note acquisition, even for notes on a bass too low to be deemed safe for your trousers.Feels durable and safe to give a good whacking with your foot when using the mute function. Doesn't seem to drain battery life either. My only gripe is that for a top of the range tuner, at quite a few pennies, you're buying literally just a box. No power supply, no case. That's just the way with Boss; but it is the only thing that really holds it back. For the tl;dr... Pros: Durable as mad Plenty of functionality without being confusing Very accurate Very fast to acquire notes Decent battery life Cons Nothing but the tuner is supplied

Based on 116 reviews

I have nothing to complain about, and only good things to report! I have tried several tuners with my 5-string bass, but none are so good at detecting the B (H) string as the PolyTune 3. The display is bright enough for me to see in daylight and darkness, and is easy to read. There is a dip-switch that enables true-bypass or the Bonafide-Buffer (Bonafide-Buffer also exists as a separate pedal, if you're not looking for a tuner). There is also a setting to switch the mode between guitar and bass. I also have an electric 6-string cello, whose strings are also easily detected by the Polytune 3. In my pedal-chain, it is the first pedal - as far as I can hear, I have noticed no degradation or change in the sound whatsoever. To me, it sits transparently, being a wonderful silent partner...

Based on 66 reviews

Great tuner with a built-in buffer at a reasonable price! In addition to its size that saves a lot of space on a pedalboard, the tuner is quite accurate particularly in strobe mode, normal mode is also very accurate and fast. However, when setting up my pedalboard, I ended up preferring to keep it in true-bypass mode, because it honestly sounded better and felt better under my fingers, so I think it's great to be able to turn the buffer on or off, and see what works best with your setup. Unfortunately it is not possible to use the always on mode in true bypass, because obviously when a pedal is on it is using a buffer, so it cannot be in true bypass turned on. I really liked the switch's soft click-free feel, and I hope there will be no problems with it in the future, given the rumors...