tc electronic PolyTune 3 Tuner/Buffer Reviews

very accurate tuner, even for low tunings and bass

Love it!

Looks good, rugged, awesome features.

Pros: Its awesome

cons: none

Fast, accurate

Works perfect. Tuner is not a rocket science, but small nuances make some models worth its price.

Super!

Easy to use and very quick response. Excellent stage tuner!

Great tuner!

really happy with this addition to my pedal board.

easy to use, and great features on it!

highly recommended.

best ever

Very accurate tuner. Best I've ever had.

Simply the best tuner !!!

I LIKE IT, it's SMALL, DOES NOT AFFECT THE SOUND AT ALL, BUT UNFORTUNATELY. DID NOT RECEIVED IN GOOD CONDITION

Inconsistencies with tuning in polyphonic mode and chromatic mode

It is frequent that the chromatic one-string-at-the-time mode will tell you every string is tuned but the polyphonic all-strings-at-once mode says differently, usually for me it's the E and the poly mode says it is sharper than the chromatic mode. Otherwise works very well.

Best tuner pedal!

This is the best tuner pedal I've had, has buffer inside which helps a GREAT deal! If this one breaks I gona have to re-order a new one instantly! I would recommend this for anyone!

Best. Tuner. Ever.

This tuner is the best one I've ever had, hands down. The display is bright and easy to read regardless of lighting conditions, and the polytune functionality makes it a breeze to quickly check which strings if any may be in need of tuning. I've ditched all my other stomp pedals after moving thoroughly into the digital realm, but I won't get rid of this one until possibly an even better edition shows up, but I don't see it happening as this does exactly what it's supposed to, nothing more, nothing less.

Features are not all useful

The PolyTune 3 offers nice features, but they do not all work. The normal guitar tuning in "needle" mode works fine, but the "Poly" mode is not useful. I tune each string in Needle mode, then the Poly mode will display at least one or two strings in red, indicating they are out of tune. So the dream to quickly strum all strings and then tune the ones out of tune in Poly mode does not come true. Often, the automatic single/poly mode switches to poly when I tune only one string. I tested the Strobe mode and did not find it appealing, as the strobe indication in which direction I have to tune seems fuzzy to me.

Besides all this, the PolyTune 3 is very solid, has a good display, has the power supply for another pedal. The question is if the features I really use could be bought cheaper in a different product.

Durable, Precise, and Roadworthy

I've been using this tuner for a couple years before buying my own. I tour in a band that's on the road for 50+ gigs a year and this little guy is up to the challenge. I've seen this thing dropped, stomped on, spilled on by all manner of things, and frankly just manhandled... you name it, this tuner can take it in stride!

One of the best things about it is how well you can fit it to your personal needs. I use mine pretty much how it came out of the box, our bassist uses the "always on" function for live tuning, and the singer/rhythm player uses it as a mute when he decides to jump down into the crowd. It performs just as well on battery as plugged. I could praise this thing all day but here are some pros/cons:

Pros:

- Built to fit your personal needs - customizable

- Extremely durable and maintains precision

- "Plays well with others" (as in pedals and effect)

Cons:

- Easy to drain batteries if not careful

- "Polytune" function not 100% useful/accurate in on-stage situations

- Some latency in pitch detection in lower register guitars

A must-have pedal.

Simply the best

Love the different tuning mode options, extremely accurate and really clear screen both in dark rooms or even under direct sunlight! Little tc miracle

The best pedal tuner

It's simple and easy to use, accurate and the display is visible on dark stages.

Polyfonic tuning is extremely helpful for fast tuning and checking live between songs.

The included buffer functionality is a nice bonus.

I didnt like its buffer

Although it is a perfect tuner, i didnt like its buffer. I cant say it is not a good buffer but it didnt meet my expectations.

Can't go wrong with that

It's a PolyTune. And we are talkin' about tuners - they all work...

Very Accurate

It does what is expected from a tuning pedal.

The tuning accuracy is on point, as is the build quality. The note tracking is really quick, even in the polyphonic screen. I have no problem reading the led screen on stage, even when a bright stage light reflects on the screen. the power/dc out is very usefull for powering another pedal, since a tuning pedal taking up a spot of your power supply is a bit useless. The inbuilt Buffer works like a charm. The treble in the signal keeps preserved a lot better when using long cables.

I'm very satisfied by this product, and would recommend it to everyone.

Good overall, can have some issues if you have p90 pickups.

I cannot get the poly-tuning feature to work as intended using p90 pickups on whatever pickup selection, it only shows that I'm strumming 4 strings instead of all 6. Other than that, it's charming, good looking and does his job.

The best

Best tuner pedal on the market. Offers everything you might need.

My only complaint is that it runs on battery power even when you plug a 9v DC adapter in. You still have to unplug the input jack to stop draining the battery.